My closest friend and I have been having these late-night conversations about what makes life meaningful without God, and we keep circling around whether human connection and love are enough to sustain us through the really dark times. We both lost our faith around the same time, but she's found peace in focusing on reducing suffering in the world while I'm stuck feeling like maybe nothing we do ultimately matters, and I can feel us drifting apart because my despair makes her question her own hard-won sense of purpose.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are discovering that the absence of transcendent meaning creates space for both profound connection and profound loneliness between them.
“Where Are You with Humanism and secular meaning?”
Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.