What is the purpose of life? There are as many answers to this age-old question as there are people, and they run the gamut from hopeful to nihilistic to, well, nonexistent. Here are just a few famous ...

Disclaimer: I don't claim that what I say is totally "true," because the truth is elusive in this complicated world. Rather, I'm offering some ideas to help perceive the world and ourselves in a ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." From the outside, it looked as if Tenise Hordge, 40, had it all. After spending 18 years climbing the ...

New Year’s resolutions, like drinking more water or getting more exercise, aren’t the only ways to bolster health and well-being. University of Delaware Assistant Professor Heather Farmer has found ...

Here’s another potential purpose of having a sense of purpose—it can help prevent loneliness. A survey of 2,312 Swiss adults found that those who reported having a sense of purpose were less likely to ...

1. The dysfunctional Karamazov family is at the heart of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s magnum opus. In rural 19-century Russia, Fyodor Karamazov is a neglectful father to Dmitri, Ivan and Alyosha. When Fyodor ...

Growing research indicates that one's purpose—i.e., the extent to which someone perceives a sense of direction and goals in their life—may be linked to health-protective benefits such as better ...

A person’s sense of purpose declines leading up to and following a diagnosis of dementia or cognitive decline, according to a new study. “Purpose in life is the feeling that one’s life is ...