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Are you experiencing a Crisis of Meaning? (Part 2)
The process of finding meaning is highly personal, but also reflects the larger social context in which we find ourselves. As we continue to respond to society’s challenges, we grapple with the meaning of it all.
Due to constant change in the world around us, we need to continually update our own meanings, our sense of self and our place in the world. We need to be in a continual process of transformation in order to continue growing and developing our potential.
Are you experiencing a crisis of meaning? (Part 1)
It’s no stretch of the truth to say there is a crisis of meaning in today’s society. People feel more disoriented, disconnected, anxious, and pulled-every-which-way than ever before. While the pandemic has certainly exacerbated the problem of psychological and mental disorders, there are deeper, underlying causes that go back decades, and even further.
What’s going on? What are we to do?
Matching what’s important with reality
Balancing what’s important on the inside—in our hearts and minds—with our understanding of the world outside is no easy task. We might deceive ourselves as to what really matters or what’s relevant to us – or maybe we just don’t know.
We also might be deceiving ourselves about the reality of the world around us. Sometimes we put blinders on or wish things weren’t the way they are.
What about your life? What aspects of your world don’t match up?
Finding peace of mind in these uncertain times
There is much in the world over which we have no control. The virus, the casualties, the media, the stats. While we cannot change these things, we do have control over how we respond to them. Worrying about something bad happening is not going to prevent it happening. If we allow fear or anxiety to dominate our daily lives, we diminish our capacity for resourcefulness, for creativity, for kindness, and for love.