Contentment

I am falling in a great deal of apathy again. I am lost and I dot know what to do with my nursing career. I am proud of my profession and how noble it is to help other people in need of care but I am in a point in my life wherein I am wondering which path to take to make myself better and be successful and frankly, where I am right now is not where I want to be in the future.

My partner said, if I am not happy with what I have right now, it does not matter if I reach my goals for I will forever be unhappy because I will constantly seek for better options and opportunity. Hence, I will not be contented at all with what I have and what I am.

What's the secret of being happy? What is the main ingredient of it? Is it success, love, career, money, material things? I think any of these can bring about happiness but without content then it's all pointless.

We were constantly been told to improve ourselves and strive to be successful but I think there's an important factor they have missed and it is about being happy with what you have at the moment too. Take the time to enjoy what you have, tap yourself on the shoulder for great job or celebrate the accomplishments you've made because if you don't, then we will be stuck in a constant mentality to crave for something new, exciting and better options which is not completely a negative thing but it just makes in-contentment more likely and decreases the likelihood of really being happy.