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Lacking a Sense of Purpose? 5 Ways to Begin to Find Meaning Life without purpose is a meaningless life. Here's how to get back on track. KEY POINTS The end of a chapter in life, or a bout of depression or anxiety can trigger one to feel a lack of purpose. The key to finding purpose is clearing away the obstacles that interfere with taking action. Actions one can take to find purpose include rediscovering old hobbies and experimenting with new things. What gives your life meaning? Why are you here? What should you do with your life? These are all important and natural existential and practical questions that we all ask ourselves at times. They all circle around the notion of having a purpose, a reason to wake up and move forward in our lives, a way of finding satisfaction, even joy. Unfortunately for too many of us, that sense of purpose has been absent for long stretches, or what gave us that sense of meaning has withered for a lot of good reason, or worst of all for some, it was never really there. Like a lot of problems, our lack of purpose is not so much the problem but the outcome of other underlying problems. Here are some of the common sources: End of a chapter Henry worked at a job that he enjoyed and gave him a sense of identity and meaning for 30 years, but now that he is retired, he feels useless and lost. While this is a struggle for Henry, it is also understandable. There is a sudden hole in his everyday life; he has gone through a loss, and with loss comes grief. One chapter of his life has closed, and he is in that challenging transition period of redefining and rediscovering who is apart from who he was. But for others, it may be triggered by children leaving home, the passing away of a parent that you cared for so long, or by physical or emotional limitations that take away activities that used to bring you joy. Depression Grief and depression are related but different. Grief is tied to loss and follows a natural process; depression can be biologic