Almost nine out of 10 said they had found a deeper sense of meaning or purpose in life.
The frequency of personal prayer, he concluded, is "an important predictor of perceived purpose in life".
The apparent yearning for a higher purpose in life by many Chinese could make that country a political volcano.
As for work, Kevin Ring has found some purpose in life helping others as a result of his own experience.
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Even before the Jeremiah Wright affair, Mr Obama spoke at length about how he found purpose in life when he discovered God.
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And only a few have lasted past four or five mouthfuls, most opting instead to vomit, cry and rethink their overall purpose in life.
Mr. Gingrich was recommended to West Georgia as a dynamic young academic "with a single-minded purpose in life: to become a fine teacher-scholar, " wrote Charles P.
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Now they are students of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, and though, in many cases, their domestic life is still challenging, they are receiving an education and being offered a purpose in life.
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Willful, flirtatious and feisty, Katie is prone to mercurial mood changes that result in outbursts of impatient anger, fear or sudden realization, as she struggles to make decisions and find her purpose in life.
"With everything I've been through in my whole life, the thing for me to be here today and my only purpose in life is to find ways to help people and encourage people and make our world a better place, " he said.
These days he runs against ever-dwindling fields -- on this occasion just three rivals went to the start, and that included stable companion Bullet Train, whose sole purpose in life is to give Frankel a flying start in his races then humbly fade into obscurity in the final furlongs.
One campaign in this initiative is The Healing Generations Project, where we are challenging Elders to SPEAK UP about the sacred truths of manhood, for Fathers to STAND UP and be the best father they can be so the Youth can SHOW UP and feel safe, loved, protected, inspired to fulfill their purpose in life.
What is my purpose in this life?
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Take 13-year-old twins Elizabeth and Rebecca McPherson, who began coding at the age of 11 to learn how to create apps that have a purpose in real-life situations.
Now, lots of companies have a brand purpose, as they should, but not a whole lot of companies have identified such a simple way to bring this purpose to life in such a personal and tangible way.
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There are a zillion books and resources for finding a sense of purpose and point in your life.
It resides in our love for our families, the support of our friends, the strength of our communities, our ability to participate fully in the life of society, a sense of meaning and purpose in our lives.
According to Zander, the bond that exists between the conductor and his musicians -- which he describes in almost spiritual terms (the purpose of life, he says, is to surround yourself with "shining eyes") -- can be replicated in the workplace between managers and their staff.
It is time we used past lessons to ensure that we respond today and in the future better than we have in the past with equal parts of both purpose and perspective, with as much focus on maintaining life as usual as in dealing with its cruel disruption.
For a compelling example of one such partnership, check out this video of Stephen and Elizabeth Alderman, winners of the Purpose Prize for social innovators in the second half of life.
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When the Assembly Government launched Designed for Life back in 2005, its purpose and ambition was "to create world class healthcare and social services in a healthy, dynamic country by 2015".
He would have to deconstruct the copy by considering the purpose of each mark in terms of the problems of drawing from life, and then reconstruct the original on another sheet of paper as it would originally have been made.
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Thatcher's case, its purpose was to push through a program she thought would make life better in her country.
In fact, following the success of his book, A Purpose Driven Life, he stopped taking a salary from his church and even gave back the salary he earned during his first 25 years with Saddleback.
It asks all the big philosophical questions - about life and death and the uncertain purpose of what goes on in between - but in a way that isn't limited to a particular place or era.
"It's a difference in approach to life and attitude and whether you believe the purpose of politics is to elevate the human spirit ... or whether you believe the purpose of it is to carve out power, " Clinton said.
How can they open up to the outside world which longs for greater access to the monastery's treasures and is keen to offer scientific and historical expertise in return without disturbing the inner life of a community whose ultimate purpose is not the production, or preservation, of beautiful artefacts, but communion with God?
When it came time to launch his book, The Purpose Driven Life, last year, Warren used Pastors.com to invite churches to participate in a "40 Days of Purpose" event (to correspond with the book's 40 chapters).
His life's purpose, it seems, is to arrange the notes that lie scattered in his head.
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