I am a full-time freelancer and that means I work completely here in my house. My work is mainly for website writing and Internet marketing with clients that are all from other countries.

Now, most of my friends or anybody else for that matter often would ask me if I earn enough through freelancing. I always give them a vague answer which is, “Yes”.

I say that it is vague because the term enough means completely different from one person to another. What is enough for me may not be enough for you. Now if you will ask if I make enough money to pay the bills and other basic expenditures, then again I would answer in the affirmative.

But when it comes to my recreational needs, it is barely enough. And recreational for me doesn’t mean a great big deal. I would include in that category a once-a-month trip to the movie house (which I rarely do because of work or other personal stuff), dining out with my wife, and going on a trip just to name a few. But don’t get me wrong, I am not complaining. I am content that we are able to pay for the mortgage of our house and the utilities.

So for me, contentment is too hard to qualify. Even for myself because my needs and wants keep on changing. I guess that’s the nature of contentment and of being human in the first place. We just can never be satisfied.

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