Jessica - spot on regarding observations of lack of purpose creating a donut person.

Over the past 14 years I’ve witnessed first-hand (similar to many teachers) the miracle that happens when a soul wakes-up to a sense of ‘who they are’ and ‘why they’re here. Their sense of direction, clarity, purpose - all blossom into an effervescence they feel in their character. As their sense of worth shifts from a narcissistic materialism to the wonders of service - searching fades, service grows. Sadly what con-artists are wonderful at spotting is the 'gap' souls like your students are in - that gap of loneliness mixed with lack of purpose.

With a couple decades of consumer-oriented social norms we're witnessing the rim of a renascence. Within each of us - a capacity to learn and grow - far beyond our dreams!