{"id":44851,"date":"2015-10-26T07:15:24","date_gmt":"2015-10-26T11:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=44851"},"modified":"2016-07-14T16:07:37","modified_gmt":"2016-07-14T20:07:37","slug":"monday-motivation-purpose-in-life-mm-102615","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/lifestyle\/monday-motivation-purpose-in-life-mm-102615\/","title":{"rendered":"Why It\u2019s Easier to Find Purpose in Life Than You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo by Jake Melara<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ever wake up on a Monday feeling less than inspired to get up, shower, commute to the office and get your day started? You\u2019re not alone: While research shows approximately 37 percent of North and South Americans feel like they\u2019ve got a strong purpose in life, the rest of us are floundering. That may sound like a bummer, but the good news is that finding meaning in your life is easier than you think \u2014\u00a0and it will make you an infinitely healthier and happier person.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> Sweating Out the Sadness: Can Exercise Help You Grieve?<\/a><\/p>\n

Happify<\/a>, a website devoted to the science of \u2014 you guessed it, happiness \u2014 is helping you ID what\u2019ll\u00a0get you going every day, whether that\u2019s discovering a new passion (like gardening or writing), finding which skills come naturally to you (yeah, you own that deadlift!), or even just visualizing the end of your oh-so-successful day.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s worth the effort \u2014 because as soon as you boost meaning in your life, research shows you\u2019ll also improve your own well-being. (Think: lower risk of stroke and hospitalization, protection from Alzheimer\u2019s disease, prolonged longevity and more, according to Happify.)<\/p>\n

Another foolproof method to feeling better while you\u2019re on your journey? Exercise, of course! Research shows that it can reduce stress<\/a>, improve your mood<\/a> and boost self-esteem<\/a> \u2014 all essential to finding your purpose.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> Bye, Monday Blues: 10 Instant Ways to Boost Happiness<\/a><\/p>\n

So use today, Monday, as the perfect kickoff to finding your purpose and start taking steps to find meaning. Try an energizing yoga flow<\/a>, donate to a new charity<\/a> or give any one of the many ideas from the infographic below a go. We guarantee you\u2019ll end up owning your week \u2014 and come out even stronger. Humblebrag, optional. Monday Motivation, guaranteed.<\/p>\n

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Looking to find more meaning in your life? This infographic will help you get started \u2014 and offers up some solid Monday Motivation to kick your week off right. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,12,15],"tags":[187,61,277,103,341,378],"class_list":["post-44851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-lifestyle","category-mental-health","category-stress","tag-happiness","tag-infographic","tag-monday-motivation","tag-motivation","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2happiness"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44851","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44851"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44851\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}