Many of us will begin the New Year with grief, regrets,
resentments and fears. In our more contemplative moods the
passing of time may lead us to raise existential questions
regarding our personal mortality or that of loved ones. These
sentiments are natural and experienced by us all. Finding
meaning in our lives is important because spiritual and
individual balance allows us to be more effective in all facets
of our lives whether it is in business, with our professional or
personal relationships or simply our relationship with self.
Most importantly, self-realization promotes fulfillment and
allows us to feel safe, accepted, loved, loving, and alive. In
the modern age, the meaning of life has become less about our
relationship with God and more about determining human purpose
and meaning without reference to supernatural influences.
Science disputes the traditional assessment of humans as the
special conceptions of God with a special place in the scheme of
creation. Science tells us that we are descended fro