NO ONE CANE MAKE US COMPLACENT WITHOUT OUR CONSENT

Being satisfied and pleased with oneself is one thing. Having respect for oneself is another.

Once we reach our goal, we gain confidence. We use this confidence to set new goals to achieve. That is what creative living is all about. But when should we be proud of our achievement? When we develop confidence on our own initiative, there is no shame in being proud of it. We don’t have to brag about it; but we can look at ourselves with kind eyes and, approval. We can accept our self for what we are and what we can be. This does not mean complacency, being satisfied with our lot and staying that way.

Complacency is a variation of conceit, because we like our self and go on like ourselves for what we have achieved, feeling we need not achieve anymore. Complacency and humility do not go together, but confidence and humility do. There is a hidden danger in being complacent. Soon we become passive and rest on our laurels, whatever they may be. Then we slowly retire from the realities of life. Creative living means that we must always keep moving in the stream of things. We can still enjoy a vacation now and relax in the room of our mind to renew our energies and our courage to tackle life’s problems. Complacency signals that we are resting too long. All rest and no work makes us dull, uninteresting, and lifeless.
So, no one can make us complacent without our consent.
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The happiest people seem to be those who have no particular reason for being so except that they are so.

Happiness comes of the capacity to feel deeply, to enjoy simply, to think freely, to risk life, to be needed.

Every day we grow a little rich in the treasures that the heart is fondest of.

Happiness is the overcoming of not unknown obstacles toward a known goal.