Podcasts about contentedness

This episode is a replay from The Existential Stoic library. Enjoy! We all want to live a good life. The problem, however, is that many of us don't know what a good life is. Is the good life a sort of end, something you achieve? Is the good life living a certain way or being a certain kind of person? If we don't know what makes a life good, how can we be certain that what we are doing is right for us? Danny and Randy explore how to live a good life. Discover why so many people struggle to define a good life even though they want it. Find out what makes a life good and why it is crucial to reflect on questions related to the good life.Subscribe to ESP's YouTube Channel! Thanks for listening!  Do you have a question you want answered in a future episode? If so, send your question to: existentialstoic@protonmail.comDanny, Randy, and their good friend, Russell, created a new podcast, CodeNoobs, for anyone interested in tech and learning how to code. Listen to CodeNoobs now online, CodeNoobs-podcast, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Paul's final thoughts remind us of the importance of striving for a Jesus-sufficient lifestyle, in which we reciprocate our relationship with him and are generous to kingdom investments.

Upper West Side, Both studios sound good, Summer plans, Maine, Contentedness in Maine, Good times in Maine, Lisa sort of grew up in New York City, Lisa's diminishing patience for New York City in the Summer, Milo's Spanish studies, Spanish verb tenses and pronouns, Curb Your Enthusiasm tu v. usted, Larry David making the tu v. usted joke as a comedian, Milo loved the tu v. usted distinction, Milo making the usted joke, Vosotros doesn't get used or taught in many places, Vostros exists but is almost never used, Tiny slice of opportunity for Vosotros, Conjugating verbs in Spanish, Milo loving the vosotros pronunciation, Vosotros raises many questions, Listeners in Spanish-speaking audience asked to weigh in on vosotros, Isabel and Max may have vosotros insight, Walk down vosotros lane 

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How much is “enough?” At what point should I just be “content” and quit striving for more? Answering questions like these and more on today's episode! Because here is the truth of the matter: “contentedness” has nothing to do with how much you HAVE and everything to do with your heart attitude! Is it possible that you're not actually content and you've been using “contentedness” as an excuse for complacency? Contentedness has nothing to do with your work ethic! So we're tackling the true definition of contentedness today, and I wanna hear what you think about it after you listen. Follow me on Instagram: @brittneydhoward Watch my trainings on Youtube: https://youtube.com/@brittneydhoward Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/brittney.howard.71 Check out the blog on my website: brittneyhoward.com

Your healthy habits aren't housed within or without diet culture dialogue... they simply are. And your ability to dip into or out of diet culture itself... it's all thought about everything distracting you from the peace and contentedness of now—the present moment.   Get full show notes and more information here: https://www.luciahawley.com/podcast/275 Achieve your health, vitality, and physique goals with coaching coaching Use my free calorie calculator Over 25 balanced and tasty snack combos you need in your back pocket  Exactly how to order at over 45 of your favorite restaurants and chains  Connect with me on Instagram Connect with me on TikTok  

Where does the pressure to achieve come from and how do we balance an internal desire to grow with a need to embrace the present? In this episode, we talk about how in the middle of the busy, it can be hard to add or strengthen a skill. And yet, even with all we have going on, we desire more.

In a competitive world, the temptation of perfectionism holds tremendous influence. Join us today as we explore the intricate realm of comparison, uncovering its consequences and exploring strategies to find satisfaction by redefining our self-value. Let's embrace the unique beauty of our journeys and learn to celebrate them. Tune in and be inspired! WHAT YOU'LL LEARN FROM THIS EPISODE Consequences of comparing oneself to others  The power of contentment  What it takes to escape from the cycle of comparison RESOURCE/LINK MENTIONED American Airlines   CONNECT WITH US Are you ready to take your relationship to the next level? Don't wait until it's too late. Use the promo code “PODCAST” and save 10% on all our services. Check us out at www.spitfireelite.com! 

Recorded April 9, 2023 This week Nate talks sports and cameras and Ryan talks games (tabletop) and games (video). Then the two of them try some pomegranate juice and cassis KitKats before talking about places they'd like to visit and explore. Finally, for the main media of the day, they discuss immortality, identifying with characters, and what people need in the first Monk and Robot book, A Psalm for the Wild-built. Connect with us Become a member: myhilltodieon.com/members Reddit: r/MyHillToDieOn Twitter: @MyHillToDieOn Email: myhilltodieon@gmail.com Baseball and Cameras World Baseball Classic Sony A7iv Olympus E-M10 Mark III The King's Dilemma Board Game Geek Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Octopath Traveler 2 Official Site Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Pick 2: Places to Go on a Journey Nate: Grandparents House in New York State SimTower Jesus Freak Ryan: Going to the Theater Nate: Tokyo Disney Resort / Guam Ryan: Scotland Taste of Japan Pomegranate Mix Cassis KitKat A Psalm for the Wild-Built Amazon.com Amazon.co.jp Audible 18: A Chosen Family (our episode about The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet) 27: Writing in Your Purpose Text Field (our episode about A Closed and Common Orbit) 38: Character Observation Kind-of Story (our episode about Record of a Spaceborn Few) 56: Seal the Respect for Each Other (our episode about The Galaxy and the Ground Within) 60: Research So That Humankind Can Grow (our episode about To Be Taught if Fortunate) Theme by Michael AD https://soundcloud.com/michael-ad/the-deep-end used with permission

Jaydee and Mary break down how different types of relationships meet different psychological needs. What are some factors that determine if a person feels lonely, even when surrounded by other people? Always keeping it practical, Jaydee and Mary even share their favorite strategies for initiating and building relationships to feel truly connected with others.Dr. Jaydee Romick is a physical therapist with expertise in orthopedics, health and wellness, and nutrition.Dr. Mary Peterson is Dean of Behavioral Health Sciences at George Fox University.If you enjoy listening to the George Fox Talks podcast and would like to watch, too, check out our channel on YouTube! We also have a web page that features all of our podcasts, a sign-up for our weekly email update, and publications from the George Fox University community.

This Ask Thom Anything episode explores ancient cultures, the process of evolution and the possibility of devolution.Thom shares an anecdote about a journey to outback Australia as an envoy for Maharishi Mahesh Yogi to seek the blessing of Aboriginal Elders, where he discovered an unexpected, though not surprising, connection between the ancient people of Australia and those of India.And in answers to two totally separate questions, he explains the evolutionary leap that made us the ‘smartest' species on the planet, though potentially too smart for our own good. It's a salient reminder that we all need to be vigilant with our Vedic Meditation practice and to share the benefits widely if we want the human species to continue to be part of Nature's evolutionary process.Episode Highlights:[00:45] Q - What's the Connection Between Australian Aboriginal and Vedic Culture[01:29] Indigenous People who Possessed Knowledge of Transcending[02:38] "You Want to Talk to the Old Fellas?"[04:28] Making Arrangements to See the Old Fellas[06:17] Clean Sheets and Some Good Tucker[07:32] Remarkable State of Contentedness[09:41] We'd Like to Teach All the Fellas[11:20] It'll Be Alright[13:22] Q - What is the Truth About the Brain's Evolution?[13:44] A - Darwinistic Evolution[16:23] Science Likes One Original Miracle[18:05] Bio-Friendly Universe[20:32] Timing was Perfect for a Consciousness Revolution[21:45] Evolutionary Pressures Caused Pivotal Evolutionary Change[24:30] Q - Can We Evolve Regressively?[25:23] A - Dumbing Down of Consciousness[26:18] Intelligent Enough. Not Intelligent Enough[28:08] A Little Knowledge is a Dangerous Thing[29:27] Critical Mass of People Meditating[30:55] The Few Lead the Many[33:01] Not Smart Enough to Prevent Our Own Self-extinction?Useful Linksinfo@thomknoles.com  https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoleshttps://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/ 

Hope you enjoy our 32nd guest mix on the radio show and I'll final mix of 2022 courtesy of Chiari. Like usual, we're taking the last two weeks of the year off and getting back at it after the New Year. Super excited to see some of you this Saturday in Phoenix, but before then, tomorrow, we've got the final release of the year on Where The Heart Is. It's a single from the man behind the magic, Will Vance. Go get his single, Algebra of Contentedness, out everywhere tomorrow Friday December 16th at the link below: http://lnk.to/WTHI088 UPCOMING SHOWS: 12/17 - Phoenix, AZ - Walter Where?house Soundcloud: http://soundcloud.com/hohme Tour Info: https://www.bandsintown.com/davidhohme Become a Hohmie: https://bit.ly/DavidHohmeNewsletter Download from iTunes: http://bit.ly/WHRiTunes Subscribe on Twitch: twitch.tv/davidhohme Listen to my Original Music: http://spoti.fi/2CNpjjj Follow me on IG: http://instagram.com/davidhohme TRACKLIST at SOUNDCLOUD.COM/HOHME & YOUTUBE.COM/WHERETHEHEARTIS ART BY CARRIE JEAN GOLDSMITH (@carriejeangoldsmith)

Contentedness; Death and Dying

Scott Page, the legendary saxophonist of Pink Floyd, Supertramp and Toto, joins DKleine for a conversation that immediately dives deep with a discussion about the nature of consciousness and contentment before switching to the topic of launching a successful business and taking advantage of NFT technology to create independent wealth. Sponsored by the https://koii.network/ NFP with DKleine is brought to you by the Koii network at https://koii.network/ and Atomic Zombies at atomiczombies.io -- Create atomic NFTs and earn Koii tokens with views of your work! You can find everything DKleine is doing in the Web3 space at https://linktr.ee/DKleine

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Don't covet. Instead learn contentment in Christ.

Paul had lived a life full of abundance and suffering, but it was the strength provided in Christ which allowed him to endure any possible situation with contentedness. May we all live a life of Christ strengthened contentedness, able to endure the highest highs and the lowest lows with faith and perseverance. Part of our "Misunderstood" series.Philippians 4:10-13. Preached by Jared Kress on August 7th, 2022.

Week 9 of the Element3 Church series “More & More: The Book of Philippians." Message slides available at element3.org/slides

Emily D. Jones. The Wellness Center. Second grade was the pinnacle of existence. Communal consensus-building experience making rules for the slide. We're so much more interesting than a list of symptoms. Identity. Bruce Springsteen is a successful musician. Ambition vs. Contentedness. The Middle Ages. It might just come down to what you feel like doing at any given time. How to stay alive and make decisions to strategically not collude with the power system.

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The 87th episode of dToks features Philip Andrew Barbb, a Globally renowned producer having worked with CBS, and more. He has also been nominated for the Emmy Twice

When sarcoidosis invades your life and rearranges your priorities, it's hard to cope.  Sometimes it's the little things. Sarcoidosis makes most of us slow down.  For some of us almost to a crawl.  But even while we are slogging along there are ways to be content with our lives. Here's my stab at it. Show notes Learn about the clinical trial from Novartis: https://bit.ly/3o9LXKk The FSR Summit: https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/events/fsrs-third-annual-virtual-sarcoidosis-education-summit-unveiling-possibilities/ The Mayo Clinic article: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/stress-management/in-depth/how-to-be-happy/art-20045714 Calvin Harris Blog: https://sarcoidosisnews.com/2022/05/19/im-grateful-that-despite-sacroidosis-i-can-run-my-own-race/ aTyr Pharma News Release: https://investors.atyrpharma.com/news-releases/news-release-details/atyr-pharma-presents-clinical-data-efzofitimod-atyr1923-american Merlin: https://merlin.allaboutbirds.org/ Universal Barriers Podcast:  https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/sarc-fighter-podcast/ More on Universal Barriers https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/events/universal-barriers-in-dealing-with-a-chronic-disease-a-sarcoidosis-perspective/ Ignore No More https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/ignore-no-more-foundation-for-sarcoidosis-research-launches-african-american-women-sarcoidosis-campaign/ Sarcoidosis Awareness Film: https://www.purpledocumentary.com/ Nourish by Lindsey: https://www.nourishbylindsey.com/ Dr. Jinny Tavee's book, The Last Day of Suffering: https://www.amazon.com/Last-Day-Suffering-Health-Happiness/dp/0615542751 Read about the patient trial with aTyr 1923 https://investors.atyrpharma.com/news-releases/news-release-details/atyr-pharma-announces-positive-data-phase-1b2a-clinical-trial Also -- Note that investors also believe in the promise of aTyr 1923: https://investors.atyrpharma.com/news-releases/news-release-details/atyr-pharma-announces-closing-863-million-public-offering Yale University and sarcoidosis skin treatment | Dr. William Damsky: https://news.yale.edu/2018/12/26/yale-experts-treat-severe-disfiguring-sarcoidosis-novel-therapy Stanford University Clinical trial | Dr. Mathew Baker: https://med.stanford.edu/sarcoidosis/clinical-trial.html MORE FROM JOHN Cycling with Sarcoidosis http://carlinthecyclist.com/category/cycling-with-sarcoidosis/ Watch the Prednisone Town Hall on YouTube https://youtu.be/dNwbcBIyQhE More on aTyr Pharma: https://www.atyrpharma.com/ Do you like the official song for the Sarc Fighter podcast?  It's also an FSR fundraiser! If you would like to donate in honor of Mark Steier and the song, Zombie, Here is a link to his KISS account.  (Kick In to Stop Sarcoidosis)  100-percent of the money goes to the Foundation.  https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/MarkSteier The Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/ Donate to my KISS (Kick In to Stop Sarcoidosis) fund for FSR  https://stopsarcoidosis.rallybound.org/JohnCarlinVsSarcoidosis?fbclid=IwAR1g2ap1i1NCp6bQOYEFwOELdNEeclFmmLLcQQOQX_Awub1oe9bcEjK9P1E My story on Television https://www.stopsarcoidosis.org/news-anchor-sarcoidosis/ email me  carlinagency@gmail.com

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In 2021, the World Mental Health Day celebrated a theme of 'Mental health in an unequal world'. Join Ameera, Sufyan, Iman and Erina delved into the meaning of it and the means of access to mental health services whether its of equal of the otherwise, globally. Joining them are experts, Dr. Farid Zainuddin and Brittany Butler as they discussed issues of trauma, depression, self-love, body image, anxiety as well as grappling with gender stereotyping. SDG 5: Gender Equality #Equality #PeerToPeer #UnitedNations #SustainableDevelopmentGoals #17SDG #PublicRelations #UiTMMassComm Connect with us on our socials! Twitter: @realiteapodcas1 TikTok: @realiteaktok

Not everybody on this planet is meant to get married. Some will stay single all their lives. Others will find themselves single again, through marriage breakdown, or the death of their spouse. Question is – can a single person be truly content? FINDING CONTENTMENT IN SINGLENESS The last time we talked about marriage and family on the program … last year I think it was … I had a number of requests from single people to talk about singleness. So today, as we chat about contentment again, I thought that that would be a great thing to do.Because there are some people who don't want to be married. There are some people who were never meant to be married. I was having dinner just the other night with a bunch of my classmates from the Royal Military College Duntroon.Now, we graduated from the college over 30 years ago, as officers in the Australian army, so it had been a while. One of the guys, a great bloke, salt of the earth, has never been married. He lives on a yacht on a marina, and works at one of the large, free to air TV stations. Now, this guy is a live wire – he's always been that and he always will be. Some would call him eccentric. He is totally content being who he is, being single and I doubt he will ever get married. Knowing him as I do, can I tell you, I think that's the right choice for him. No, I am not saying that everyone who's single is slightly eccentric. It's just one example. But I think sometimes the rest of us – the ones who are married – sometimes we think that people who have never been married and are never likely to be married are a little bit odd. But that's not the case. Some people are meant to be married and others aren't. That's exactly what Jesus said. Matthew chapter 19, verses 9 to 11: And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for unfaithfulness, and marries another commits adultery. So His disciples said to him, ‘Well if that's the case, isn't it better not to get married.' But he said to them, ‘Not everyone can accept that teaching, but only those to whom it is given'. And so to me, when it comes to contentment and the decision to be married or single, that's the key. Some can accept the idea of being single. They like the idea of remaining single, and so it's an awesome choice for them. As we'll see in a moment, it frees them up to get focussed on God's work without any restrictions or limitations. The rest of us need to see that as a perfectly valid choice. Others, like me, can't accept that. I am not one to remain single. And so those people should seek out a wife or a husband as the case may be and get married. And again that's exactly what the Apostle Paul says, expounding a bit on what Jesus said. Let's have a read, 1 Corinthians chapter 7, verses 1 to 9: Now concerning the matters about which you wrote: ‘It is well for a man not to touch a woman.' But because of cases of sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife and each woman should have her own husband. The husband should give to his wife her conjugal rights, and likewise the wife to her husband. For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another except perhaps by agreement for a set time, to devote yourselves to prayer, and to come together again, so that Satan may not tempt you because of your lack of self-control. This I say by way of concession, not of a command. I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has a particular gift from God, one having one kind and another having a different kind. To the unmarried and to the widows I say that it is well for them to remain unmarried as I am. But if they are not practicing self-control, then they should marry. For it is better to marry than to be aflame with passion. Some people might be surprised about the fact that the Bible is so direct about sexuality, but hey, our sexuality is a big part of who we are. And as we chatted about this the other day, we saw that God's plan is not for us to fulfil our sexual needs in a casual relationship. Sex is an amazing gift from God … it was, after all, His idea … and so He knows that we are designed for physical intimacy to occur in an exclusive bond that we call marriage. Not everyone has that need. Paul makes the point that he himself was single – I wish you all were as I am. Why? Because as a single person you can very easily go and serve the Lord wherever He may call. And that's the key. Come back to it, God made me, God made you. He chose one life for me, he chose another life for you. We are all perfectly made to live the life that God's chosen for us and that's the life we should be living. Again, the Apostle Paul – 1 Corinthians chapter 7, verse 17: However that may be, let each of you lead the life that the Lord has assigned, to which God has called you. This is my rule in all the churches. I've been in churches where single people aren't included in family barbecues, somehow they're shunned. I've seen it, perhaps you've seen it too. And those of you who are single have no doubt experienced it. I've experienced it from the receiving end. I was single and 36 years old, and often after church on Sundays, a few families would head off and go and have a BBQ together. And they wouldn't think to invite me along – because I was single. I didn't have a family at the time. That really hurts. Some churches have singles ministries – well, fair enough, but it's almost as though we put singles over there in one corner and segregate them from families. When you think about it, it's pretty crazy, because if there's one thing a single person needs, it's other people around them. So I say to those who are single, if you are content being single, for goodness sake, stay single. Singleness is not a disease. It's something that God chooses for some people, and it's a high calling indeed, as it was for the Apostle Paul. It can be an absolutely wonderful way to live your life. It can be a completely satisfying way to live your life. In fact the worst thing that a person can do who feels called to be single is to get married and I think that life would be just a nightmare. But if you're not content being single, then as Jesus says, the Apostle Paul says, for goodness sakes, get married so that you can be completely fulfilled. Do what God made you to do. Be who God made you to be. Live the life that the Lord has assigned, to which He has called you. One of the most difficult things is the situation though where someone finds themselves single again, either through the death of a loved one, or through marriage breakdown and divorce. We don't have time to go into the single–again situation fully today. But I promise that one day in the not too distant future we will do that. But for the rest of us, we need to understand that those who were once married and now find themselves single again, they need our special love and care and understanding and support. People who have been divorced have typically been through a painful and bloody separation. It hurts terribly when this special, God–anointed relationship between husband and wife, which was meant to last a lifetime, is torn apart. Is divorce a sin? Sure it is. But so are a lot of other things. And sin always hurts and special compassion is required to love someone through that. Those who have lost their husband or wife too, they need our love and attention, particularly let me say, the widows, for whom God has a very special heart. Psalm 68, verse 5 said that the: Father of the fatherless and the protector of the widows is God in his holy habitation. So, if you know someone who is single again, for whatever reason, there is an opportunity … a great opportunity to show the love and the mercy and the compassion of God. Because the transition from being married to being single is a tough one, as anyone who's ever been through it will tell you. And to all you singles out there – be content as you have so much time to spend with the Lord, to draw close to the Lord, to experience His presence in a unique and beautiful way. Let Him be your all in all and cherish greatly your time with the Lord. A THANKFUL HEART You've had that experience right? Things are going along okay, but then something happens, at home or at work or maybe, it's just something going on in your heart, and the contentment you once had … bingo! … it's gone. Have you ever stubbed your toe? You know, whack, you hit your big toe on a brick or something. Ouch! It hurts. The rest of your body is fine – your head's good, your eyes, your ears, your mouth – tick. Arms and legs, fine. Torso, nothing damaged, nothing hurting there. It's just this one little part of your body, your big toe that is throbbing. And so, despite the fact that every other part of you is fine, all your attention goes to your throbbing toe. And your sense of wellbeing has just evaporated in an instant. All the other good things that were going on around you are completely forgotten as you focus on your aching toe. Well that's how it often is with our sense of contentment. You look around – the hilltops and the valleys, the nice sunny happy bits, and the not so sunny and unhappy bits – and your attention has this habit of focussing, of fixating if you will, on the one thing that's not going well in your life. You've done it, I've done it, and it's a really common thing that happens to us. If we weighed our whole life, all the blessings that God has given us, in the overall scheme of things we should be content, but you know … It's like that throbbing toe, we just can't get our minds off that one thing, and that one thing is robbing us of our contentment. It might be a bit of tension at work, maybe you have a difficult boss, or a peer who's been undermining you. Perhaps one of your children is going through a really difficult phase in their lives, or your wife or your husband isn't turning out to be all that you'd hoped for. Or maybe it's something really big, and you feel like it's closing in on you, like you're in a dungeon. So, what's the answer? How can you move from discontent to contentment? Well, I'd like to take you into a dungeon to show you how Paul and Silas did it. They'd healed a slave girl who had a spirit of divination, and as a result, people weren't too happy because the owners used to make money out of her, so… The crowd joined in attacking them, and the magistrates had them stripped of their clothing and ordered them to be beaten with rods. After they had given them a severe flogging, they threw them into prison and ordered the jailer to keep them securely. Following these instructions, he put them in the innermost cell and fastened their feet in the stocks. Well, about midnight Paul and Silas are praying and singing hymns to God, and all the other prisoners were listening to them. But suddenly there was an earthquake, so violent that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened and everyone's chains fell off. When the jailer woke up and saw the prison doors wide open, he drew his sword and he was about to kill himself, because he thought that all the prisoners had escaped. But Paul shouted in a loud voice, ‘Don't hurt yourself, we are all here.' The jailer called for lights, and rushing in, he fell down trembling before Paul and Silas. Then he brought them outside saying, ‘Sirs, what must I do to be saved?' They answered, ‘Believe in the Lord Jesus, and you will be saved, you and your whole household.' They spoke the word of the Lord to him and to all who were in his house. And at the same hour of the night he took them and washed their wounds; and then he and his entire family were baptized without delay. He brought them up into the house and set food before them; and he and his entire household rejoiced that he had become a believer in God. (Acts chapter 16, verses 22 to 34) So, Paul and Silas had done the right thing, but a crowd had attacked them because no good deed ever goes unpunished, right? They are arrested, they are severely flogged, they are thrown into prison, into the innermost cell, with their feet in stocks. There you go! That would be enough to rob you and me of our peace and contentment for the day wouldn't it? I suspect that if we were in that prison cell, with our wounds aching, we'd be angry, or hurt, or afraid – asking God what the blazes was going on, even sometimes shaking our fists at the Lord. That might be a natural reaction. But Paul and Silas, around midnight we are told, were praying and singing hymns! PRAYING AND SINGING HYMNS!!!! Can you believe that? They were worshipping God. They were living through this misery with thankful hearts … and the rest is history. God came and busted them out of prison – there is such power in praise and thankfulness. When we rise above our circumstances, when we lift up our hearts and worship our Lord, He has the power to break us out of our prison of despair. The rest was history. The jailer was saved, he cares for them, he feeds them, he washes their wounds, his whole household is saved and the next morning they are released. The single, most unnatural act when we're in that dungeon with our feet in stocks, is to praise God, to pray, to sing songs, to lift our hearts, to lift our eyes, to lift our hands heavenward and worship God. But that's exactly what we need to do! Because that act of worship is music to God's ears. That act of worship from the heart is how we connect with the Lord amidst our desperate circumstances. That act of worship is what so often triggers a powerful intervention from God, to change everything. The number of times, in my life, when I've been sitting in my usual chair in my study, early in the morning, facing this issue or that issue, and I've just taken Him at His word and started to worship Him and started to give thanks and started to praise Him, even though that's the last thing I felt like doing, the number of times He has come and broken me out of my prison cell of despair … well, I've just simply lost count. God shows up every time. I get up and I walk away from those encounters with a sense of joy and peace and contentment, despite the circumstances. To me, it's like a miracle. How does God do that? I'm really not sure, but He does. He does it again and again and again. The way we move on from our discontentment is to worship God. It's that simple. And if you don't believe me – try it. It works. It happened to Paul a second time, some years later. He was in a Roman prison, chained to his guard, awaiting his death sentence. Now this short passage from Philippians chapter 4, verses 6 and 7 is going to be familiar to many, but there are two words that I bet you've glossed over, as I did for many years. Two words that change everything! Paul says: Do not worry about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. Did you pick which two words I was talking about? – ‘with thanksgiving' is the key. How often do we go to the Lord with a problem and we grumble and we complain, as though He's some call centre operator who can fix a problem with our bank accounts? I don't know, but I imagine He must get sick of the stinking attitudes from us over and over again as we grumble and complain: ‘Oh God, what are You doing?' His call is to go to Him with thanksgiving in our hearts, with thanksgiving on our lips, with a sense of wonder and anticipation at what He's going to do, with a sense of expectation over the good things that He's going to do. And like any good dad, when He sees one of His kids coming to Him with the right heart, with the right attitude – with an attitude of faith – He can't help Himself. In His great and mighty heart filled with boundless love for us, God can't help Himself. He has to act, because He loves us. And just at the right time He'll bust you out of your prison of despair and discontentment. He'll break the shackles that hold you; He'll set you free with joy and with peace and with contentment in your heart. He's such a wonderful God. He loves you so much. Go to Him with thanksgiving in your heart. COMPLACENCY VERSUS CONTENTMENT Well over these last few weeks we've been talking a lot … an awful lot … about being content. God's plan is for us to be content. In His scheme of things, He places a very high value indeed on your contentment and mine. 1 Timothy chapter 6, verse 6, the Apostle Paul writes this: Of course there is great gain in godliness combined with contentment. Contentment is about not needing or wanting the next fix, whatever it is, that you happen to be addicted to. As we saw last week, girls (or guys as the case may be), gold and glory are three things that we can so easily become addicted to and ensnared by, and they're just three of the things that we can get hooked on. There are plenty more. Whenever we're hooked on one particular sin … our Achilles heel if you will … we're always going to be robbed of contentment. Contentedness is that thing that we feel when we're happy to accept who we are (and who we aren't), what we have (and what we don't have), what we're capable of doing (and what we're not capable of doing). It's independent of our circumstances and contentment is always accompanied by godliness. In fact there's a cause and effect relationship: no godliness, no contentment. That's why sin always robs us of contentment. But I don't for one minute want you to think that I'm promoting complacency. These are two entirely different things. What I'm not talking about is becoming a spiritual couch potato and just sitting there and not striving to achieve anything and not engaging with the problems of life and not serving other people and not sacrificing to do the Lord's work. We're so easily lulled into this false idea that contentment happens when everything in our little universe is going exactly as we please. Hah! Then we can relax. Then we can sit back. Then we can enjoy life, without stretching ourselves, without being challenged, without even beginning to think about what the Lord wants us to do with our lives; who He wants us to help; what the sacrifices are in following Him. Jesus made it very clear, that if anyone wants to follow Him, then he or she should take up their cross and follow Him. In other words, be prepared to make sacrifices; be prepared for it to be hard and challenging and painful. And be prepared to give your whole life over to Him. Because if you try to save your life, you're going to lose it. But if you are prepared to lose your life for His sake, Jesus sake, then you'll save it. That's a paradox that applies to life and it's a paradox that applies equally to this all too elusive (for some) thing called contentment. Because, the more we try and go the easy road, the comfortable road, the road that we've been told leads to contentment, the less contented we become. The more we stuff ourselves with STUFF, the more bloated and listless and discontented we become. The more we try to use what we have to look after ourselves, the more elusive and fleeting contentment becomes. I come back to it again what the Apostle Paul said in 1 Corinthians chapter 7, verse 17: However that may be, let each of you lead the life that the Lord has assigned, to which God has called you. At the end of the day, contentment only happens when we're living the life that God's called us to. The one He chose for us before time began. The one He handcrafted us, purpose built us to live. You and I know square pegs do not fit in round holes, yet all too many people are trying to remake themselves in the world's image, when all along they were formed in God's image. You were made to be you. You were made to be good at what you're good at, and lousy at what you're lousy at. You were made specifically to live the life that God has planned for you. So go and be you, go and live that life. The only one that's going to work for you is the life that God has assigned to you. The one where you won't find the pot of contentment at the end of the rainbow. No, that's not how it works. Because if you live the life that God chose for you, He will give you His contentment on the journey. It's just the way He does it.

In this episode, we talk about what it is to be 'content' (for us!) and whether 'content' means continuing to grow or settling. There may be a few jokes in there about what you can say in hospital as well as the bedroom :-).Enjoy!

These observations, unlike other books in the Bible, are deliberately written from the perspective of a writer who tries to find satisfaction in life in a world where eternity and God does not matter.

I see people chasing status and stuff. There is so much more to life...experiences, memories along with the peace that contentedness brings you. Don't chase so hard that you miss out on life. 

9 Holy Virtues (Contentedness)

9 Holy Virtues (Contentedness)

All of us want to be known for something heroic, but who decides who are the heroes and who are the villains? And do the villains perhaps think of themselves as heroic? Would the heroes even be heroes if there were no villains? In this episode Thom, once again, shines a new light on a subject that has been with humankind since we first developed the ability to create and share experiences and stories.He explains that it isn't an either/or argument and offers an alternative option. One that we can all aspire to without the pressure of ‘taking sides'…Episode Highlights:[00:40] The Trichotomy of Evolution[03:12] Writers of History and Drawers of Maps [04:28] Consciousness Drives Behavior[06:18] Semi-Omnipotence [08:11] Bifurcation - Breaking of Symmetry [10:09] Elevational Theater [12:02] The Supersymmetric State of Contentedness [13:37] The Fall From the Status Quo [15:13] A Sawtooth Pattern of Plateau [16:55] Succession [17:45] An Eternity of Torture [19:23] Saved From Hell [20:50] Were the Romans Villains? [22:12] Or Were They Heroes? [23:42] We're the Good Guys [25:02] Standing Outside of Our Indoctrination [26:31] Communists and Capitalists [28:09] All Of Us Want to Be Heroic [29:31] We All Started From the Same Place, But... [30:53] Holding On to Complacency [32:31] Being the Seer [34:17] How is Nature Trending? [35:35] A True Hero [37:04] Zero Rigid Attachment [38:27] Impartial Guidance [40:20] Become a Rishi Useful Links: info@thomknoles.com https://thomknoles.com/https://www.instagram.com/thethomknoles/https://www.facebook.com/thethomknoleshttps://www.youtube.com/c/thomknoles https://thomknoles.com/ask-thom-anything/

A new MP3 sermon from Hidden Hills Sov. Grace Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Christian Prisoners, Marriage, & Contentedness Subtitle: Hebrews Series-CThurman 2020 Speaker: Craig Thurman Broadcaster: Hidden Hills Sov. Grace Baptist Church Event: Sunday Service Date: 3/28/2021 Bible: Hebrews 13:3-6 Length: 57 min.

BAILEY ANSELME is an Iowa-based photographer, videographer, and graphic designer serving the Midwest United States and beyond. I felt compelled to pull Bailey on the pod to show what it looks like to offer multiple creative services within one business, and she didn't disappoint! Bailey is the sweetest lil human in the entire world — she is ALL about finding contentedness in the situation she's in and crafting a life of comfort. I know listeners will get a lot from her mindset and I can't wait to hear what you think! Go give her some love on Instagram and be sure to review her episode on your fave podcast platform.SHOWNOTES: https://www.montanadiaries.com/creativebusinessblog/7FREE CLASS FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS! https://www.montanadiaries.com/learnvideo SIGN UP FOR 1X1 MENTOR CALLS: https://www.montanadiaries.com/coaching

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HOW TO STAY MOTIVATED IN REAL ESTATE: WHAT YOU WILL LEARN: How Michael made the transition from working in the magazine space to becoming a successful real estate broker Why Michael’s secret for how to stay motivated in real estate lies in serving others, and why he measures success by the trust he builds with the people he works with What steps Michael takes to avoid burnout, manage stress, stay motivated and operate at his best every single day Why Michael views difficult interactions and working with challenging clients to be an opportunity to grow and learn more about himself rather than a burden to bear Michael discusses his first book “Happily Ever Always”, and his forthcoming children’s book “The Caterpillar and the Butterfly” releasing in February 2021 How Michael has learned to turn fear into faith even in the face of the many challenges we have faced in 2020, and how that became the theme of his second book How to Stay Motivated in Real Estate and Conquer Fear with Faith Chicago-based real estate broker Michael Rosenblum has worked hard and learned many lessons to achieve his remarkable success; lessons he shares in his bestselling book “Happily Ever Always” and his upcoming children’s book “The Caterpillar and the Butterfly”. He is driven not by sales commissions, but by a passionate need to serve others to his maximum ability. This drive has become his secret for how to stay motivated in real estate and serves as a source of strength and faith for Michael, even amidst the many unprecedented challenges of the global pandemic. Michael’s passion for his work and his dedication to his core beliefs are sure to be an inspiration, and that’s why I’m so delighted to share our conversation with the Pursuing Freedom audience! Serving Others: The Secret for How to Stay Motivated in Real Estate I loved this conversation with Michael, where he shares his passion for providing value, and how he’s experienced massive success as a result. For Michael, the philosophy of treating everyone as you’d want to be treated is at the core of his life, and the growth of his business is a mere byproduct of living with this intention to serve. Michael embodies a “full-service concierge” approach to business, and stands ready to be a resource for whatever his clients need. The experience of going above and beyond feels his soul! Michael’s guiding principle for how to stay motivated in real estate is: focus on people instead of commissions. Fear Becomes Faith There has never been a better time to introduce you to Michael Rosenblum, who teaches faith over fear. You know I’m passionate about helping you act in spite of fear, so I was thrilled when Michael agreed to join us on the podcast to help instill more FAITH in all of us! For Michael, fear is an obstacle that can only be overcome by full acceptance and belief… that the challenges we face today will pass tomorrow. This philosophy serves as the backbone for his upcoming children’s book, “The Caterpillar and the Butterfly”, which teaches kids (and adults!) important lessons about coping with fear, maintaining optimism, and finding inner strength. Whatever fear you may be facing- fear of failure, fear of what people will think, fear of overwhelms – choose faith instead. You will never fail when you focus on giving value above all else! About Michael Rosenblum Michael Rosenblum is the author of the bestselling book “Happily Ever Always” a Top-Selling Real Estate Broker’s Guide to Confidence, Contentedness and Security” (Tradecraft Books). He is one of Chicago’s most successful residential real estate brokers, having generated career sales of over $450 million, individually. Nationally, he’s been inducted into the Berkshire Hathaway Home Services Chairman’s Circle and is consistently ranked in the top half, of 1% of 48,000 real estate brokers in the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices network. How to Connect with Michael Rosenblum: Website: https://happilyeveralways.com/ Email: michael@happilyeveralways.com Happily Ever Always by Michael Rosenblum: https://amzn.to/2V1AcGF LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/michaelrosenblum Facebook: www.facebook.com/HappilyEverAlways/ Twitter: @michaelrosnblum Balanced Growth Course: Website: https://pursuingfreedom.thinkific.com/courses/balanced-growth Additional Resources: Set for Success Planner Time Tracker 5-Step Guide to More Referrals Book Recommendations: Happily Ever Always by Michael Rosenblum

We look into Chapter 2, Section 6 of Taylor's Holy Living, exploring contentedness! Note: I'm experimenting with a new microphone...maybe it's better?

Preaching from one of the most misinterpreted passages of Scripture in the Bible, Justin explains the true meaning behind Paul’s concluding remarks to the Philippian church—contentment. Contentment is a learned behavior that is anchored in our relationship with Christ. Listen in to learn how to cultivate a lifestyle of contentedness no matter the circumstances!

In this passage, the Apostle Paul illustrates the importance of doing everything without grumbling or complaining.

Verb McCracken is a future preacher in the end-times just as the world is ending. He is irritated that people were not looking to God despite the collapse of the world.  Find out in the latest installment of the podcast: The Diaries Of Verb McCracken, "Bread And Circuses,” Year One, Week Four, Day Three. Verb critiques his future time as one when the nation maintains contentedness through entertainment. Verb McCracken will be a preacher in the future during the seven years preceding the end of the world and the grand entrance of Lord, aka, the Second Coming.  You can find his story in the podcast (http://spiritualrants.libsyn.com/the-further-end-times-adventures-of-verb-mccracken).   Here are his newly discovered diaries, even though they haven't been written yet.  He has come back from the future.  He has been left behind. You can check out the novella, "The Further End-Times Adventures Of Verb McCracken."  It's the story of an itinerant preacher during the end of the end times known as the Tribulation.  It is in serial form and begins on January 11:  http://jerryrothauser.com/the-further-end-time-adventures-of-verb-mccracken%ef%bb%bf/   Read more at http://spiritualrants.com

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Your favorite guest, Christine Louis de Canonville, joins us from Dublin, Ireland to talk about what is happening in her corner of the world. Yes, we do bring up narcissism and we spend more time on how the Irish are handling this pandemic!For more information about Christine and to order her best selling books, please visit her website at www.narcissisticbehavior.net.

It's Monday morning and Carl is musing on his worrying sense of contentedness at not going out. He also gives you some philosophy as well as advice on what time of day to eat a crumpet.

As dharma students, we learn skills that enable us to meet the difficulties in life.  When we're developed in our practice, we're able to maintain the qualities of ease, inner pleasure, and contentedness amidst the ongoing challenges and uncertainty that human life, by its very nature, presents.  In this dharma talk, Peter describes how we learn to remain at ease and connected to the heart as we make our way through life.  The talk was given on Sunday, November 27, 2016, a few weeks after the 2016 election.  May all beings live with ease!

In this episode, I discuss how learning to be content with whatever life throws at you can have a significant impact in improving the quality of your lifeBook resource:The Power of Spiritual Intelligence by Tony BuzanSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/someblackguythoughts)

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Katrina talks about the importance and challenge of living in both passion and contentedness at the same time

Message from Jonathan Anthony on Aug 11, 2019

Message from Graham Mabury on Aug 11, 2019

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Intro to Danny’s framework for defining “health”: 1) Physical Reality – 06.30; 2) Contentedness – 14.08; 3) Psychological Framework – 31.37 DUBLIN SEMINAR: https://sigmanutrition.com/healthseminar/ SHOW NOTES: https://sigmanutrition.com/episode285

Insightful, results-oriented client acquisition strategist. Top 5 Strengths: Activator, Contentedness, Strategic, Adaptability, https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniejandrews/

Dr. Rand Diab is a board-certified Ophthalmologist practicing since 2003, passionate about wellness for physicians, and all people, as well as improving physician communication and patient education. She believe that everyone should be given the opportunity to advocate for their own healthcare needs. We talk about her current journey of finding contentedness as a mid-career physician with her children growing and life changing. Her website: Randdiab.com Follow Dr. Diab on IG TW Carriers of Light School

Michael Rosenblum - Happily Ever ALWAYS: A Top-Selling Real Estate Broker's Secret Guide to Confidence, Contentedness and Security  WHY you deserve Happily Ever ALWAYS.HOW to overcome feelings of inadequacy and self-doubt.HOW to uncover your talents and gifts.WHAT spirituality has to do with success.HOW to trigger "goodness" in all areas of your life.  Michael Rosenblum is one of Chicago’s most successful residential real estate brokers, having generated career sales of over $400 million. Nationally, he’s been inducted into the Berkshire Hathaway Hall of Fame and is consistently ranked in the top half, of 1% of 46,000 real estate brokers in the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices network. In a career spanning three decades, Rosenblum’s collaborative style and integrity have also earned the abiding loyalty and admiration of his clients and colleagues within the industries of media and real estate.  Find Michael Rosenblum on the web: Website | Twitter | Instagram    

Sermon from our November 4th, 2018 Traditional Sunday Service.

The Stuph File Program Featuring Peter Vronsky, author of Sons of Cain: A History of Serial Killers from the Stone Age to the Present; Pete Geiger, publisher & editor of The Canadian Farmers’ Almanac; & Michael Rosenblum, author of Happily Ever Always: A Top-Selling Real Estate Broker’s Secret Guide to Confidence, Contentedness and Security Download Science writer, Andrew Fazekas, The Night Sky Guy, talks about the mystery of the man-made puncture of the Russian space capsule at the International Space Station. Andrew is also the author of Star Trek The Official Guide to Our Universe: The True Science Behind the Starship Voyages Etan Ilfeld is the inventor a Diving Chess, which takes the game of chess into the pool. You can also find out more about this another other adventurous games at msoworld.com. Mindfulness expert Steve Taubman talks about humour and your well being. He’s also the author of Buddha In The Trenches: The Timeless System For Developing Unshakable Performance Under Pressure This week’s opening slate is presented by Al Randall, former broadcaster & freelance voice artist. Welcome and much thanks to new Stuph File Program Patreon patron, Shell Beckwith, from Winnipeg, Manitoba.  Your patronage is very much appreciated!

Thom Knoles discusses the distinction between contentment and enlightenment. To harness enlightenment, we bring our internal state of fulfillment into action. Because fulfillment seeks need, enlightenment is always on the move. Contentedness likes to stay put, happy within its own experience. For that reason, contentedness itself is not a goal. Produced by Eric Cahan

There is an unfortunate fallacy that plagues people of all ages who have a relatively good life. This fallacy encourages complacency and even apathy. Before we reach this fallacy, we’ll explore a few questions Transcript here: https://pushingbeyondbetter.com/the-good-life-fighting-contentedness

Participants and topics of this Thought Lounge include: Matthew Huang on Will Humans ever be Content in Nature? (00:52) Professor Gelvin on the ISIS Crisis (13:00) Miggy Betancourt on Kindness (26:20) Rivka Cohen on Everyone is a little bit Psychopathic (41:20) and Axel Cramer on the C.U.T. Manifesto (54:24) For more on Professor James Gelvin visit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Gelvin Will humankind ever be content with it's place in nature, or will we forever be innovating our way into and out of problems? Perhaps we must learn to empathize with the environment as we might with a fellow human-being. Or perhaps we can, once and for all, innovate our way to ecological sustainability and world peace. The "ISIS Crisis" is an example of a situation that will require outside innovation and intervention to resolve. In order to understand how to successfully intervene, we must summon a huge amount of empathy and a push back against blanket statements such as "ISIS is evil and psychopathic." Such statements are the ends to true dialogue, kindness, and to cutting others slack for being different. We must understand from whence they come, and how we might stand in their same shoes if raised in a similar situation.

Covetousness, self-reliance, and envy can rob us of gratitude and contentedness.  So much of our world programs us to feel restless, entitled, and discontent regarding our possessions, how we look, our work, and our relationships.  Have you ever asked yourself, “How much is enough?”  Taking his cue from the Apostle Paul, John Cortright shares the Read more about Podcast 77: God Is Enough (John Cortright)[…]

Today on Truth or Daren, you'll hear a short piece of poetic memoir about that most wonderful of seasons: Autumn. You'll also get an update on how you can get involved with Truth or Daren.   To see the written version of this episode (and others), visit TruthorDaren.com     (Originally published: October 5th, 2009.)

A new MP3 sermon from Berean Baptist Church is now available on SermonAudio with the following details: Title: Contentedness According to Solomon Speaker: Jesse Dudek Broadcaster: Berean Baptist Church Event: Teaching Date: 5/25/2022 Bible: Ecclesiastes 1:1-12:14 Length: min.