By Joe Wilner

Sometimes our circumstances make it difficult to believe we can live a full, meaningful, and thriving life.

We might live with the assumption that life is meant to be a cumbersome journey and we just have to get through it the best we can. At times this might feel like a reality, but as we meet lower-order needs these will cease to motivate us, and we can begin to direct attention to greater aspirations.

With a background in psychology, I was always taught to focus on illness and dysfunction, and ask questions like, “What’s the problem and how can the problem be fixed or managed?“

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