Content with much?

Paul writes in Philippians, that he has learned to be content in all things. He goes on to say content in much and content with little. Being of the lower end of the monetary ladder, I always honed into the content with little. That was my prayer. As our world faces an economical landslide, I am looking at the other. I wonder if being content with much is the key to being content when that much is gone. I work in a large medical school, and when I first came to work there, I was appalled with the waste. Coming from the private sector, the income determined what bills got paid, if we got paid, etc. Cost containment, budgeting, etc were a way of life. Here, there were 5 people for each job. Lots of time to play, visit, and enjoy the good life. That is changing dramatically and some folks have not the clue how to live with less. How to work harder for less money or the same money. What a difficult concept if you have not ever experienced it. I have been blessed because I have. I find being content with little is easier than being content with much. Much is never enough. However little is exact and you are thankful for every penny. Maybe that is the key. To live in the moment. To live in the "less" world without looking at the "more's" Maybe it is just the opposite in the "more" world. Perhaps contentment comes with looking at the "less" Is perspective the key

I really enjoy the website - christianmystic.com. The author of most of the articles is Brian Robertson. I like his writing because he is not afraid to say "Hmmm?" In a recent article there was one phrase that I kept going back to:

"For a spiritual traveler, great faith is a must, but so is great doubt"

To me, that was a "rock my world" kind of statement. In my mind, faith and doubt have been totally opposite of each other. Each entity advised to stay put, confined to its own corner. How could it possibly work then - the mix of these two. So, like there is some type of special "blend" as in coffee or do they actually balance each other? Equal weights on an old fashioned scale. Does one have to increase if the other decreases? Or are there times in my life when "_____ happens" and doubt takes the lead. But then, just as I am being carried along by the big D, I look back over my shoulder, and see where I came from. I can see with perfect clarity what I gained from the "_______- ty" experience and faith pulls up neck and neck with doubt, even pulling ahead. Unconsciously, I guess I saw doubt synonomous with failure and mistakes while sucess was just the opposite - suceess and flawless. What do you think?