Published on 12, July, 2020
How do you all make your life feel meaningful? I am 42 single living with parents. No children no great achievements. I wanted to do more but feel life life never got started because mental illness got in the way. I cant save money because I spend when I feel bad which is often. I'm tired of feeling like lofe is going nowhere.
My meaning in life that started to get developed through my thirties is to help others and to make good, meaningful connections with people.
I think it's unlikely I'll have children and I've come to think of people in general as my children/my brethren/my crew. People are my people and I want to care for them.
This purpose developed for me from how good I felt working in a job that helped people get control of their diabetes. The feeling felt so right, it became a general purpose in life.
I actually want to be normal, after being a misfit for so long. However, I received quite a few kicks in the teeth.
I want to pass on my values to any children I have. Only dead fish go with the flow. Too many kids are just expected to have mountains of toys/devices and the parents soon realise that the kids are down a rabbit-hole.