Do You Have Meaning In Your Life Workshop

1. When was the last time you felt truly alive — fully present, doing something that mattered to you? Describe that moment.

Example: It was a few years ago, coaching my daughter's softball team. I looked forward to it every week.

2. What's changed since then? What filled the space where that feeling used to be?

Example: Work got busier, she grew up, and most of my time now goes to things that just keep the routine running.

3. Which of these feels closest to what you're experiencing right now?

4. On a scale of 1–10, how much does this affect your daily life?

5. If nothing changed and you kept living exactly as you are now, how would you feel about your life five years from now?

Example: Honestly, a little uneasy — like I'd have let a lot of good years slide by on autopilot.

1. List 3–5 things you value most right now — not what you were taught to value, what actually matters to you today.

Example: Family, honesty, doing meaningful work, staying healthy enough to enjoy my life.

2. When have you felt most proud of who you were, not what you accomplished?

Example: When I stayed patient with my kids during a hard season, even when I was exhausted.

3. If the people closest to you described what you stood for, what would you want them to say?

Example: That I showed up for them, that my word meant something, that I tried to do right by people.

4. Where in your life right now do your daily actions match your values — and where do they not?

Example: I value family, but most weeknights I'm too drained to really be present with them.

5. What's one value you've quietly compromised on lately — and what would it take to reclaim it?

Example: I've let honesty slide into avoiding hard conversations. Reclaiming it means saying the true thing sooner, even when it's uncomfortable.

1. Rate how much meaning each of these currently brings you (1–10):

2. Which one used to be a bigger source of meaning for you than it is now? What changed?

Example: Faith. I used to go every week; life got busy and it quietly fell away.

3. Which one is currently underused, but you suspect could bring you more meaning if you gave it more room?

Example: Growth — I used to love learning new things, and I haven't picked up anything new in years.

4. If you had to pick just one source to strengthen over the next month, which would move the needle most?

Example: Relationships — reconnecting with a few old friends I've let fade.

5. What would it look like, concretely, if that source were a 9 or 10 for you?

Example: I'd have a standing call with two old friends every month, and it wouldn't feel like an obligation — it'd feel like something I looked forward to.

1. Based on the meaning source you want to strengthen, what's one small action you could take weekly — something realistic, not aspirational?

Example: A 20-minute phone call with my sister every Sunday evening.

2. When during your week will you actually do this? Be specific — a day, a time, a trigger that reminds you.

Example: Sunday at 6pm, right after dinner, before I sit down for the evening.

3. What's likely to get in the way — and what will you do when that happens?

Example: If I'm traveling, I'll send a voice memo instead of skipping it entirely.

4. Who, if anyone, could you tell about this practice to help you stay accountable?

Example: My spouse — I'll ask them to check in with me on Sundays.

5. How will you know, a month from now, that this practice is actually working?

Example: I'll feel like I'm looking forward to the call instead of squeezing it in, and my sister and I will actually be catching up, not just checking a box.

1. Write 2–4 sentences that capture what gives your life meaning, and how you want to live because of it. Read it back once you're done — does it sound like you?

Example: Meaning, for me, is showing up fully for the people I love and doing work I'm proud of — even in small ways. I want to stop waiting for the big moment and start noticing the ordinary ones.

2. What would need to change in your daily life for this statement to be more true than it is today?

Example: I'd need to stop treating rest and connection as things I get to "if there's time," and start treating them as part of the plan.