WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE IN LIFE?

HAVING A PURPOSE IN LIFE CAN CUT YOUR RISK OF DYING . . . IN HALF:

Do you have a purpose in life? The reason I ask is because, according to a new study from the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, people who have a strong purpose in life . . . no matter how ambitious it may be . . . are about HALF as likely to die as people with less purpose.

A woman named Dr. Patricia Boyle led the study. She says: "We found that people who reported a greater level of purpose in life were substantially less likely to die over the follow-up period [of about three years] . . . as compared to people with a lower level of purpose.

-"What this is saying is, if you find purpose in life, if you find your life is meaningful and if you have goal-directed behavior, you are likely to live longer." (Health Day)