the second step in creating a Happy Life is learning to ...

 

The second word in learning to live a Happy Life is Believe. The logical follow up question to that exhortation is “What then, should we Believe?” and even more foundational, What is Belief and what is it “to Believe?” The Oxford dictionary definition of Belief is: 

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“An Acceptance that a statement is true or that something exists; trust, faith, confidence ... in someone or something.”

 

and following, 

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“to Believe” is to Accept (something) as true; to feel sure of the truth of and / or hold (something) as an opinion; think or suppose.”

 

One of my favorite definitions of Belief and Believing comes from Thayer's GREEK-ENGLISH LEXICON of the New Testament, 4th edition.

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“… the conviction and trust to which a man is impelled by a certain inner and higher prerogative and law of his soul.” 

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(from the ABC's to a Happy Life!)

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Belief is the Bedrock, of the Firm Foundation

of the Construction and Creation of a Happy Life!