Episode 11: In this episode the host, Angie Gust, continues discussing John Travis’s 12 dimensions of wellness, focusing on the 11th dimension, life meaning. The idea of a meaning filled life intersects with several of the other dimensions of wellness  --feeling, thinking, communicating, sensing, to name a few and at its root are these fundamental questions: "Who am I?" "Why am I here?" "Where am I going?" "What do I want?" "What contribution do I want to make during my time here?"  As we don’t want to wait until the late stages of our life to contemplate this issue, it might be good to consciously set aside time to reflect on what a meaningful life might look like for us. In terms of the environment, Angie discusses the large impact plastic is having on climate change.

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