If you're just going through the motions day after day, here are a few ways to break the cycle and make your days more meaningful.

1. Wake up early. Enjoy the sunrise. Enjoy the quiet, slow pace of the early morning. Use this time to meditate, pray, reflect, write, exercise, or anything else to help you ease into the day.

2. Prioritize. Remember to do the most important things for your and your family first. Everything else can wait.

3. Read books that make you think, challenge your perspective, or answer your deepest questions.

4. Eat your food slowly and mindfully. Take time to enjoy it instead of just treating it like fuel. And only focus on eating, don't watch tv or use your phone.

5. Begin a project or hobby. It’s time to start that project that you've been wanting to do but have been putting off. Take that first step today!

6. Spend time with the people who are most important to you. Having the support of those who care about you can give you perspective on what truly is meaningful in your life.

7. Help others. Be mindful of the good you have done for others and the good you will coninue to do, both in your work and your personal life.