Lack of meaning

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The only thing I have found that have given me a sense of meaning in my life over time has been drawing and painting pictures. I have now started having problems with my back, so I might not be able to do that anymore. I feel so restless, bored and take easily to tears. I think about drinking alcohol quite often, but so far I do it only once a week. giving up is so alluring to me...

So my question is: Those of you who feel a lack of meaning in your life, what do you do? How do you cope? What gets you out of bed in the morning?

Sometimes, this can be a daily challenge to me. I like to read, write and study, and it does not bother me to make food, to clean the house and this little things that we need to do to survive. But I also have a job, I'm a teacher, and sometimes its hard to extract any meaning of this routine. I love my job, but all the world seems to rotate in a different velocity, or, even worse, in a different direction. It's a daily struggle to survive and to act in a world meaningless.
The choice that I made was work with a meaningful thing. Since I have to earn money in a meaninless society, I've chosen a job that deals with education, social transformation etc. It helps me. I use to make physical activities too, and I try to meditate when I have oportunity. Sometimes I feel that the meaning came when your body is ok, it's a kind of simple but functional truth to me. I don't see meaning in my life everyday, but I try to make my life better and sometimes I have great and remarkable days that remember me how nice and beautiful life can be.

Thank you for the reply

I guess I'll just go with the flow for now. My physical therapist gave me this intense exercise routine, I'll probably give it a go.

Norway has so much natural beauty. And Oslo has nice architecture. And probably other cities as well.

I find meaning in all this. Even if it all seems "meaningless." Then I go from there.

I've only been to an airport about 60 kms. south of Oslo. I was transiting from one flight to a flight to Mallorca.

It was pretty out there--even though it was cloudy and about 5 Celsius.

Yep...Exercise does gladden the heart!

Thanks for helping me with recall. It was Rygge.

Small world!

I was in Norway six years ago for a family reunion. It is so beautiful! I wish that I had gone when I was younger. My older cousins inspired me. I am in constant pain and had given up much. But to see these older cousins full of energy and happiness, even in the winter, encouraged me to try harder. I am glad that I went.

Much of Canada is similar to Norway. It is beautiful here too, but not much old architecture. It is a young country.

In Norway I stayed mostly in Lyngdal, but we drove and took the train to Bergen. We took a boat trip up the Sognefjord.

Ever been to Trondheim, Tromso, or even Hammerfest?