CONTENT

Jul 23, 2024

Journaling about feeling content helps you recognize and savor the simple pleasures in life, reinforcing a sense of satisfaction and well-being.

Where do you feel this feeling in your body? How does it show up physically for you?
What specific actions or events led to this feeling?
How do you talk to yourself when you’re feeling content? Is this different than when you are not experiencing this feeling? How can you incorporate this next time you’re craving this feeling?
Write a list of 5 things that make you feel content – remember to revisit when you need a boost.
What needs or values are being threatened or fulfilled by this emotion? Explore the deeper needs, desires, or values that may be underlying the emotion you are experiencing.
How does this emotion align with your values and goals? Consider whether these emotions are in alignment with who you want to be and the goals you have set for yourself.
Describe a moment from today where you felt truly content. What contributed to this feeling, and how can you create more of these moments?
Reflect on the simple pleasures that bring you contentment. How can you incorporate more of these into your daily routine?
Write about a time when you felt overwhelmed and found contentment through simplification. What steps did you take to simplify, and how did it affect your well-being?
List three aspects of your life that you feel content with right now. Why do these aspects bring you satisfaction, and how can you continue to nurture them?

Goal Review and Adjustment
- Why It Works: Regularly reviewing and adjusting your goals ensures that your sense of contentment doesn't lead to stagnation but instead motivates continued growth.
- How to Practice: Periodically review your professional goals and achievements, adjusting them as needed to reflect your evolving aspirations. This keeps you engaged and striving for continuous improvement.

Visualization: When you're in a content state, visualizing positive experiences or future goals can intensify feelings of joy and satisfaction, creating a more profound emotional experience. This technique helps align your positive emotions with your goals, making it easier to take inspired action and maintain momentum toward achieving long-term success.
Savor the Emotion: Savoring is an emotion regulation strategy focused on fully experiencing and extending positive emotions. Too often, we let good moments pass by without truly appreciating them. By pausing to savor these experiences, we amplify and prolong the positive feelings, making them last longer and enhancing our overall well-being.

Savoring with Deep Breathing
- Sit or lie down comfortably with your back straight and shoulders relaxed.
- Place one hand on your heart and the other on your belly, just below your ribcage.
- Inhale: Breathe in slowly through your nose for a count of four. Allow your belly to rise as you fill your lungs with air while keeping your chest relatively still.
- Pause: Hold your breath for a count of two
- Exhale slowly through your mouth for a count of six - Feel your belly fall as you release the air, keeping your chest relatively still.
Focus on Your Positive Emotion:
- As you continue deep breathing, bring to mind the happiness you’re experiencing (happiness, delight, joy).
- Visualize the moment or experience that brought about this positive emotion.
Breath and Savor:
- On each inhale, imagine that you are breathing in more of this happy feeling letting it fill your entire being.
- On each exhale, release any tension or distractions, focusing solely on the emotion.