I skimmed through the post "Another Reason Why Active LDS People (and Active People in Other Faiths) Tend to Be Happier." I've actually been thinking that myself - not necessarily because of the charitable aspect of being a faith based person (mostly because I know several non-believers who are incredible caregivers of the community and are pretty happy), but because it's pretty comforting to know that there is something bigger than you looking out for you.

I don't know how to explain how different I've been feeling since I started to get back into reading the word and talking with other believers. But there seems to be a renewed spark of hope where there once wasn't one. The more I read about Jesus and God and God's love and grace, the more relieved I am. The more relieved I am, the less stressed I am. The less stressed I am, the more time I have to devote myself to things and people that truly make me a happy person.

It's that relief of knowing that God really is there and He really is looking out for me, even when I don't think He is. I have this new mantra: I have faith in God in all things. I repeat it to myself a lot whenever. Sometimes I say it because I'm worried about something. Other times I just say it to remind myself that it's all good. (It being life.) Since I've started praying that there has been this nice relief, a connection. It pops up in my brain when I don't even realize it.

Does any of this make sense?

Relief...it's been what I've been needing and it's been there the whole time.