Contentment

A smile:

Living in peace and enjoying harmony,

unafraid and listening carefully,

confident that all is well –

Side by side without contention

A shrug:

A nondeclaration of happiness,

a nonassertion of completeness,

affirming not all will be well –

Face to face with discontent

A bow:

Dignified acceptance of life,

grateful delight of love

only in need of pure want –

Calm in the here-now

A wink

It’s not about ownership,

not to be good for me

not of worldly need –

Unworried with there-then.

A hug

One with the environment,

equanimity with the moment

pleasant with the neighbors –

Sated.

Published by carlfmaulbeck

In the movie "Harvey", Elwood P Dowd, played by Jimmy Stewart, explains coping with the world this way: "Years ago my mother used to say to me, she'd say, 'In this world, Elwood, you must be' - she always called me Elwood - 'In this world, Elwood, you must be oh so smart or oh so pleasant.' Well, for years I was smart. I recommend pleasant. You may quote me." Well, for years I was smart, oh so very smart, I too recommend pleasant - Trust the harmony

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