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SHIFT YOUR PERSPECTIVE: FINDING MEANING AND PURPOSE THROUGH CHALLENGING PAST EXPERIENCES

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Life is a journey filled with both joyous moments and challenging experiences. While it's easy to celebrate our successes and happy times, it's equally important to embrace the lessons hidden within our past difficulties. In this article, we will explore the transformative power of shifting our perspective on challenging past experiences, and how we can uncover meaningful purpose and values from them. We'll also delve into relevant research that supports this approach. Every experience, no matter how challenging, offers an opportunity for growth and learning. To fully benefit from these experiences, we must shift our perspective and view them as valuable life lessons. A study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (Dweck, 2006) suggests that individuals who adopt a growth mindset, believing that abilities and intelligence can be developed through effort and learning, tend to approach challenges with resilience and a sense of purpose. Finding Meaning i