Having or Being
The Art of Living
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What you
have
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What you want
Advertisements often profits from us feeling dissatisfied with life.
They often seem to promise us: If you own this new thing
you will be happy.
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The Personal Impact: Seeing what we don´t have
can make us even more dissatisfied with our current life.
What you
have
What you want
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What you
have
What you want
Field of Dissatisfaction
The field of dissatisfaction can grow in the contrast
between what we have and what we desire.
What you
have
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What we
have
What we want
What we
need
However, the key to experiencing contentment lies elsewhere:
in appreciating what we have and being mindful of our true needs.
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What we
have
What we want
Focus on Having
Focus on Being
What we
need
There is a simple yet significant shift we engage in:
we take agency to move from a focus on having towards a focus on being.
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What we want
What we
need
Learning the Art of Living by letting go some of our wants and appreciating what we have is a source for true contentment.
Practicing
Learning
Art of Living
What we
have
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Appreciation
Practicing
Letting Go
"True contentment
Oscar Wilde
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is not having everything,
but being satisfied with
everything you have."
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