There's always something MISSING in my LIFE, can you TELL ME what it is?

Answer 1

I know why there's always something missing-because I'm not there.(just kidding) :)

I couldn't say what you are missing in your life because only you know what it feels like you are lacking. Could it be a meaning to your life, a purpose, or love?Try to quit searching so hard for what you feel is missing and enjoy what you do have. If there is something missing it will come when you least expect it. When we aren't searching for answers so hard they tend to come to us easier.
~If you need to chat though you can e-mail me. I've always found my problems seem easier to deal with when they are shared. Peace and God bless.

Answer 2

I've always felt this way. I always feel like something is not there that should be there. Trying to find it won't help you. And asking others is definitely not an option. Only you can figure out what you are missing. And that is sometimes an impossible task. At every moment in your life, something will be missing. But not knowing what is what helps is to continue to go on, to search for the truth and knowledge that we seek. Instead of thinking about what's missing, think about what you already have. You'll realize how much you have and start forget about what you do not have. There's a lot of things missing in everyone life. The important thing is that you don't worry about the things you don't have. Go on with your life and just continue to do everything you're doing. Stop wondering about what you do not have. Think about it, and you'll realize that what you have in your life is much more valuable.

Answer 3

I think a lot of people have this problem because they're looking for the answer outside of themselves.
"If I can just get that promotion, or new car or if my boyfriend would just.....then I'd be happy" The problem is whether it happens or not, there's always something else to want.

This is because american consumption culture makes you believe that you'll be happy with things. But the Rolling Stones knew that you "can't get no satisfaction" from things.

You have to learn to be happy with your life. It's not that hard.

Don't envy what other people have; be happy for them. Odds are good that they paid a high price to impress other people with things. The truth is any moron with an American Express card can have nice things. For a while.

Choose to be involved with things that are bigger than you. Choose to have good people in your life. 3 or 4 deep meaningful relationships are better that 100 friends to hang out with. Watch how people screw up their lives and avoid their mistakes.

In other words, choose to be happy.

Answer 4

That missing thing isn't a thing. It is your mind's reaction to your ego and the things that wants and cannot have., has and isn't satisfied with.
There's no need to try finding what that MISSING thing is, because you find it everyday; it's that moment you finish that chore, it's that cookie you had months ago, it's every happy moment of your life.
But your ego grasping can't be satisfied. Listen to it's cries, i bet it's speaking right now. Listen.
"Me! MINE!" and the cunning "I"

What you need is an indefinite philosophy or moral system. And it should not be concrete, or should you be able to feel self gratitude by following it, you should just feel fine, satisfied.

STOP--
LIVE LIFE

~Raymo

Answer 5

It could be something as humanly mundane as not having encountered your true calling (professional, or otherwise) or even sexual preferences in life, or it could be something intellectually more complicated, such as having been infected by the phenomenological/existential nausea-inducing bug of looking at Being in the mirror of Nothingness. Whatever the case maybe, people have given you some very good suggestions here, and a mix of some of those hints may, in fact, prove to be a part of that elusive transcendental answer. The only one who can make the final judgment is you. I can, however, leave you with the following:

(1) You are NOT alone in feeling the effects of that chronic subliminal craving - it's only human to feel that way. In a very real sense, it is an evolutionary thirst built into all of us (in varying degrees of intensity, of course).

(2) It might be helpful to you (if you have NOT done so already, that is) to further explore the incessant but concealed issue of “The Denial of Death” - maybe not so much from a physical, intellectual, or even spiritual framework, but perhaps from a purely “emotional” point of view. The path to Meaning for most people is riddled with all kinds of hidden Grounding/Home, and quest for Inner Security obstacles. I wish you good luck.

Answer 6

You know, I had the same question in mind. No matter how I do things which I think is fun and would complete me, I fail. I end up doing and doing it again with no satisfaction at all. Cause even though you give yourself the best the world can give, it won't fill and satisfy you.
I know what you need. I have Him now and am not thinking of quitting Him forever. He alone can fill you and give your life meaning(but He's not a dictionary). He knows you before you knew yourself and knows you better than you know yourself. All you need to do is to acknowledge that you are a broken being and that you need Him. Ask for forgiveness and accept Him as your Lord and Savior. Then be consistent with Him. Then you will have joy. It's like a bubble of water the world can never take away or see. You know Who this Guy is? His name is Jesus. He longs to hear from you. Pray now.

Answer 7

I'm really sorry and I understand. I think you need adventure in your life. Maybe a change could help you visualize what you need. Value life as it is; value what you have. My advice to you is; take a trip, cruse, a change for 2 weeks (not less). It will give you some time to value life. Keep your spiritual energy !!! If you do this and still feel something is missing, you should go to a Psychotherapist so they detect what's going wrong.

Have fun! Good Luck

Answer 8

First, let me stress the words that were emphasized in your question such as "missing," "life," "tell me,"... Concluding, that you view life as missing key elements and cannot find the answer. I know you want a Philosophical answer on this one, but things that are missing are sometimes Matieral. Therefore, I have concluded (over much thought) that the Matieral thing that is always missing in your life is Money! Which can drive one to ponder the Philosophical Dilemmas in life, when they are left sitting broke. May not be the answer that you were looking for, but it is one so many of us Philosophers are faced with.

Answer 9

why the hell did so many people answer your question? that's a better question...anyways, no I can't tell you what it is because you aren't giving enough info about yourself...maybe its love? you seek something that you can't seem to find anywhere....we all feel like that at one point or another in our lives so you probably just need to find something to live for lke a new hobby or something....most people live their lives wihout a real meaning just concerned with having money and working, etc. well, now you have something to do, keep on searching for whatever it is you are trying to find...good luck

Answer 10

Acceptance. Accept everything you are and have right now. As you take time to stop and enjoy the moment you will only then truly live. Past and future are simple ideas representing different perceptions of now, but truly now is all that exists. Thus, if one doesn't learn to accept and enjoy right now in it's totality, they'll never feel complete. When I finally learned how to accept the moment for what it was and simply be able to sit, enjoy, and bask within it knowledge and inner peace I had only dreamt about up until then became manifest. It's absolutely profound. Those who accept the moment need nothing for they acknowledge themselves as complete human beings in the moment. There are always more things to learn for life is a journey. But each moment of life individually you are still complete in that time for all that you are meant to be. There's a vicious circle of "more" in which I once heard stated. There are people who live in this manner that: Idealize what will make them happy, as if happiness were something other than a choice. "Man I can't wait until I get this divorce.. until I move away.. When I get that raise.. When the kids get out the house.. Until I retire.. until that party this weekend.. Until I accomplish this or that.." They idealize their life for a specific period in time when they'll permit themselves finally be happy. Yet since they steadily practice living their nows of life in expectation of happiness. They only know how to expect. Thus when the moment comes for them to be happy, when the time does come, they find the second stage. Disappointment. And then in this disappointment, they start back at the beginning, They Idealize again. There are those who go around and around in this, until death. I find it's those happinesses that you spend fully enjoying the moment that you enjoy most fully. Childhood nostalgia is a very good example of this. You didn't know how to idealize then. You could only enjoy each moment as it came to you. Every second fun, you were exploring and enjoying each moment as it came. I find it's only those who know how to regain this respect for the moment that truly can understand the capability of enjoyment in life. An excellent practice I find is in pretending that anything you don't have you have already. Not only does this permit you to practice enjoying the moment, but once you feel as though you have something you metaphysically do possess it, and thus open a clear channel for physical manifestation. What one thinks about most often and most passionately, one compensating for the other and combined are most powerful, will absolutely under all circumstances become manifest. It's the law of karma. Action is just another form of thought. Thought manifestation. In this manner, not only can you make your life a complete and total dream but you will have a far superior life than most people are allowing themselves.