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So to have meaning in life is to have both an overall purpose for living and the assurance that you are making a difference by serving some good beyond yourself. The psychological need for this is inarguable.
Timothy Keller • Making Sense of God: Finding God in the Modern World
Together these help us to see beyond the particular to grasp the deeper unity not just of human beings but also of the living world and the cosmos of which we are part—that integration and insight at the heart of so much of the deepest thought throughout history.
Geoff Mulgan • Another World Is Possible: How to Reignite Social and Political Imagination
In 1954, a psychologist named Abraham Maslow surveyed the research in psychology about what motivates people. He boiled down volumes of existing research to a list of needs and desires that people try to fulfill: Transcendence: help others realize their potential Self-actualization: realize our own potential, self-fulfillment, peak experiences Aest
... See moreDan Heath • Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die
We talk about how wonderful it is to do things for other people, or to fall in love, or have a meaningful profession as if these activities are what give life meaning. We attribute the meaning to the person or thing we think is responsible for it rather than to Essence,
A. H. Almaas • Diamond Heart: Elements of the Real in Man
Most people are seeking a life filled with joy, love, a feeling of security, creative self-expression, enjoyable and meaningful activities, and self-esteem.
Duane Packer • Creating Money: Attracting Abundance (Earth Life Series Book 5)
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
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