Does satisfaction stop growth?
ByThe other day on Twitter, some dude sent this tweet out: Are you satisfied with your life? Satisfaction stops growth.
It made me stop and think…does satisfaction stop growth?
I think that feeling satisfied with your life is a good thing. It allows you to be in a place of appreciation for what you have and it gets those juicy, good feelings flowing. I think that satisfaction leads more peace and happiness.
What do you think?
In my experience; being un-satisfied sucks and leads to lots of frustration, stress, and un-happiness. I went through a big part of my life feeling un-satisfied. My job was never good enough, my relationships weren’t making me happy, and I was never satisfied by what I accomplished. I was always reaching for something more, or different, thinking that if I just got that “thing’ I would be happy.
You know what? I was rarely happy! I was never satisfied and nothing was ever enough. I was always chasing after something more. It was exhausting!
This all shifted when I learned how to appreciate the things I had in my life, and recognize all of my accomplishments. Then I was able to be satisfied with what I had created for myself. Being satisfied felt good. It meant I could sit back and relax and enjoy my life. I was much happier and more peaceful.
Did being satisfied with my life make me sit stagnant? Hell no! It rocketed me forward.
Being happy, and more relaxed allowed me to focus on the thing things that felt good to me. Rather than spending my time focused on my sucky job and how dissatisfied with I was, I enjoyed my life and tried new things that interested me. I had more energy to socialize and have fun. I had more confidence in my ability to manifest what I wanted. Life got really juicy and fun.
What’s your experience with this? Do you think that being satisfied with your life helps or hinders your growth?
Share your perspective in the comments down below
4 Comments
September 10th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
I think this is an interesting fine line to walk. I always wonder about that in terms of body image. One the one hand, I want to be satisfied with and love who I am. On the other hand, I want to look better, feel healthier, and lose weight. I think the balance is to approach self improvement from a place of satisfaction rather than from a place of reproach, fear, anger, frustration, etc. When I can joyfully make change and strive for something different or better, it is so much easier to manifest and accomplish. THen the focus becomes about what do I want to create next rather than what do I want to fix that I don’t like.
-Missy
September 12th, 2010 at 12:44 pm
Hi Missy,
I think you are right on with this:
“Then the focus becomes about what do I want to create next rather than what do I want to fix that I don’t like.”
The energy behind creating from that place is so much more expansive than the energy behind wanting to fix yourself.
Leah
September 16th, 2010 at 9:57 am
satisfaction… :~)
I believe that satisfaction allows me to be free
I dont’ have to worry
I can just be
I can hold my vibration of “everything is wonderful in my world”
and from this affect those around me
when I was unsatisified with life
I didn’t enjoy it
in fact I thought of ways to shy away from it
from connecting to anyone
it is only from taking Gandhi’s words to heart
that satisfaction came
“be the change you want to see”
and so I am
and every day is a joy
an oppourtunity to help
from a simple smile
to going the extra mile
LunaJune´s last blog ..On My Way To You
September 16th, 2010 at 5:08 pm
Thanks for sharing Luna June!