There's More To Life Than Being Happy, By Emily Esfahani Smith
Meaning comes from the pursuit of more complex things than happiness
Podcast: Chris Martenson Interviews Carolyn Baker: Emotional Resilience
To find meaning and purpose, Carolyn advocates a process called ‘inner transition,’ which focuses the individual on answering two questions: “Who do I want to be?” and “What am I here to do?” The process is about redefining our relationship to work, to each other, and to the world around us – in short, redefining what “prosperity” means. For too many in the recent past, prosperity = money. In a future where many current professions and industries may no longer exist, those who respect the work they do – whatever it is – will find much more fulfillment than those remaining fixated on a specific income level that they may not be able to return to.