Is life worth
living?
Viktor Frankl shows us
how to make life worth
living no matter what
© Paul T. P. Wong
The 12 step program of
Meaningful Living
1. Accept your true self
2. Believe in your core values
3. Choose meaning & virtue
7. Go for PURE gold
4. Discover Viktor Frankl
8. Hitch your wagon to a war horse
5. Embark on meaning quest
9. Imagine the double-vision
6. Find the sources of meaning 10. Join forces between Yin & Yang
& happiness
11. Knit a web of relationships
12. Live a healthy & fulfilling life
7 reasons for Meaningful Living
1.
Discover the purpose & direction of your life
2.
Understand who you are and why you are here
3.
Know and pursue what really matters
4.
Have a sense of freedom and responsibility to do
what is right
5.
Become authentic and kind in relating to others
6.
Develop the resilience to survive anything life throws
at you
7.
Live a vital and fulfilling life in all circumstances.
Lesson 4: Is life worth living?
This silent cry for meaning rises from
the depth of a tormented soul.The
sufferer dares not utter this lifechanging question, because he is too
afraid to hear the answer.
Solomon’s Problem of
Meaninglessness
“Meaningless! Meaningless!...
Utterly meaningless!
Everything is meaningless.”
(Ecclesiastes 1:2, NIV)
Job’s Problem of Suffering
“Why did I not perish at birth,
and die as I came from the womb?”
(Job 3:11, NIV)
Viktor Frankl’s Answer
Basic Tenets of Logotherapy
Freedom of Will
The Will to Meaning
Meaning of Life
The Meaning of Suffering
Seven benefits of suffering
1.
Whatever does not kill you makes you stronger
2.
Suffering purifies the soul
3.
It makes you wiser
4.
It increases your compassion
5.
It teaches you how to pray and wait upon God
6.
It compels you to do something to make life better for all
7.
It prepares you for heroic achievements.
The Tragic Triad of
Meaninglessness
The Neurotic Triad of
Meaninglessness
The 3 Values of Meaning
Creative Value
Experiential Value
Attitudinal Value
The Defiant Human Spirit
Meaning vs. Success Mindset
Your world is too small
Meaning:
The Key to Resilience
Serving others is the key to
Meaningful Living
7 attributes of meaning-mindset
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Awaken to need for meaning & purpose
Believe that life has intrinsic meaning
Choose to do what is right & kind
Devote oneself to living a responsible,
virtuous and resilient life
Elevate mundane activities to the
transcendental realm,
Find positive potentials in negatives
Go the extra mile for others.
Conclusion
Having a meaning-mindset will make all
the difference.
 It will fill your inner void and give you
hope in hopeless situaitons.
 It will add a special glow to everything
you do and see.
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