Is being easily pleased a good thing? Yes, here’s 8 reasons why.

Being easily pleased might be considered as having a lack of dreams or motivation but often the opposite it true.

It is about understanding yourself enough to work out what brings you joy and having the courage to stay true to that.

I think being easily pleased is a self-confidence super power. In a world that tells us bigger is better and more means success, finding contentment in simple joy is a bold place to stand.

If you ask yourself what do you truly want in life, I am guessing being happy is somewhere pretty high on your list.

But how do you achieve happiness?

That’s the tricky question.

Happiness comes in all different shapes and sizes. Family, career, spirituality, money, adventure, home, education.

The problem is, when you attach your happiness to a big goal (that promotion, a private school place for your children, that beautiful new home) you are always in a state of waiting.

Waiting to be happy.

I have fallen into this trap many times. Waiting to finish university, waiting to travel, waiting to move overseas, waiting to move home. It was only after some thorough introspection and pinpointing what makes me happy that I came to this understanding.

The good things in life are those that bring the simplest daily joy. This is where true happiness lies.

How does being easily pleased make you happier?

There are many things in my day that make me happy.

Eating my bowl of hot oatmeal reading a book under a blanket in the morning. Finding a few moments of peace in the full on parenting days to sit in my garden. Taking a walk in the woods with my boys. Watching the autumn leaves dance across the road. Having my hair cut twice a year. Having a coffee and a long chat with a friend.

I am not waiting for an elaborate meal in an expensive restaurant or counting down the hours to that luxury holiday to be happy.

Happiness finds me every single day.

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Being easily pleased should not be confused with a lack of goals and dreams. It is, in fact, the opposite. When you are easily pleased you have won the lottery. How lucky you are to find pure joy in the simple things that already exist in your life.

Can you have dreams as an easily pleased person?

Of course you can.

Being easily pleased does not mean you can’t have goals. You just know how to separate the wheat from the chaff. You understand yourself enough to know what is a worthwhile goal.

You can even find happiness in the work you are doing to achieve a bigger dream. Instead of seeing the journey as a barrier to be overcome, you find pleasure in those small steps of achievement. Life becomes one big opportunity for happiness and joy, not a challenge to win in order to reach your goal.

8 Benefits Of Being Easily Pleased.

• More chances to be happy.
• More opportunities for gratitude.
• You will notice the good things that exist in your life.
• Less likely to attach your happiness to an object or event.
• You can find joy in the journey before reaching a dream, not just the outcome.
• It is liberating, being free from what society tells you to need to be happy.
• Your days will be sprinkled with small moments of joy.
• It might save you money. Happiness does not have to come with a hefty price tag for you.

How to be easily pleased?

If you are new to the idea of being easily pleased, then take some time to work out what really makes you happy.

Find a simple journal or notepad and get journaling. Make lists of things that bring you joy, look out for nuggets of satisfaction throughout your day, and then write them into your journal and how they made you feel.

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Here’s a short list of ways you might be easily pleased. Add your own ideas at the end.

• Watching a sunrise/sunset
• Your morning coffee
• The smell of freshly baked bread
• Listening to your children’s laughter
• Taking a walk in nature
• Taking a bath
• Watching a lightning storm
• Sitting by candlelight
• Cooking with your family
• Sharing a meal with friends
• A night round a campfire
• Going for a run/walk/ride/swim
• Getting a haircut
• Watching your garden birds
• Growing plants

Are you familiar with the Danish concept of Hygge? I have recently been reading more about this way to enjoy all the small things in life in the most cozy way possible.

If you want to know more about finding joy in the simple things, especially in the colder months, have a look at this post: 21 Best Books On Hygge.

These books have deepened my understanding of what being easily pleased means to me.

When will you start your journey to being easily pleased?

There’s no better day than today.

Make a positive commitment to yourself to go out and actively look for all the small opportunities for happiness.

The more you look, the more you will find.

Be brave in your commitment to live life on your own terms, and you will soon find yourself a new way of living.

You don’t need to wait 38 years like me.

You can start today.

Enjoy this beautiful day.

Amanda x