391: 6 Important Skills and Abilities Gained When You Begin Living a Life of Contentment

The Simple Sophisticate - Intelligent Living Paired with Signature Style

Shannon Ables

Education, Self-improvement, Britain, Contentment, Podcast, Society & Culture, Simplicity, France, Style, Lifestyle

4.7 • 915 Ratings

🗓️ 6 November 2024

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

In many arenas of life we witness what appears to be an immediate change, but upon looking at the road that prompted the change, the steps were gradual, intentional and focused. Over time, repetition and application, the skills coalesced, and much like finishing a house that has been built from the foundation up, it is complete. But it takes time, knowledge and consistent effort to experience the benefits of that warm house to live everyday life away from the elements.

The same thing happens when we choose to understand what true contentment is, and then start learning the skills, applying them. Gradually, ever so slowly we are building up our ability to experience the amazing life benefits that will deepen the quality of our days and lead us to feeling deeply at peace and fulfilled each day. Not because everything is always going to go our way or be full of endless happy moments, but because we are grounded and knowledge of the skills that ensure we navigate well through whatever crosses our path that we have no control over and what we do have control over, we handle it with loving-kindness and integrity.

Which leads me to today's topic: The surprising, yet unquestionably helpful skills and abilities we gain when we are living a life of contentment.

Each of the abilities shared in today's episode stem from the skill of awareness. Awareness not only of ourselves, but awareness of our surroundings, so a practice in being mindful.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the simple sophisticate, where in 2014, this podcast premiered.
0:08.9	And now in its 11th season, the show continues to focus on the same principles it was founded
0:14.5	upon, the art of living a life of quality over quantity.
0:19.0	Topics range from creating an everyday life you love living,
0:22.2	strengthening mindfulness practices, building a capsule wardrobe, preparing seasonally delicious
0:27.5	meals, traveling and exploring France and Britain, and living life to the fullest without
0:33.1	breaking the bank, because living well really is quite simple. I'm your host, Shannon Ables,
0:40.1	and whether you're listening on your commute, exercising, working in the garden in route,
0:44.7	or returning from that dream destination, or sitting down with a hot cuppa or a cafe
0:50.5	au lae, thank you for tuning in. Let's get started. Welcome to episode 391 of the Simple
1:02.6	Sophisticate podcast. In today's episode, we're going to be talking about and sharing and
1:07.6	exploring the many, and we say benefits, but it's really these ahas, gifts,
1:15.1	it's more than anything, newfound strengths and abilities that we gain once we attain
1:22.4	contentment. And it's a journey to establish contentment in everyday lives, to know what it is, to know the skills.
1:31.2	So along the way, I'm going to be talking about those, just mentioning them and referring to them.
1:35.7	But on the other side, once you've attained contentment, once you're living in contentment,
1:40.9	there are amazing moments where you go, oh, man, yes, I can do that now. I understand how to do it,
1:48.9	and I know why I need to do it. So today I'm going to be sharing with you six important skills
1:54.1	and abilities you gain when you begin living a life of contentment. And I share this from experience because as I reflect back on my
2:05.4	own life journey, pre-contentment and now living with contentment, it's just so clear as to what
2:16.2	I was lacking before, the knowledge, the skills, things I could not have
2:19.6	known innately. But there were aspects I did know innately. I just didn't have the tools
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