As a self help book this gives some easy to follow tips and hints. If you have read others in this genre you might find it a little repetitive but its a good first book.

Sadly this book was archived before I could download to read it. It has been added to my TBR and I’ll keep an eye out for it again in the future or at my local library.

I had every intention of reading this book and writing an honest review but it expired before I had the chance. My apologies, If you like to resend it to me I would be happy to get it reviewed,

Thank you Netgalley for this book. I requested this book as i was intrigued by the title. as i am self help geek. This really is a very simple and easy to understand book. There is a reference to few other books, and author's experience (at times it's too much of this is mentioned).

"Follow instructions" are laid out really plainly and simply that even children will be able to understand and follow.

Thank you to NetGalley and Westminster John Knox Press for this free readers edition. In exchange I am providing an honest review.

Contented people: know external circumstances don't determine happiness, use trials as growth opportunities, cultivate optimism, focus on the present, practice forgiveness, practice generosity, nurture relationships, express gratitude, care for their bodies, care for their souls. Thielen's short but succinct book about the source of happiness - contentment - is an easy to read book about the work of contentment and where that work occurs. It's an inside job. Thielen takes scripture, science, and experience - personal and otherwise - to make the case for contentment. And it's a compelling case.