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In today’s world of high-tech conveniences like robotics and automation, it can be challenging to provide children with meaningful chores that teach responsibility and service. Growing up, I had a never-ending list of farm chores posted on the fridge, and rainy days felt like a rare escape to explore the countryside. Many children today lack these work-life experiences that once shaped character.
Living a meaningful life is synonymous with being content, although creating meaning in our lives is not always easy. The rewards are in the challenges and their necessary lessons. Perhaps our happiness is predicated on stretching our comfort zone, with learning, and making a difference in the world. At the center of meaningful goals is the relationship that we have with ourselves.
Learning to focus on our one true self sets a crystal-clear path for personal growth, allowing others to meaningfully connect with us and support our life goals. Development of our one true self is made easier when we understand the duo of the inner and outer self. The inner self represents our beliefs, values, and authentic voice, while the outer self is what we show the world in order to gain acceptance.
