Little Book of Contentment

When you’re whole, you don’t need the other person to check in with you all the time because you’re happy on your own.

you don’t need someone else’s validation to be happy —

And the people who have healthy long-term relationships have found a way to be whole, independent, secure.

Don’t Tie Your Self-Worth to Others’ Actions

o. It’s possible he’s just tired, or too caught up in things that happened today to be attentive.

Tell yourself that this has nothing to do with you, and everything to do with them.

being content with what you know, but still being curious about other things, and appreciating your love for learning new things

appreciate the greatness of what you’re doing and who you are. You then have the approval you want — your own, not other people’s.

Instead, we can be happy right now, with what we already have.

5. I simply find it a challenge to remember to be content with what I’ve got. Once I remember

You can learn, create interesting things and make connections with others, with self-acceptance at the center of that. It can change everything you do, if you practice.