Finding Meaning
what gives our life meaning, etc..
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Finding Meaning
The only journey worth taking is the one back to self. To truth. To the body. To life. đđżđ
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It is necessary to share meaning. A society is a link of relationships among people and institutions, so that we can live together. But it only works if we have a culture â which implies that we share meaning; i.e., significance, purpose, and value. Otherwise it falls apart. Our society is incoherent, and doesnât do that very well; it hasnât for a... See more
Maria Popova ⢠Legendary Physicist David Bohm on the Paradox of Communication, the Crucial Difference Between Discussion and Dialogue, and What Is Keeping Us from Listening to One Another
To buying that envelope, to bumping into strangers, to stepping out, to the fire engines and the great-looking babies. And of course, to the dancing animals.
I saw this quote last week via @sambookshelf and was reminded, once again, how much the pandemic forbade our âdancing animalsâ â the joy one gets chatting with a ... See more
instagram.comStress and meaning are inextricably linked. You donât stress out about things you donât care about, and you canât create a meaningful life without experiencing some stress
Kelly McGonigal ⢠The Upside of Stress: Why Stress Is Good for You, and HâŚ
being more generous, expanding our âgift circles,â and finding ways to give directly to people without any attachment to how they react to the money or spend it, we might make our lives more meaningful and interesting.
Paul Millerd ⢠Unlocking Generosity | #142
But if the deep roots of boredom are in a lack of meaning, rather than a shortage of stimuli, and if there is a subtle, multilayered process by which information can give rise to meaning, then the constant flow of information to which we are becoming habituated cannot deliver on such a promise. At best, it allows us to distract ourselves with the p... See more
The reason weâre so increasingly intolerant of long articles and why we skim them, why we skip forward even in a short video that reduces a 300-page book into a three-minute animation â even in that we skip forward â is that weâve been infected with this kind of pathological impatience that makes us want to have the knowledge but not do the work of... See more
Maria Popova ⢠Maria Popova â Cartographer of Meaning in a Digital Age
All these people youâve known and loved â âthey suffered and struggled so much, and then life is over,â said Scorsese. âYou get to the point of saying, âWell, what does it all mean?â It doesnât matter what it means. You have to live it. And if you choose not to live it, you choose not to live it; thatâs up to you. But you are existing and you live ... See more