In principle, I believe in the concept of recognizing a "higher power" but I believe that higher power has to be defined individually. This is the problem I have with God being invoked as a standard (& it's my basic issue with religion in general).

For me, the "higher power" is the universe, & I take comfort in recognizing that I am but a small piece of something larger. I am but a speck, one of billions on a pale blue dot, a speck itself when compared to the vastness of space and the infinity of time. My problems are insignificant and temporary when compared to all of time & space, & that knowledge is what gives me the perspective to live a happy life full of forgiveness, meaning, & acceptance that no problem I may face is greater than the sum of existence.