Contentment is a choice. It is a way of seeing things, what some call a positive attitude. I am not content because I have what I want; I have what I want because I am happy. In a deep sense, contentment is the opposite of resentment or judgment, because if we do not sense failure or weakness or lack within ourselves, we will not recognize it in others. Contentment is a sense of peaceful acceptance we get from living consciously living in and with the Grace of God.
Nick Hilton - Reflections 