Whitney Pennington-Rogers

Well, you know, I guess speaking to sort of this transition and you keep coming back to, of course, this moment being the new year, sort of feeling like this transitional moment for all of us.

And in your book, you sort of you talk about the four pillars of meaning as belonging, purpose, transcendence and storytelling.

You talk about that in the talk as well.

I guess in this moment, are there one or two that feel especially important to nurture right now?

I think that makes so much sense that it feels like being able to sort of see yourself as part of this bigger fabric and make those connections really will be able to feed your purpose in a lot of ways.

And I imagine there are questions in the chat about some of the other pillars.

And it seems like maybe belonging is a funnel to helping you realize some of those other pillars as well.

Is that accurate?

Emily, we have lots of questions coming in from members that I think will add something great to this conversation.

So I want to bring some of those in.

We have one from Antoinette where they ask, in periods of transition, especially when we feel called to leave a familiar but misaligned path, how can we distinguish between pursuing meaningful growth and chasing an idealized version of the quote unquote right fit?

What does it look like to move toward purpose without forcing outcomes?

And I think that there's also an element here for a lot of us of things happening outside of our control, that there are so many factors that affect how we think about ourselves that are going on around us that we don't,

particularly have any ability to sway in one way or the other.

And so I wonder how you think we can build lives of meaning when the future maybe feels uncertain or when progress feels slow or things feel beyond your ability to actually influence in some way.

And so let's talk a little bit about what that looks like then.

So Deja, a member of Deja, has a question about how you can integrate big goals into an everyday schedule, routine, or plan.

What are some of the small everyday practices you think can help us stay oriented towards meaning?

I love that.

And we have other questions about how you can use other