What Gives Your Life Meaning?

[Deleted member 19804]

My friends and family give my life meaning, but so do many other people and aspects of life. People who are kind and inspiring. The thought of having children one day. Doing good deeds and making other people smile.

I also want to one day be some sort of a human rights activist. I want to use my trauma in a way that something good comes from it anyway; I want to inspire and help people.

The small things also give my life meaning. Like laughing, hanging out with my friends, hugs, feeling safe in someone's arms, sleeping late and waking up next to someone I love, listening to good music..

I think there is probably a lot more that gives my life meaning. It is likely that I'm even missing the most important things. But I'm still young, so ask me again in a few decades :)

 

[Deleted member 1860]

Am I the only one not concerned with defining "meaning" in my life? Maybe so...

I guess I just don't analyze what is meaningful and what is not. I mean I live my life how I want to live my life. Certain things bring me happiness and so I gravitate toward them.

I think that most lives (if not all) have meaning, even if in small ways that one might not consider "meaningful". We all have an effect, no matter how great or small.

 

[The Albatross]

I find that very interesting because I am doing a battery of questionnaires from a reputable Dr./Professor of University of Pennsylvania and I am finding that my Life Approach scores, particularly meaningfulness and goodness are counter balancing my stoic/pessimism/anxiety in a positive way. But I have a clearly defined set of what meaningfulness is to me.

 

[Deleted member 29961]

My daughter, most definitely.

 

[stjohn1633]

This is a difficult question for me right now. I feel like the reset button was pushed on my life. Everything I knew, everything that made sense, I question.

Do I go back to the way I was living and thinking before? Our do I change? Do I change some things or everything?

 

[Tinyflame]

@stjohn1633 , I don't think you could go back if you even wanted to. But change or tweak what you feel in your heart of hearts is so as you go that is true to yourself (just don't let all the lies of fear & despair tell you they are the truth & only, final word).

Welcome to you, btw. :)

 

[Lionheart]

Some things that give my life meaning....

My family gives my life meaning. (Unconditional love).

I give my life meaning by the way I choose to live my life, despite being disabled and chronically ill.

My chosen spiritual path gives my life meaning.

As a sufferer and a supporter, this forum and the ability to help enlighten and encourage others on their journey of healing gives my life extra special meaning.

I am an activist for human and animal rights, and I support the local children's advocacy center where professionals volunteer their time to care for sexually abused children.

Most recently, I have become an advocate for medicinal marijuana for chronically and terminally ill patients, especially children with epilepsy and anyone without legal access to the medicine.

Fighting for a better quality of life for myself and learning to love myself as I love others is an important meaning for my life.

 

[Ronin]

No meaning, just parties. ;)

I'm actually not sure about the meaning, & I'm not too concerned with looking for it right now. I just enjoy shiny things I encounter daily & stick around for these, so that I can also point others to shiny things.

 

[illusionist]

One thing that I have recently found that does give more meaning to my life is hope for a future. I never used to see or want? a future....I always felt that death was just around the corner...Not necessarily depressed about it, I just believed it, and accepted it.

Now, for the first time, I am making plans......booked my first holiday abroad in April.....saving money to prepare for retirement......joining a private health care scheme.......basically preparing to look after my future, which I didn't care to do as thought I had no future. I have many little things I want to do, and can do, now that I believe I do have the time to prepare to do them.....as much as anyone else has anyway.

 

[oasis2003]

At the moment, it's writing my book (almost done). It's partly autobiographical, but the main point is...

wow tell us when your book is done and what the title is @WillyKat

I need to find more meaning for myself I am definitely there for my family, but I am trying to find things which interest and inspire me.