by Chris Maxwell | May 1, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
You don’t need a chapter title to know this feeling. But in Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours, there is one—“When Life Doesn’t Go As Planned.” Because you’ve lived it. You’ve made plans. Held onto them. Believed they would unfold a certain way....
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 21, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
One of the quiet truths you’ll encounter in Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours is found in a chapter called “Living With Limits.” Not a loud chapter. Not a demanding one. But an honest one. We cannot be everything to everyone. We cannot say yes to...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 16, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
Before you read a single page of Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours, you’ve already helped write part of its story. Because of you, this book exists. You said something. You listened. You believed. And it mattered. So thank you—for encouraging me...
by Chris Maxwell | Apr 2, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
We walk toward Easter every year. The calendar leads us there, but so does our heart—the longing, the wondering, the remembering. I’ve walked through this week more times than I can count. Palm Sunday. Maundy Thursday. Good Friday. Silent Saturday. Resurrection...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 24, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
(Thoughts about the upcoming book Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours) Comparison rarely announces itself. It slips in quietly. You’re grateful—until you scroll. You’re content—until you see. You’re confident—until you compare. Then something...
by Chris Maxwell | Mar 10, 2026 | Blog, Book Excerpts
(Based on the Introduction of Contentment: What You’re Searching for Is Already Yours) We have been taught to search. Search for success. Search for recognition. Search for the next level, the next stage, the next version of ourselves. Search for...