contentedness

Let us cleanse therefore the fountain of contentedness, which is within us, that so external things may turn out for our good, through our putting the best face on them.

Plutarch's Morals 46-120? Plutarch

I had time to work on it, and it just really encompassed Riggins, and his kind of contentedness at that moment.

Friday Night Lights Comes to An End: Producers and Cast Remember Building Dillon 2011

But that morning freshness has been supplanted by a full and mellow noonday contentedness which is not without its placid appeal.

The Prairie Child Arthur Stringer 1912

Indeed, ignoring pain even though it might seem easier in the short-term will likely backfire when, down the road, unresolved feelings are triggered and bubble to the surface, interfering with personal growth, contentedness with life, and development of new relationships.

Mary Darling Montero, LCSW: Feeling Depressed? Pay Attention To The Good Days LCSW Mary Darling Montero 2011

On the other hand … happiness, contentedness and serenity fill me with the desire t0 love life and live it to the max … this is best achieved in the real world with real people … and writing about that seems dull by comparison.

The pages are still blank « Write Anything 2009

In the eight days we spent in Mazatlan we heard reports such as that, and we listened as well to tales of contentedness.

Mazatlan: Tequila, tans and working stiffs 2009

Is it a nod to contentedness among punk godfathers revered by a new generation of post-punk revivalists like Interpol?

Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music Shawn Amos 2011

Indeed, ignoring pain even though it might seem easier in the short-term will likely backfire when, down the road, unresolved feelings are triggered and bubble to the surface, interfering with personal growth, contentedness with life, and development of new relationships.

Mary Darling Montero, LCSW: Feeling Depressed? Pay Attention To The Good Days LCSW Mary Darling Montero 2011

Is it a nod to contentedness among punk godfathers revered by a new generation of post-punk revivalists like Interpol?

Shawn Amos: PLAY > SKIP: This Week's New Music Shawn Amos 2011

There is a substantial difference to me — well implies mere healthiness, while good implies an overall contentedness.

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