Why are people never happy with what they have? How can a person learn to be happy with what they got?

start taking things away and eventually they will appreciate what they have

Start a gratitude journal where every night you write down at least 5 things you are grateful for that day. You will find that during the day, your thoughts will center on things to include that night instead of things you don’t have. Wants will be replaced with goals and you will be filled with gratitude as you achieve each step of goals, too.

err..to start thinking about what they do have..

It’s rare that peple are happy with what they have. People need Jesus and they need to be happy with what they have. A lot has to do with expectations. We expect a lot, but we are promised or guaranteed nothing. We should be happy with whatever we have, because there is always persons who are worse off than ourselves.

Your statement is very general. I am very happy with what I have. I have never been a person that wanted what everyone else has. What I have learned is that peace in my spirit and soul are 2 of the most beautiful things a person can have. Material things do not care about us, they don’t love us and they won’t be there for us. If one can find that quiet place inside and be at peace with it, then I believe they are on the way to true happiness. Look at nature – nature has it right, animals only want what they need, no more, no less. When you think about what we really need, it is very basic. We need to learn how to get back to the basics. There is too much greed, too much waste, and too much dishonesty. We need to be true to ourselves and be good to each other, and the earth.

Im not sure if there is a “right” answer fot that question but I can suggest one resolution that helped me realize a lot.

Go to a third world country. I go to Central America every year and travel and I never been so thankful for the thing that I have. You see the poverty, the homes, the clothes, and the personalities. There are children who beat each other up for food and they’re parents abandoned them. There are families that work all day while the children stay at home alone.

Hopefully the people you know learn something about life and all its luxuries, they’re great. But there are others ways to enjoy it!

i don’t think we ever will. Humans are flawed, that’s just how it is. One major flaw is we can never get enough! We always want……….

They need to settle, or give up hope. Man was born with a hole in his heart that can’t be filled by anything you either have to 1: settle for all you have 2: give up hope for anything more 3: get it all

i doubt anyone can ever be totally happy with what they’ve got, truthfully, but some are better at wanting less than others. Although I don’t know what people think, that’s just me. Some days I feel like I have it pretty good, other days I feel like I’ve got nothing. It usually depends on what I’ve seen that other people have that I don’t have that makes me start feeling that way. There are so many different possible types of “wants”–emotional, monetary, physical, whatever– that there is no way anyone can have it all. so wanting is what we do. some people are good at focusing on other things and they claim that they are totally satisfied with their lives. i don’t think they would be if they thought about it for a few minutes though.

but anyways. we couldn’t and shouldn’t just be satisfied with things as they are. we just need a balance. there is nothing wrong with wanting, and we need a little bit to keep us going. if we didn’t want anything, life would be quite boring. ambition wouldn’t exist, and basically nothing would get done in the world.

Well, as John Wayne always said, “You always want more than you have so that you’ll have more than you need.”

We can learn to be happy with what we have, but just look at the world, what a terrible place