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Life Lesson 13
How do I make life better:
Discover meaning-centered pathways
to well-being
© Paul T. P. Wong
THE OBJECTIVES OF M4L
To
awaken people from the meaningless existence of
everyday busyness and boredom.
To focus on the vital role of meaning in our well-being
To teach people how to make use their meaning-making
capacity to cope with the negatives and to fulfill their full
potentials.
To learn how to flourish in spite of fate, circumstances and
human weakness
To achieve better mental health through meaning and
communion.
Mental Illness in Canada
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
1 in 5 Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime. The
remaining 4 will have a friend, family member or colleague who will.
Schizophrenia affects 1%, major depression impacts 8% and anxiety
disorder 12% of people.
1 in 10 Canadians 15 years of age and over report symptoms
consistent with alcohol or illicit drug dependence.
70% of mental health problems and illnesses have their onset during
childhood or adolescence.
Young people age 15-24 are more likely to report mental illness
and/or substance use disorders than other age groups.
In Canada mental illness is the second leading cause of human
disability and premature death.
Social malaise
Living in a broken and conflicted world
Living in isolation and alienation
People will displaced and dehumanized
Need to restore a sense of personhood
Need to restore a sense of communion
Meaning is the best antidote
Making life better begins with you
Be the light of the world
Objectives for today’s lesson
Gain a better understanding of the concept of
well-being
Learn Frankl’s three-factor model of meaningful
living
Learn Wong’s three-factor model of meaningful
living
Total Well-being
Ryff ’s Components of Well-being
Only you can stop you from growing
1. Don't compare yourself with others.
2. Don't worry about being accepted by others.
3. Recognize your intrinsic self-worth as a human being.
4. Do the best with what you have, regardless of circumstances.
5. Do your best in helping others with a compassionate heart..
6. Enjoy and value every moment of life.
7. Capture every meaningful moment.
8. Pursue a worthy dream.
9. Rejoice in your uniqueness.
FEELING GOOD ABOUT
YOURSELF
Love
yourself for your inner qualities.
Build
self-esteem based on your human dignity, self-respect
and inner goodness rather than possession, position and
pretension.
Measure
the worth of your life in terms of what you have
given of yourself.
Failure
for a noble ideal is more honourable than success
through manipulation and ruthless competition.
Your well-being depends on
self-acceptance
What is your ultimate life purpose?
What is your basic life orientation?
Pleasure and excitement?
Money, fame and power?
An ordinary family life?
A meaningful life?
Everybody needs a purpose to keep them going
forward.
Everybody needs a higher purpose in order to grow
and develop to their full potential.
ADVANTAGES OF
MEANINGFUL LIVING
A
higher purpose or self-transcendence is essential to
well-being.
Protects
you against adversities and fears
Avoids
the pitfalls of the self-centered pursuit of
happiness and success.
Happiness
back door.
and flourishing will sneak in through the
Awaken a sense of responsibility
FRANKL’S (1985)
3 AVENUES TO MEANING
Giving
or contributing something to the world through our work.
Experiencing something or encountering someone.
Choosing a courageous attitude towards unavoidable suffering.
Make something with your life
A Defiant Human Spirit
Wong three-factor theory of
mental well-being
SOURCES OF MEANING
The Pathway of Resilience
A
Accept the
reality
E
Evaluate
& enjoy the
progress
B
Believe in
possibilities
C
Commit to
achievable
goals
(PURE)
D
Discover
new
resources &
solutions
© Paul T. P. Wong