Enriching life aspirations

Lives may be experienced as meaningful when they are felt to have a significance beyond the trivial or momentary, to have purpose, or to have a coherence that transcends chaos. This definition is useful because it highlights three central components of meaning:

• purpose: having goals and direction in life
• significance: the degree to which a person believes his or her life has value, worth, and importance
• coherence: the sense that one’s life is characterised by predictability and routine.