Why do so many people still feel stuck—even after reading the books, attending workshops, and deeply reflecting on meaning?

Most of us assume that if the world becomes wealthier, healthier, and more technologically advanced, people should also become happier. But that’s not what the data show. Over the past two decades, we’ve made remarkable material progress — yet many people feel more stressed, lonelier, and less hopeful than before. The puzzle is not a lack of solutions. It is a deeper problem of meaning.

Most change approaches start with behavior: what to do differently. Meaningful Purpose Psychology starts one layer deeper — with how we understand what is happening, why it matters, and what is actually guiding us before we act.

Without a clear foundation in Meaningful Purpose Psychology’s view of meaning, many change efforts remain fragile and short-lived — because the meanings guiding action were never fully examined, a pattern repeatedly documented in research on failed change initiatives. With that foundation, wiser action and more humane outcomes become genuinely attainable.

This blog explains why an aspiring meaningful purpose practitioner begins with improving their own meaning lucidity before serving others.

Why do good ideas, therapy, and meaning so often fail to last? A simple reflection using the Parable of the Sower on why real change begins with preparing the ground, not adding more insight.

Logoteleology arose from a simple but persistent question raised by history and data alike: if meaning has been so abundantly offered, why has durable human flourishing remained so uneven and fragile? Its answer was methodological—to go first to the ground through which meaning is received, before tending to the meaning itself.

The article highlights forgiveness as a powerful force for personal and collective peace, particularly in a world marked by conflict.

"Your vision will become clear only when you look into your heart. Who looks outside, dreams. Who looks inside, awakens." - Carl Jung...

Out of clutter, find simplicity. Albert Einstein Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying...

Intelligence is the door to freedom, and alert attention is the mother of intelligence. ~ Jon Kabat-Zinn ~ We live in an era where...

It takes less time to do a thing right than it does to explain why you did it wrong. Can meaning be measured? Based on what standards?...

. .. we have to choose between what is important and what is not, what is meaningful and what is not. We have to become selective and...

Your attitude can take you forward, or your attitude can take you down. The choice is always yours!” ~ Catherine Pulsifer ~ What is your...

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Our attributions – to individuals’ dispositions or to their situations – should be made carefully. They have real consequences. ~ David...

"Open-minded people don't care to be right; they care to understand." - Anonymous. In my previous article, I shared Meaningful Purpose...

When the WHY is clear the HOW is easy.  @theramdomvibez What is meaning? And what is it made of? And why does it matter? This article is...

“Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.” “Whatever is begun in anger ends in shame.” ~ Benjamin Franklin ~ Remember...