2020’s Gift of 20/20 Vision Has Unveiled a Society in Search of a Soul
It is, unfortunately, only too clear that if the individual is not truly regenerated in spirit, society cannot be either, for society is the sum total of individuals in need of redemption. — Carl...
View ArticleWhat Does Finding Your Life Purpose Mean?
— Religious leaders tell us we were not created by accident, for we came into this world with a purpose the world needs. So, does this mean you have some special job or assignment given to you to...
View ArticleRobert Frost’s Cold Universe
In reading “The Raven,” Robert Frost likely identified with the following lines: “Deep into that darkness peering / long I stood there wondering, fearing, doubting, / dreaming dreams no mortal dared...
View ArticleMaking the Meaning You Crave
Say that an experience felt meaningful. Might you nevertheless denounce it as fraudulent? Yes, you might. It is completely possible to experience something as meaningful and then announce that it was...
View ArticleOvercoming Depression: Is the Answer Usefulness and Meaning?
I’ve had bouts of depression throughout my nearly 30 years on this planet. One of the reasons for starting this website was to describe what has helped me, but to also further examine deep subjects...
View ArticleHow a Sense of Urgency Can Save You From the Quicksand
My friend Henry and I grew up not far from each other in the same town. He was just about a year older than me. Our families were alike —hardworking, middle-class folk who wanted their children to get...
View ArticleReflections on Old Age
By Cloty Rubio If in our beliefs the future ends when the body dies, it is a good opportunity to review them and try to see life from different perspectives in terms of its meaning and value. It is a...
View ArticleProjectile Poop and the Meaning of Life
Here’s an attempt to explain how becoming a parent changes everything. I was on the mid-morning shift with my three-week old daughter, so around 6:00–9:00 AM — not to be confused with first morning...
View ArticleWhy ‘Is Life Meaningful?’ Is the Wrong Question
[This post is the third in a multi-part series called Everything You Thought You Knew About Meaning is Wrong. To be in touch about it, you can always reach me at ericmaisel@hotmail.com or visit me at...
View ArticleMeaning Has Its Reasons
[This post is the fourth in a multi-part series called Everything You Thought You Knew About Meaning is Wrong. To be in touch about it, you can always reach me at ericmaisel@hotmail.com or visit me at...
View ArticleWhat Really Is The Meaning of Life?
The meaning of life is a question that has perplexed humans for centuries. What is the true meaning of life and what is our true purpose? Many philosophers, theologians, and scientists have attempted...
View ArticleThat First Taste of Consciousness: The Family of Awareness Is Infinite
Just imagine the moment when the first human being, hominid, or whomever first became conscious. Not just when a human felt for the first time their feet on the earth; but the first time any hominid...
View ArticleTwo Golden Meaning Opportunities: Achievement and Excellence
[This post is the fourteenth in a multi-part series called Everything You Thought You Knew About Meaning is Wrong. To be in touch about it, you can always reach me at ericmaisel@hotmail.com or visit me...
View ArticleIntelligence and Mania
[This post is the twentieth in a multi-part series called Everything You Thought You Knew About Meaning is Wrong. To be in touch about it, you can always reach me at ericmaisel@hotmail.com or visit me...
View ArticleHow to Keep Going When Life Hurts
Life is a complex journey, and along the way, it often throws us curveballs that can be painful and challenging to handle. From heartbreak and loss, to disappointment and failure, these experiences...
View ArticleLiving With Purpose: How Defining Your Ideal Self Can Guide Your Life
Are you living in alignment with the man you say you want to become? Or are you simply living as who you think you are? This question is at the heart of personal growth and development. Most of us go...
View ArticleThe Most Important Question of Your Life
It’s the single most important question of every man’s life. And, it’s imperative that you know the answer, even if you’re not a man. The answer to this single question can provide much needed...
View ArticleHow Did My Life Change When I Started Comparing Myself to Myself?
The toxic act one does to himself is comparing oneself with others. Humans have this weird habit of comparing, and it has to be accepted that it is inevitable. But it is important to overcome this...
View ArticleHow Has Finding Purpose in My Writing Made My Life Meaningful?
When I started writing, I just wanted to build good followers on Medium and start earning when the Medium partner program gets launched in my country. I belong to India, and the partner program has...
View ArticleThe Counterintuitive Reason Why You Want Pain in Your Life
You’re lying on the floor, wracked with sobs, curled up because you can’t take the pain anymore. Pain boils through your body and you can’t understand. You can’t understand what you did to deserve...
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