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I think I've finally put my finger on what bothers me about the "do what's personally meaningful" approach of Reform Judaism. In my experience, that's not how the relationship between personalized, intrinsically motivating meaningfulness and action works. From what I've observed in myself, meaning grows around actions if given sufficient time and mental space, regardless of the initial reason* for taking them.
So, they seem to have it backwards.
* Except for "someone made me do it" type reasons. Pretty much kills any chance of growing positive meaning around the activity.
So, they seem to have it backwards.
* Except for "someone made me do it" type reasons. Pretty much kills any chance of growing positive meaning around the activity.
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For a secular example, when my family visits the university, we've developed a tradition of going out to eat. It's become meaningful to me because it's one of the few circumstances where I and > 1 relatives can be in the same place for an hour or more without it devolving into bickering. If we did so too frequently, the luster probably would wear off, but once or twice a month seems to be about right.