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A common question: ”Does being content mean you stop growing?”

This occurs when contentment is confused with complacency.

Contentment is the shift from “me vs others” to “me vs myself”.
Contentment is the shift from “I am not content, because I need x to be happy” to “I am happy with what I have now, but I will always see if I can outdo myself”.

Complacency is the “me vs nothing” mindset.  It is the “I don’t need to do anything, I don’t need to grow, because I am satisfied with everything, and nothing needs to change”.

I am content with my body shape/how I look, but I will never be complacent with my health.
I am content with my earnings, but I will never be complacent with my work.
I am content with my education, but I will never be complacent with my learning.

Be content, be happy with the abundance of gifts we have in every moment.  But be ever diligent, never complacent, in the management of those gifts. Continue to grow, grow, grow in the sublime peace of contentment and joy that arises from personal productivity and wise use of time.

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