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Meaning was perceived to be a result of every day experiences emerging from daily occupational choices and performance. This finding was consistent with aspects of previous research on the relationship between occupation and meaningfulness (Christiansen, 1999; Lentin 2002; Matuska & Christiansen, 2008; Tatzer, van Nes & Jonsson, 2011). For De Certeau (1998, 1988), the common every day experiences that made life meaningful included simple things such as knowing the location of the baker’s shop, knowing the geography of the street in which one lived, or understanding family recipes learned from grandmother. Thus, the theme in many of the autobiographical writings was that everyday experiences were significant, because they underpinned the social fabric in which everyone in the community shared.