98: Toward A Meaningful Life with Rabbi Simon Jacobson
On today\u2019s episode of The Addicted Mind Podcast, Duane talks to author and counselor Rabbi Simon Jacobson about making meaning out of suffering, and understanding your own purpose.\nCalming The Addicted Mind - 6 Day Mindfulness Email Series\ntheaddictedmind.com/mindfulness\nRabbi Jacobson talks about how surrendering to a higher power, and relinquishing control over your circumstances gives you an edge on dealing with pain. Unfortunately, we don\u2019t have an answer to injustices writ large, but we can have some hope in giving up control. This change in power can give you the strength to make positive action as a result of suffering.\nDuane shares a bit from his past to illustrate how you oftentimes need to let go of the desire to understand why loss happens, because you ultimately will not find the reason. Letting go of that need for a reason can help you to heal and move forward.\nJoin The Addicted Mind Podcast Facebook Group>>>\nThere is a healthy way to channel pain from loss and trauma. You can reinvest your time into healing and supporting other people going through the same thing. At the end of this, it will not be in vain if you are able to help others walk through their darkest moments.\nToward the end, Rabbi Jacobson talks about his academic life and his background as a writer. Interested by the seeming homogeneity across people\u2019s concerns for their lives, Rabbi Jacobson conducted some research into how to actually make your life meaningful. Perhaps, with the right effort, we could achieve a higher state of human consciousness that values meaning over meaninglessness and places high values on human life.\nEpisode Link\ntheaddictedmind.com/98\n\n\nSupport this podcast at \u2014 https://redcircle.com/the-addicted-mind-podcast/donations\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices