Have a belief system

Those who have a belief system to sustain them through times of crisis and trouble do better than those who don't.

A belief system is what you think the world is all about, the universe and everything. It's what you believe will happen to you after you die. It's what or who you pray to when the night is dark and you are in trouble. Those who have a handle on this curious thing called life seem to be the ones who have worked out, satisfactorily for themselves at least, what they think it's all about. And it doesn't seem to matter what it is they think that is. Being a seeker is not conducive to having a happy life.

It supports you in times of trouble, answers your questions about your life and what you mean to the universe, and gives you comfort. You have to be comfortable with your belief system; it's no good having one in which a vengeful and violent deity watches your every move and terrifies you into submission.

For some the ideal belief systen won't have any sort of figurehead who needs either worshipping, obeying or submitting to in any way, shape or form. This is personal, but it's worth thinking about what you are OK with.

A belief system has to be that - a belief. You don't have to prove it to anyone else, justify it, even show it, convert anyone else to it, or preach to the world in general. You may feel free to take bits from all other belief systems to build your own. But if you can, have something.

You don't have to prove it to anyone else, justify it, even show it