The Imperfection of Perfection by Angela Guzman l Rising Abel l How to Live a Happy Life l Tips on Being Happy

In the book Rising Abel, author Ronald Ragotzy MD says, "God could have wiped out all the misery and made a perfect world, but He didn’t. What He did was create a cure for this misery. He created faith and divided it from the misery and adversity. If He had created a perfectly good world, He wouldn’t have needed to create faith, as we wouldn’t have needed a cure if everything were perfect to begin with."

Those powerful words serve as inspiration to live a full life filled with imperfections within our strives for perfection. Here are five ways to live a happy life, minus the stereotypical cookie cutter expectations - a life that Abel would deem fulfilling.