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Our Meaning in Life?

Tim Riter November 26, 2018

Typically, as we enter college or the workforce, we begin to ask “Who am I? Why am I here?” A bit over a month ago I read the Sartre quote, “Without God, we are condemned to be free... Everything is indeed permitted if God does not exist, and man is in consequence forlorn, for he cannot find anything to depend upon either within or outside himself.” So, take a look at the chart above, and where we get meaning.

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In Reflection Tags Viktor Frankl, Logotherapy, Meaning of Life, Purpose, Teleology, Jesus as Lord, Christian Living, Spiritual Formation, Love God with All our Hearts, Significance
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Defeats and Identity

Tim Riter February 22, 2016

Previously invulnerable in the fight ring. Undefeated in 18 bouts. Champion. Rhonda Rousey had it all, until Holly Holm knocked her out in late 2015, not only stealing her crown but her identity: "I was sitting in my corner and was like, 'What am I if I'm not this? I was literally thinking about killing myself...I'm nothing. What do I do anymore and no one gives a (rip) about me anymore without this.'" Rousey yields a great example of ...

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Tags Rhonda Rousey, MMA, UFC, Viktor Frankl, Logotherapy, Meaning, Value
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A bit of an unreconstructed Jesus freak. Almost old enough to have known him when he walked this world. About 27 on the inside. Investing his life in university and teen students. Inveterate cross country motorcycle rider. Nature lover. Entranced with the power of written and spoken words. Still learning.

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