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How To Create A Life Filled With Hope And Meaning?
Transcending sadness, depression, and despair.
Over my seven decades on earth, I have learned that if a person’s life doesn’t have meaning they will likely slide into a state of hopelessness and despair
In the area of personal development, self-improvement, and positive psychology a meaningful life is a construct having to do with the purpose, significance, fulfillment, and satisfaction of life. While specific theories vary, there are two common aspects: a global schema to understand one’s life and the belief that life itself is meaningful. Meaning can be defined as the connection linking two presumably independent entities together.
A meaningful life links the biological reality of life to a symbolic interpretation or meaning. Those possessing a sense of meaning are generally found to have lower levels of negative emotions, lower risk of mental illness, and to be happier.
One of the major counseling approaches to helping a person to find meaning in life is called Logotherapy. This approach emphasizes finding values and purpose in an individual’s life and building relationships with others in…
