I feel like life is pointless. How can I find meaning in my life?
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Moderated by Danielle Johnson, MSED, Community mental Health Counseling, LMHC
Updated: Aug 3, 2020
ChamomileTea5202
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Dec 23, 2017
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This is a difficult question that many people struggle with. It is human nature to ask this as we are fully aware that our time is limited. I heard one of my professors once say that it's not about finding meaning in our lives as much as it is making meaningful moments in our life with people who mean a lot to us.
Anonymous
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Jan 4, 2018
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Find the things you love/like, even if they seem tiny or silly, and invest your time in them, so that you can find more joy and meaning in life. This can be a very lenghty and troublesome process, though.
PieCat
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Jan 14, 2018
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Find something that you enjoy or something that you'd like to see happen. Many people find meaning in their hobby, career, or family. Some people like traveling or seeing new places. Others like helping others and look forward to waking up to a better world. Each person's life has its own meaning.
Anonymous
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Jan 24, 2018
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try joining clubs, sports, or other extra-curricular activities. make new friends! maybe start going to the gym, starting a blog, becoming an activist. i find writing in a journal helps and using my high follower count on instagram to an advantage- spreading positivity and equality. so, you can try to do something like that. or even volunteer work! that can be incredibly fulfilling.
xxabbey
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Jan 24, 2018
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The way to find meaning in life is to give your life a meaning find the things that make you happy & give your life purpose
1SteveW
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Feb 7, 2018
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Help others! I have a lot of "life experiences" but have not shared them with many people that vould benefit from them. I would like to change that.
Anonymous
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Feb 8, 2018
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Another philosipcal question. I guess we all have meaning if we have a purpose. Find a purpose, whether it would be helping the less fortunate for example. I'd also strongly recommend therapy if you felt this way
ConnerAlexzander
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Feb 16, 2018
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Find a goal and work towards it. This goal can be anything, a happy family, a dream job, travelling the world, anything. Once you have a goal, you need to make a plan, and once you have accomplished your goal, you will find you had meaning in your life after all. If for any reason you cannot accomplish your goal, find a new one that is a step lower, then once you've done that, work up to your original if you find you still want that.
breathedeeplytalkkindly
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Feb 17, 2018
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I think finding something you enjoy doing is the key to meaning! Find what you love and explore it. Passion is the key to enjoying life. Passion for hobbies, work, and those around you.
Anonymous
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Feb 21, 2018
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Find a motivation in life. Just like sportsmen, they have a goal to meet in their life, like collecting as many medals or simply just to reach the top 10 rank.
First, you can find a motivation in life by knowing who you are as a person. Take your time to learn about you. Because, and I always emphasize this, you are the main character. So it is important to know what are your interests, dislikes and even your personalities and temperament.
Next, find out what you really like and pursue that. Put that as your goal in life. It can be a short-term goal, like making cookies. Or a long-term want, like teaching children how to read ABCs.
So, always have a goal that you wish to work towards. For me, the more challenging it is , the more adventure I get. And the more excited I become. So, understand who you are and come out with a goal. Then you will feel that your life is full of meaning, because you have achieve many milestones in life.
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