My therapist asked me: what is exactly the meaning you are struggling with ? I realized I actually don’t have a definition for it.
It may imply some lasting effect beyond mortality, or a certainty that immediately kindles unarguable passion for life. It is an aha moment: given all my struggles, meaning itself remains undefined, and is certainly unachievable.
In our daily life, whether we consider a goal meaningful often reduces to whether or not we choose to pursue it. Here is what I try: instead of obsessing on whether or not there is an undefined meaning, I ask alternative questions: what does life offers that I enjoy and look forward to. The answers are clear: love, responsibility, passion, pleasure and freedom.
Given all the wonder and beauty that life offers, do we want to see more, explore more and spending more time with people that we love ? My answer is crystal clear. Whatever keeps us going, keeps us saying Yes, is the meaning we are looking for.
Meaning is not an abstract, undefined term. Searching for meaning doesn’t need to be writing a philosophical essay. It is to stay at present, listen to our inner voice, whatever we are enjoying and looking forward to, is the meaning we pursue.