1. © PAUL T. P. WONG MY LIFE, MY FAITH, & MEANING THERAPY

2. OVERVIEW  Turning points in my life  Turning to Christ  My ministry & meaning therapy

3. FROM CHINA TO HONG KONG

4. FROM CHINESE BELIEFS TO CHRIST

5. THE ESSENCES OF TRUE RELIGION God is both our Creator and Saviour. A personal relationship with God Treat people with kindness & compassion. Life has intrinsic meaning & value. Walk by faith rather than by sight. Suffering & death can be a gift from God.

6. MY BEST DECISION IN MY LIFE…

7. THE BLESSING FROM SUFFERING

8. SOMEONE UP THERE IS LOOKING OUT FOR ME

9. FROM HK TO TORONTO

10. MY FIRST CHURCH

11. 1965

12. Every negative can become a positive, and every adversity can become an opportunity. My life experience has provided the basis for Positive Psychology 2.0 (Wong, 2011). LESSON 1: YOU CAN HAVE A GOOD LIFE NO MATTER HOW BAD THE SITUATION.

13. LESSON 2: FAITH CAN MOVE MOUNTAINS.

14. LESSON 3: THE DEEP & WIDE HYPOTHESIS

15. THE QUEST FOR MEANING The process of searching for existential meaning may be difficult and even heart- wrenching, but giving up on the meaning in life is equivalent to giving up on life.

16. MEANING IN LIFE Affirmation of meaning in life is a bedrock foundation for survival and well- being.

17. INTEGRATIVE MEANING THERAPY 1.Existential meaning – Logotherapy & Existential Therapy 2.Cognitive meaning – Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy 3.Narrative meaning – Narrative Therapy 4.Positive meaning – Positive Psychotherapy 5.Cultural meaning – Cross-cultural Therapy

18. LESSON 4: THE CAPACITY FOR MEANING-MANAGEMENT IS THE MOST POWERFUL TOOL FOR SURVIVAL & FLOURISHING.

19. THE DOUBLE BLESSINGS OF MEANING-MAKING

22. MEANING IS A KEY TO RESILIENCE

23. I GOT THE MOST AGGRESSIVE KIND OF PROSTATE CANCER

24. MAKING SENSE OF TRAGEDY OR TRAUMA

25. DEVELOP A MEANING MINDSET

26. DISCOVER THE MEANING & PURPOSE OF YOUR LIFE

27. LESSON 5: YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO BE A FOOL FOR YOUR IDEALS & DREAMS.

28. A FOOL FOR CHRIST

29. THE LEGENDARY FOOL FROM THE EAST

30. LESSON 6: MEANINGFUL LIVING IS COSTLY BUT WORTHWHILE.

31. THE SECRET OF MEANINGFUL LIVING IS TO GIVE YOUR LIFE AWAY

32. LESSON 7: YOU NEED A MISSION THAT IS WORTH LIVING & DYING FOR. My mission statement is: Serve God & others through Psychology What is your mission?

33. THERE IS NO BIGGER THING THAN SERVING GOD & PEOPLE

34. THE MEANINGFUL LIVING PROJECT

35. QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL, HK

36. MEANING CONFERENCE JULY 26-29, 2012

37. CONCLUSION: MY LIFE JOURNEY IS ONE OF QUEST FOR MEANING & SPIRITUALITY

38. You never realize your impossible dream, until you are willing to sacrifice everything, including your own life, to achieve it.