Chapter Six: Meaning

Why are we here? What lights us up? Who are we when no one’s watching?
This chapter helps participants name their values, access inner wisdom, and cultivate purpose through both science and sacredness.

Chapter 6 explores the “M” in the PERMA+ model - Meaning - revealing how creative practice can help us clarify our purpose, align with our values, and connect to something greater than ourselves. In Finding Meaning: Tending the Flames that Matters they create vision boards, write manifestos, and craft poetic affirmations that speak to their future selves. In Spirituality: In the Presence of What Moves Us intuitive collage becomes a portal for exploring personal beliefs, inner wisdom, and spiritual longing. Each playshop unfolds through familiar rituals now of meditation, making, sharing, and reflection - offering both grounding and transcendence. Backed by research linking meaning-making to greater resilience, motivation, and longevity, this chapter positions the arts as a compass - guiding participants to their own definition of purpose, and allowing them to shape their lives in alignment with it.

Activities Include:

Vision boarding and poetic affirmations

Intuitive collage and Kindness Cards

Guided meditation and values-based storytelling

Key Benefits:

Clarifies values, purpose, and long-term goals

Supports identity development and spiritual exploration

Strengthens meaning-making, resilience, and inner direction