What brings meaning to your life?

United States
February 4, 2013 11:21pm CST
I enjoy spending time with my daughter and my husband. Doing things together that allows us to have quality time together. I enjoy reading good books and being active outside the house. I can't wait for the warmer weather. I love summer time. I don't like when it's scorching hot but I prefer summer to winter.
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17 responses
• Philippines
5 Feb 13
My family brings meaning to my life. Especially my parents. They are the reason why I want to finish my study. And even though there are problems coming to our life, I'm happy because we are all together.
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@zearah (5381)
• Philippines
5 Feb 13
Hi Ace, same here, I dedicate my life to my parents and siblings.Someday if God will let me settle down with someone I deserve then my family remains to be part of my life. Whenever they are happy so am I.When problems come we help each other to solve.
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• United States
10 Feb 13
I'm glad to hear that your parents bring meaning to your life. It is a great thing that you have parents who support you in your studies. Continue to show your love and appreciation for all that they have and will continue to do for you.
@ulan12rc (222)
• Qatar
5 Feb 13
I admire those people who knows what brings meaning to their life and can easily pointed it out, how I wish I can find what lifts me up, warm my heart and sustains me :(
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@ulan12rc (222)
• Qatar
5 Feb 13
What a tough question, lucky are those who can easily identify what brings meaning to their life. Really it is not easy to know who puts smile on your face and lights up your heart, who matters deeply and sustains you and who keeps the embers of your soul on fire...whoooa, I need to take time to find it out what's really keep me going so it will not be late to give my greatest gift for whatever sustains me.
• United States
10 Feb 13
I hope that you are able to find what helps you in your life. What or who helps you in your life. In time I'm sure you will be able to say what brings meaning to your life. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I appreciate it.
@ulan12rc (222)
• Qatar
23 Feb 13
I am holding on to Him, continuously praying that it will be soon, very soon I can see the silver lighting at the end of the tunnel I am passing by now.
@elitess (5070)
• Ipswich, England
7 Feb 13
Hello dear Dominique ! Living ! Well of course living, right but let's get specific: I have a great feelings every time I volunteer and doing a positive change in the world - recycling, fundraising for World Wide Fund For Nature or Save The Children. I also enjoy live when I spend time with my wife of course, and am happy we can spend time together and do fun things. Getting a new perspective and a new opportunity for my future, with positive impacts (like a new faculty opportunity) is also a great impact on my life !
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• United States
10 Feb 13
I agree with you. It is a great thing when we are able to give back to the world in those ways. So glad that you are able to use your time and resources to help others. Keep up the good work. We need people to help out and do things things. It benefits us all.
@jricky1 (6800)
• China
5 Feb 13
I'd also love to spend time with my family and friends,it's been nice to make your life worthy.I may become happy if the weather gets good and it's just turn me on and make me think of good things.So hope things are going well.Life is just so good.
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• United States
10 Feb 13
I'm glad to hear that you love to spend time with your family. Glad to also hear that things in your life are going well. That is a great thing to be happy about. We do have to appreciate the good people and things we have in our life.
• United States
5 Feb 13
My son and being able to share in his growth, of himself. I enjoy watching him try new things and discovery where, he enjoys them or not. My husband for just being there. Myself, for realizing that everyday I learn something new and discovery new friends around every corner.
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• United States
10 Feb 13
Yes I know exactly what you mean. I think it is so neat to watch my daughter as well as she grows and learns and does new and different things. I would like to do more with scrapbooking and pictures. I think it's important for me to set a goal of us taking lots of pictures as she grows us.
• Philippines
5 Feb 13
I also love summer, most especially that here in my place summer is the best season to unwind and to spend full time with your family and friends. It’s also a great season to unwind and to have a vacation getaway which will help you have a good rapport with your family and friends. Moreover, summer is also the best season to do most water activities such as swimming, kayaking, surfing, and even cliff diving. This also gives you some decent discounts because summer season always have full bookings to such places.
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• United States
10 Feb 13
I know what you mean. Summer is such an enjoyable time for us as well. The sunny days themselves just makes things so much better. I'm missing summer already just talking about all of these things.
@airasheila (5454)
• Philippines
5 Feb 13
Hi there Dominique25, Honestly speaking, before I can easily pointed out what brings meaning to my life. As I can give the answer quickly but due to what happened in the past, I can't answer that question anymore. As I can't identify now what really brings meaning to my life.
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• United States
10 Feb 13
I hope that you will be able to find something that brings meaning to your life again. It is hard when different things happen in our life and causes us to lose our thoughts as to what is important to us or what we value. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I hope you find what you need and want soon.
@ARIES1973 (11426)
• Legaspi, Philippines
5 Feb 13
Hi dominique! We may encounter lots of failures in our life. That is but natural, I would gladly accept whatever it brings to me. But the failure inside the home is another thing. As of now even I am encountering difficulties when it comes to my career and everyday living, still I am happy because I have my family with me. Have a nice day!
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• United States
10 Feb 13
I'm glad to hear that your family situation is going well. That really is a great thing to be proud of. I agree that there are many areas in our life where things can go wrong. But we want things to go well for us with our family. It takes effort on our part to keep working at these things.
@echoforever (5180)
• United States
5 Feb 13
I'm the same pretty much. I would love to have a bbq outside in a nice warm day than to go outside and build a snow man. In fact as a child I owuld rather stay inside and play than ever go out in the snow. I am still that way. I would rather play a board game with the kids then have them go outside in bad weather. Though a couple of the kids still love that cold winter! Not me!
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• United States
10 Feb 13
Yes I'm a sure person through and through. I do not care much for winter. It is an awful time of year for me. I know that winter is necessary for so many reasons but I would much rather live somewhere that has sunny skies pretty much all year around.
@Angelpink (4034)
• Philippines
5 Feb 13
Time spend with the family is incomparable . Happiness is priceless if we are with our family. The laughter of the kids is a song played in the house. Spending time together is so precious , the more each will be closer to each other. Each presence is like a sunshine inside the house , making each life bright and inspiring .
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• United States
10 Feb 13
Yes I agree with you. It is very important that we remember this. As time in itself is precious we can't waste it. We want to give our family and friends our time and attention. We only have twenty four hours in a day and we have to make adjustments in other areas to keep our priorities in order.
@Janurmas (642)
• Indonesia
5 Feb 13
I enjoy traveling with my friends. Traveling with friends is more free compared to traveling with our family members. In traveling with friends, we can do anything we want, while traveling with family members there are so many rules. I enjoyed my free time in traveling to a very exciting destinations.
• United States
10 Feb 13
I'm glad to hear that you enjoy traveling with your friends. Going to new and different places does bring us a lot of joy and happiness. It's nice to be able to get away from the stresses of everyday life. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I appreciate it.
• Philippines
5 Feb 13
Nice choice, Your happy family life can best enjoyed in summertime wherein you can have outdoor with your family.
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• United States
10 Feb 13
Yeah I agree. I'm greatly looking forward to summertime. When we are able to enjoy spending time together outdoors. It will be so nice to get outside after being inside all winter. Sunny days does so much for our moods and our attitude.
@chikapet (47)
5 Feb 13
Me too, i really enjoy spending quality time with my 3 year old daughter, like now she just joined school last month and i cant stop thinking about how she is fairing.
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• United States
10 Feb 13
Wow, that is exciting. I'm sure you are very happy about your daughter joining school. I know that I will be really excited when my daughter starts school. I'm sure that your daughter will enjoy school. I think it will be a good thing for my daughter to go because she will get to be around other kids and learn as well.
@sshiva95 (77)
• India
5 Feb 13
Family and friends are the first which give meaning to your life. Next come your work and activities. It depends on what kind of a person you are, whether you are a person who likes to hang out with your friends or spends time indulged in your favourite hobby such as gardening or reading books,etc.
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• United States
10 Feb 13
Yes I agree with you. Family and friends should definitely come first. It doesn't always work like this though for a lot of people. So many families are having a hard time just keeping up with the bills that one or both parents have to work long hours, while others just like to work and don't give the proper attention to their family members. I agree that it does depend a lot on our hobbies as well.
@caopaopao (12395)
• China
5 Feb 13
Just like you, my daughter and my husband bring meaning to my life ,too .They are the closest persons to mm in my life except for my parents. We depend on each other, we love each other, we care each other. Without them, life for me will be not life.
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• United States
10 Feb 13
Glad to hear that your family brings you happiness,love, and joy. It is a great and wonderful thing when we can appreciate and value our family. I completely understand what you mean. Life without family would be awful.
@neelia27 (896)
• Philippines
5 Feb 13
i am happy with my life specially when i`m with my family.. my husband and my son.. i feel like when we are together having fun even if we are just at home makes my day.. i also enjoy playing with my tablet that is one of my stress reliever aside from shopping of course.. i am living a simple life right now but as long as i am with my family i could not asked for more because they bring meaning to my life..
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• United States
10 Feb 13
I'm glad to hear that you enjoy spending time with your husband and son. That being with them makes you happy. I do agree that it is nice to have things that relieve our stress in some way. I appreciate being able to get online and get work done.
• India
5 Feb 13
Interesting question which can be philosophical as well.Well,meaning of life is something which is unique for each individual.Its is something we need our life time to explore and understand.I believe the Lord has given us all certain unique things to achieve and enjoy and which are the meaning of our lives.There are many who explore their meanings and takes a life time to get the answers.some who gets answers, and who devote rest of life to get things moving on with the answers and making things better.But whats important is we should make positive impacts in earth if everything is considered.These helps in our and other lives.In fact, living gets a new meaning from then on.We need not be celebrities,leaders or things like that.Even each soul in this earth has a meaning unique and only known to them and higher powers.Sometimes, meaning to life is provided by others.The difference we made in other's life than the difference we made in our life.Good to know your meaning and happiness in life.Thanks!
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