For example, in one case, participants were asked to write short stories about a time when they felt contentment, happiness, joy, or relief. These stories were later edited to remove specific ...

The emotion was contentment, and while we were working on translating our study, our guide, Dr. Dorji Wangchuk, stopped for a moment when we reached this word.“In our culture, this emotion is very ...

The good news, says Daitzman, is that, like a fine wine, finding states of happiness and contentment gets easier with age. "Older people are better at knowing what works and doesn't work in their ...

The Rev. Charles Stanley said, "Contentment isn't something that comes naturally: It is learned." I had never heard contentment explained in this way so I read on about the meaning of contentment.