Pure contentment: What is it for you?

I'm not sure what brings that to me completely, but I do love little adventures and journeys. I like to lay out on a chair and read a good book. I have a waterfall kind of close that I really like to visit. I think I have a picture of it on my profile page if you would like to see it. Painting makes me feel pretty good too but I haven't had the chance to do it in a long time. I need to try again.

Hi bagarad Any action of mine that brings a Genuine smile on my wife's brings me the contentment you talk of in this discussion. Within the small 4-year period that we have been married, we have seen too many ups and downs and there was a time that I was 100% dependent on her (even today I am dependent on her no doubt but that 100% has come down to say 80%) and I am so very happy that I have her by my side. yes, ours was a love marriage but the way she handled things when I was on the bed for 8 months, were really something that I might not have stood if they happened the other way round. But she never ever felt that I was a burden for her and that thought makes me fall in love with her all over again.

Peace and contentment for me is being out in the garden, growing plants! Vegetables and flowers and tending them every day, making sure they are well watered and seeing them grow is a great achievement and satisfaction. I love dabbling in the garden, I am on my own and it's just me and the plants, bliss. The fresh air, the solitude and the peace! Anywhere where I am on my own and there is peace and quiet is a sure definition of pure contentment in my book.

sounds awesome! God is good! for me, there are two times. i like it when the house is peaceful, the girls are at school and hubby is at work and i can putter around in my craft room. the other time is when the 4 of us are together and we are having fun together.

I prefer taking adventures with someone else when possible. I also love taking photos and I always have a great opportunity when I go to my friends in Wisconsin. I got some wonderful photos a few years back of the leaves in the fall. I also got photo's of a farmer still doing his field work with horses! It was amazing!

Hi bagarad,I feel that one should take life as it comes, with adventures and even misadventures as and when they happen I am sure that the experience has made you feel happy and will be remembered by you forever...I too once had a similar experience while I was visiting my daughter at Manipal where she was studying.I decided to take a longer route and lost my way and ended up nearly 30 kms away from the regular route, but ,I thoroughly enjoyed the experience since the place was totally unknown to me and I got to see something different... All the best and happy mylotting

I like watching my favourite movie or reading a book. Also I like listening to music. I really do not know what brings me pure contentment because it depends on whether I have something else to do. I do love looking at scenery, but I feel that the only time that I would reach pure contentment is when I am finally in heaven.

There must be something wrong with My Lot. My friend wanted to upload a new avatar and he couldn't. So try later. I can't wait to see it. What brings me peace? A good day and being with my guy. And a damn Good Hockey game.As for adventures. Mine are more urban. I plan bus trips to shopping centers. I go alone and have a great time.

Hi there! What a beautiful discussion. I loved reading your description because scenic routes like what you shared bring peace to my heart and a smile to my face! The beauty in this world can take our breath away if we only took the time to step back and appreciate it. I know I don't do that as much as I should. There's so much to be thankful for, but we're always rushing around through our daily routines and forget that there's so much more to life than that. I love beaches too. Whenever I pick a background for my phone screen or computer screen, I'll choose a beach picture or a nature picture. That's all I see of nature anymore it seems like! I shouldn't have to enjoy it from my phone or computer monitor, though. I should be out there enjoying it. I'm really grateful for this discussion because it's obviously a great reminder for me! I'm excited to see the pictures you took...I haven't read all the responses on this discussion yet, though, so perhaps I will find it there! My brother-in-law is a pro at taking nature pictures. He's so good at capturing the scenes I would choose for my computer and phone. His work is phenomenal. I find it really great that you were out for a drive, so to speak. I know the route you drove was unfamiliar to you, but it's fun to discover places you haven't been before! If you don't mind my asking, what state were you driving through? Again, I may find that information as I'm reading through this discussion, but my imagination was already forming a mental picture of what you described. You're a great writer, so I'm sure your photography is likewise! I'm glad you were able to enjoy an afternoon of nature (and hopefully you found your destination eventually as well!) Thanks again for sharing with us and do take care, my friend!

Peace and contentment is sitting quietly in the sun for a moment, knowing that I've done everything that is pressing and have two minutes to just enjoy being still.

Depends on the situation to really be honest with you. There are many things that are life that will make me content. Granted, as the mood suits men, I will need a different thing to be contented. My moods and what I feel as if I need or want from each and every day is something that really, really does in fact vary no matter what way you slice it. So yeah, contentment is something that is varied a lot of the time for me. I think that a good time is just sitting in my room, with music, perhaps on the computer or reading a book. Allowing me to collect my thoughts. When my thoughts are less than collected, I am really not all that content. When my thoughts are rather more collected, then there is more contentment to say the least. Also a nice leisurely time with the family, that is going to allow me to be content. Really there are no two ways about it. Contentment really does vary.

Wow, that was some adventure you had. Sometimes it's nice when life gives you these little pleasant surprises. I also feel peaceful and content when I'm traveling and especially when I go to places where I feel really close to nature. I live in a metropolitan area and it is refreshing to be with nature, especially one untouched by people. I hope you would be able to upload your pictures!

I feel peace and contentment when everything is going well with my family. My family has been traveling on a pretty bumpy path during the past few years, so the times when things look up are when I feel peaceful and content. I've gotten to the point where even if things spiral downhill, God has saved us so many times that I just know I'll feel peace and contentment soon. Your experience sounds extremely peaceful. Nature can just be so soothing and beautiful.

That's wonderful. I somehow envy you how nature is so accessible in your area. I live in a busy city, and there is nothing breathtaking here. The air is polluted, and the streets are also polluted with garbage. I love nature. I also find contentment whenever I take a vacation near nature. I love looking at the mountains and the sky. I love how the wind touches my skin. Whenever I see a beautiful scenery, I praise God for the wonders of His creations. The breathtaking views never fail to put away my stress. That is a nice little adventure you had. I hope you could upload your photos soon.

I don't so much any more, but my daughter does this all the time. She's a photographer and she will get in her car and take off for an entire day, driving wherever the scenery leads her. She tells some tales at times! I'm glad that I don't always know when she goes or I'd worry about her all the time. Pure contentment for me would be about the same as for you. A place where there were no others around and a good view. Our worlds get cluttered with people and thoughts and things that don't really matter and we don't even recognize it until we are alone with God in His wonderful world.

As you described it here I can visualize the beauty of the place and the serenity that surrounds it. Looks like it is a good weekend gate-away, to be closer to nature. Though I am an adventurous person but I have limitations when it comes to long drive alone especially to places that I have not been before. Maybe because all along I am always been travelling in groups of two or three people I find it boring driving alone.

Sounds lovely. I know you live in a beautiful part of the world because I have driven by that way many times and I know just what you mean by contentment. I like almost anyplace that is unspoiled nature, but I also find contentment playing skill games on the computer. I guess I am just not that hard to please, lol.

Hi bagarad, you are very adventurous. I have never done anything like that before. I am very afraid of getting lost and especially by myself. I really like the way you just described your adventure. You are an interesting person yourself. I would love to see those pictures you took. Please try again to post them. As for peace and contentment, I get it just sitting on my screen in back porch in the evenings when the weather permits and sitting out there when it is raining. I can't really think of any other way. I had to drive about 50 miles today and I really didn't know the way and it made me uneasy, I think God I made it safely there and back.

I saw your photo of the top of Kiler Canyon and I was delighted with the wonderful landscape. I think I would find as a peaceful and nice moment to go towards the search of such places. I like sometimes to visit the field where you don't have the noise and hurry of the big city. In the country you can be near the nature and that is a nice event. If you go on those small adventures you can escape from stress.

Hmmm come to think of it. that's a REALLY good question.. peace and contentment eh? i would say bonding with my peers. as in have fun. like going out jogging on Sundays, Malling, swimming, it's really nice to good friends who are willing to spend time with you be with you, talk about things, remembering times when we were all still immatures , ignorants, laugh at our mistakes, fights in the past.. I think that would be the finest thing for me ;)