The art (and benefits) of being content

There are two meanings to the word ‘ content’.

·         In common speak: it refers to a sensation, a feeling, indicating that things are in reasonable good order,  in their world. Nothing to complain about really, but also not super duper fantastic. ( Meaning A in this piece)

·         In information management jargon, it is a set of data as they are put meaningful together by a creator. Technically, this is before they become information, because that is at the point where an end-user relates to them as ‘ meaningful’. ( Meaning B in this piece)

These two meanings may seem ‘ worlds apart’ at first glance. 

This morning, I had a play relating them very closely to each other.
I really liked what I saw (was content (A) with it) and decided this was to be the content (B) for today’s blog post.

Do you want to see how my creation sits with you?

Here it is:

If you are not content (A), you are definitely not happy with your situation.
You, being on the receiving end,  are not calling what is happening ‘fantastic, useful and meaningful‘.
Your overall impression is that something is missing...( usually ‘in the outside world’).
You reckon that something needs to be added to the mix of your life, enabling you to be happy.

More often than not, even if that ‘ thing’ you pointed out to be missing is added, it doesn’t fulfil you, really, or satisfy  you, really..... something (else) is apparently missing and so the search goes on.

What if...under the bonnet of your awareness, this is the case:

What is actually missing is.... something essential (from) you.
Your heart is not in it, your core being, your drive, your essence is not in it, not really, not fully.

What if...
you, yourself are not a part of the set of data you are looking at ( and you are always looking at and interpreting data!) you are not part of the content (B).
You are not content(A+B)... Yes, this time meaning both meanings simultaneously.

What if ...
you need to be content first, with the data (not about the data) before you can be happy?

Oh dear me......am I saying here, like so many spiritually inspired self-development websites and books, that you need to be content with things, even if you don’t feel that way about them, before you get anywhere near happiness? ( Sigh)
Am I saying, again like most of those writings, that you’ve got to mean it too!?
Pretending apparently doesn’t count, the Universe is watching you and knows always what your real feelings are.

This appears to be a catch-22 situation.
How the **** can that ever be done?

If you are interested in how I see it can be done, read on.
I am not leaving you empty handed here, I am sharing my experience.

Change ( mental ) position!

In this case:

Let go of the idea that you need to create the sensation of feeling content with what is in your reality.
Adopt the idea that you need to be content(B), with what is in your reality... see: in the other meaning!!! Be content(B), be part of the data-set in your reality, complete with all your honest feelings and thoughts about it ( simply: more relevant data!).

I’ll describe how this minor change, of using the same word in a different way, has a great deal of effect, giving you access to your full creative power. 

To be continued..... in following blog posts.