Spiritual · Meaning
Meaning-Making Worksheet
Meaning is chosen, not delivered
Viktor Frankl: even in the worst circumstances, humans can choose the meaning they give experience. This is not "everything happens for a reason" — it's building meaning where none was given.
The experience I'm making meaning of
What the culture / religion / family narrative told me it meant
What that meaning cost me
The meaning I'm choosing to build now, deliberately
Meaning is chosen, not delivered
You are not required to accept the first meaning given to you. Meaning-making is one of the most human, and most therapeutic, acts.