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Research form 2016 shows that positive interactions with pets can boost levels of oxytocin and dopamine — brain chemicals that bring feelings of pleasure and connection. I find you are merely bewitching me with your spells and incantations, which have reduced me to utter perplexity. And if I am indeed to have my jest, I consider that both in your appearance and in other respects you are extremely like the flat torpedo sea-fish; for it benumbs anyone who approaches and touches it, and something of the sort is what I find you have done to me now. For in truth I feel my soul and my tongue quite benumbed, and I am at a loss what answer to give you.

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Envision the world as you think it should be. Now create it into reality. Do not despair when you see things that humans do to each other that make you unfathomably sad. When you feel that sadness, let yourself feel it, be consumed by it. That is your fire. Focus your attentions onto creating a different reality, one where the atrocities, the pain, the suffering does not exist. Create a new space, a better space, for others to live in. For example, Steger, Frazier, Oishi, and Kaler (2006) posit that meaning consists of two separate dimensions: coherence and purpose. Coherence refers to how we understand our life, whereas purpose relates to the goals that we have for our life.

Our life circumstances and experiences change as we age. We go through various life stages, such as parenthood and career changes, and each stage presents us with unique challenges and achievements. In the beautifully titled and beautifully written A Life Worth Living: Albert Camus and the Quest for Meaning ( public library), historian Robert Zaretsky considers Camus’s lifelong quest to shed light on the absurd condition, his “yearning for a meaning or a unity to our lives,” and its timeless yet increasingly timely legacy:Maybe you feel you’ve been called to do something great, but getting started has been challenging. Maybe you’ve been on your journey for a while, but you’ve come up against an obstacle that seems insurmountable. Kirkwood, J.K. Quality of life: The heart of the matter. Anim. Welfare 2007, 16, 1–179. [ Google Scholar] [ CrossRef] Psychological researchers conduct research and measure psychological constructs such as happiness, depression, and intelligence. However, constructs first need to be defined before they can be measured. However, the second variation of this question – how we find meaning in life – is psychological and of more interest to us.

In A Life Worth Living, named after its authors’ highly sought-after undergraduate course, Volf, Croasmun, and McAnnally-Linz chart out this question, providing readers with jumping-off points, road maps, and habits of reflection for figuring out where their lives hold meaning and where things need to change.

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The hero’s journey is a concept that originated from 20th-century professor Joseph Campbell. It’s what often causes a hero to embark on a quest in many classic stories, but it can also apply to your own life. Vallerand (2012) found that people who had more harmonious relationships with their passions also had stronger relationships with the people who shared their passions. 2. Develop and foster social relationships (purpose, significance) Living a life with meaning and value can make you happier, more content, more resilient through hard times, and more likely to influence the lives of others. Goal direction and mattering are both motivational components and synonymous with purpose and significance, respectively. The third component – one’s life making sense – is a cognitive component, akin to significance.