people are more likely to highlight the negatives in their lives, and remember them.
Guess I am an exception. Maybe not though. I spend a lot of time recalling memories and most of them are rather positive. More so than negative. Yes, current situation could be negative, but I try to stick to the highlights best I can.
we have built our personal meaning from a sense of adding value to the community in which we live
Again, I think my brain may still be stuck there. My sense of purpose was lost when I was medically retired. My jobs were almost always serving a higher purpose of a community (in my case a country) and now I am struggling.
Many people argue against me when I say things like that, and it is fine, but I am yet to see much evidence to the contrary
I am not going to argue with you here. This is where I am trying to find my relevancy again. Trying to find local veteran groups to volunteer with and stuff.