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A Sense Of Contribution - First identifying, and then offering up our unique gifts to our community, and feeling valued and appreciated for this. A Sense Of Purpose - Feeling as if the interactions we share with our fellow community members are having a positive impact upon wider society.
Joe Lightfoot • A Collective Blooming: The Rise Of The Mutual Aid Community
Freedom grants the opportunity for greater meaning, but by itself there is nothing necessarily meaningful about it. Ultimately, the only way to achieve meaning and a sense of importance in one’s life is through a rejection of alternatives, a narrowing of freedom, a choice of commitment to one place, one belief, or (gulp) one person.
Mark Manson • The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life (Mark Manson Collection Book 1)
At its core, finding meaning in anything is simply recognising what’s most important to you and valuing it at that level. Meaning can be as simple as loving what you do every day or as complex as striving to leave the world a little better than you found it after you depart this world. The more meaningful your work is to you, the more likely you ar
... See morePostanly Weekly • Arthur Schopenhauer on Meaning, Wisdom and Living Well
In the end, we identified three key ingredients of a well-balanced life. Let’s call them the ABCs of meaning. The A is agency—autonomy, freedom, creativity, mastery; the belief that you can impact the world around you. The B is belonging—relationships, community, friends, family; the people that surround and nurture you. The C is cause—a calling, a
... See moreBruce Feiler • Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age
to prove to oneself the unity of all existence, visible and unseen. By obtaining a calm and poised disposition and a generous and round character, one secured and served—embodied and lived—this unity. This approach to every moment was seen as the most transcendental of life motives—it was life’s meaning and truest purpose!
Jonathon Miller Weisberger • Rainforest Medicine: Preserving Indigenous Science and Biodiversity in the Upper Amazon
In the end, we identified three key ingredients of a well-balanced life. Let’s call them the ABCs of meaning. The A is agency—autonomy, freedom, creativity, mastery; the belief that you can impact the world around you. The B is belonging—relationships, community, friends, family; the people that surround and nurture you. The C is cause—a calling, a
... See moreBruce Feiler • Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age
