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THE RECIPE FOR CONTENTMENT
I have decided to ... be content.
Look from a different perspective. You can be content with your lot in life, whether you have little or much. It is entirely possible and attainable to be at peace, to be satisfied, comfortable and at ease with your financial situation. Contentment is not something that comes naturally – we will always want more than we already have. But no matter how much money you have, it will never buy you genuine peace of mind, body and spirit. Real peace, like joy, is not about possessions or circumstances.
The majority of problems associated with money stem from dissatisfaction with our lifestyle. In our culture, we scramble to make that ‘social leap’ to
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