5 Pillars of a Meaningful Life

What makes your life fulfilling?

Wendy Miller
4 min readDec 24, 2020

--

Photo by: bradclaw via Getty Images

We all want to live a meaningful life. We want to know that when we’re gone, what we did meant something to someone, that we’ll be missed, that we’ve left something behind that will live on.

But what does that look like?

What does it take to have a meaningful life? Money? Love? Adventure? Ultimately, it’s up to you to decide what will give your life meaning. Arguably, there’s no inherent meaning to life. That might scare some people, but it’s actually great news. You can choose what is meaningful to you.

While it’s an individual decision, there are a few common starting points. The real individuality comes from how you choose to apply them.

Consider these crucial aspects of life to create a fulfilling life that has meaning:

1. Evolution. It’s a little sad when someone reaches the pinnacle of their life at 35 — or even younger — and coasts to the end. To have a meaningful life, it’s important to grow and evolve. Otherwise, you’ll feel as if you’ve wasted your life. You’ll wonder what you could have accomplished with a little more time and attention.

How have you changed over the last 10 years? What do you know now that you didn’t…

--

--

Wendy Miller
Wendy Miller

No responses yet