I’ve blogged about this before, but I think it’s helpful to often ask ourselves about our purpose in life. We only have a limited amount of time alive. We have these big myelinated brains and we’re capable of great thought and great emotion, and maybe because of that it’s so easy to get lost in the shuffle of everything. To become consumed by the news and the election, to be too comfortable with the reality we’ve adapted to. Each person’s purpose is unique—it might not be her job, or family, or passion. But when we pose the question to ourselves often enough—what is my purpose in life—we can truly contribute value to the universe.