Part of me has always wanted to “make my mark on the world.” When I was in high school, I wanted to be a nationally ranked tennis player. When I was in college and graduate school, I wanted to publish ...

Some people move through life with a genuine sense of purpose and contentment that others struggle to find. It's not about perfection or having everything figured out. People who experience deep ...

The question of life’s true purpose has baffled humanity for millennia. Philosophers, religious leaders, psychologists, and ...

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. This story first appeared in the December 2024 issue of Prestige, a special section dedicated to telling ...

How often do we stop to think about the meaning of life? If you’re like me, probably not much. Even though I may feel a vague sense of anxiety around how my life is unfolding and the inevitability of ...

A cancer diagnosis can prompt deep reflection on life's meaning, often leading to inner conflict and feelings of despair. Personal experiences with cancer, such as the author's leukemia journey, ...

Explore Dostoevsky's quote on the search for meaning. Learn why he believed the purpose of life is not just to stay alive, ...

A Minnetonka man is finding new meaning in loss after losing his wife. Aging is not for the timid, and neither is grief — in many cases, one does not exist without the other. David McNally has ...

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