Finding Meaning and Purpose: Connecting with What Matters Most

Have you heard of the Japanese way of living a happy life? 

They call it ikigai. While it elaborates on the way to a happy life, it stresses adding meaning to it. We all might have noticed ourselves feeling more negative when we have nothing to do, we tend to overthink and are mostly surrounded by negativity.

Keeping ourselves busy doing things that can make us feel worthy is one good way to avoid negativity.  By connecting ourselves to more meaningful things we can provide guidance and counselling to our mind to provide a sense of fulfilment and achieve peace. 

Have you ever wondered how depressed it feels after mindless scrolling through gadgets? Therapists say that it is quite important to undergo gadget moderation to not let our minds feel empty and not get frustrated.  Well purposeful and meaningful life does not have any given decision it varies from person to person depending on values, beliefs and interests.

Skooc’s team of top psychologists in Bangalore believes that you can save yourself from all kinds of mental health issues by adding purpose and doing things that truly matter in life.

Here are some strategies for cultivating meaning and purpose in life:

• Reflect and self-explore- it is important to pause the race of life and take time out to understand what we want to do and introspect how can we reach that point. It is important to find ways to reflect ourselves and our beliefs in our work. If you are struggling to find that clarity take some time out for meditation, yoga and journaling. These might help you in connecting with your inner desires and explore your inner self.

• Set meaningful goals- pushing ourselves to unreasonable goals that are practically impossible to achieve can lead to anxiety and demotivate you from moving forward.it is important to break larger goals into smaller achievable steps and celebrate yourself whenever you reach a step closer to your goals. It's also very important to set goals that align with your values, beliefs and your personal goal in life.

• Cultivate gratitude- we need to pace ourselves down at times and show gratitude to ourselves and others for even the smallest opportunities in life. A little appreciation for people, moments and experiences helps bring joy to ourselves and even motivate others.

• Nurture relationships- in the busy hustle of life we sometimes forget to keep up with our loved ones and then suddenly find ourselves alone in the journey of life thus it is very important to take time out to nurture meaningful relationships with our family, friends and loved ones so we never feel alone. This helps create a feeling of belonging to us and the people around us.

• Embrace challenges and growth- well the simple act of living might be quite challenging sometimes we might come across challenges that we might not know how to deal with but we mustn't let them take over us and just see them as stepping stones in our journey to our goals.

Well, we know it might not be so easy for you to lead a successful life as sometimes you might have such traumas that you might not know how to cope with. At Skooc we completely empathise with you and thus have come up with a team of empathetic counsellors and therapists to help you overcome such hurdles in life. So you can keep up with your goals and lead a happy life.