๐๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ณ๐๐น ๐น๐ถ๐ณ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ฑ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐ฎ๐๐๐ฒ๐๐๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐ฒ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐, ๐๐ต๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต๐๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐.
While philosophers have questioned the meaning of life for thousands of years, researchers in positive psychology have tried to define the human capacity to think, perceive, and evaluate what is meaningful.
According to research by Martela & Steger (2016), while there may be some overlap, the meaning of life has three facets: ๐ค๐ฐ๐ฉ๐ฆ๐ณ๐ฆ๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ, ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ณ๐ฑ๐ฐ๐ด๐ฆ, ๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ ๐ด๐ช๐จ๐ฏ๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข๐ฏ๐ค๐ฆ. Each facet taps into a distinct human experience.
๐๐ผ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ is the cognitive component โ how we make sense of what happens to us, attempting to find patterns or comprehension, and establish predictability and associations that allow us to create connection.
๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ด๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐๐ฒ๐, ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐บ๐ฒ๐ป๐, ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ถ๐.
๐ฃ๐๐ฟ๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐ฒ refers specifically to the having direction and future-oriented goals that we choose for ourselves to manage behaviors, determine strengths, and incorporate them into our awareness. Purpose is a motivating aspect for pursuing our goals despite the effort or โcostsโ associated with them.
๐ฆ๐ถ๐ด๐ป๐ถ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ is creating a life worth living and inherent value.ย Our worth, self-esteem, and mattering are personal evaluations that oneโs life is worthwhile. Each personโs values, goals, and desired outcomes are personally driven.ย
Culturally, some refer to this as ๐ช๐ฌ๐ช๐จ๐ข๐ช; it is a dimension of what makes our lives worth living. Our choices and behaviors matter because they represent who we are, who we want to be, and how we personally fulfill them.
Our purpose may change many times throughout our lives based on our experiences, moods, or lessons learned.ย We seek to be valued, appreciated, unique, and a sense of belonging. This motivation drives us to seek the good that we can do in our work, our actions, and our legacies.ย It is our individual distinction and evaluation of positive standards for personal and professional growth.
What gives your life meaning or what legacy would you wish to create?
Conscious Empathy 
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