Please note the plaque built into the wall in this image. The people who built this home (in 17th century Holland) wanted to embed words that were important to them… into the very structure of their home. This was an act of embedding meaning into their lives.

Very few people do things like this in our time, which is very much our loss. Humans need images… reminders… that they can be more and better than they have been. We need to generate meaning into our lives, and to hold clear images of people and ideas that have reached higher: They are inspirations and proof that we can reach higher… they are the seeds and water of our growth.

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Now, before moving back into the mundane, please consider how you might put meaning into your life. How doesn’t really matter, what matters is what will work for you, be it portraits, scriptures, other quotations, meaningful images, or whatever. Just please consider what kind of meaningful things would make productive additions to your life and the lives of the people you love.