"True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of..." - G.K. Chesterton

🤲 Acceptance

“True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it.”

— G.K. Chesterton

Contentment isn't passive — it's the skill of finding richness wherever you already are. You'd be surprised how much goodness is hiding in your current situation.

More from G.K. Chesterton

“The way to love anything is to realize that it may be lost.”

— G.K. Chesterton

“The way to love anything is to realize that it might be lost and then treat it with kindness”

— G.K. Chesterton

“To have a right to do a thing is not at all the same as to be right in doing it.”

— G.K. Chesterton

“I would maintain that thanks are the highest form of thought and that gratitude is happiness doubled by wonder.”

— G.K. Chesterton

“When we were children we were grateful to those who filled our stockings at Christmas time. Why are we not grateful to God for filling our stockings with legs.”

— G.K. Chesterton

“The family is the test of freedom because the family is the only thing that the free man makes for himself.”

— G.K. Chesterton