“The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” Though I use it myself and have used it in the past when it hit the nail on the head, sitting here now thinking of intentions, I cannot see how it is possible. If you intend to be good, how can that possibly lead to hell?

It has been my life long philosophy that there are two types of stress that govern how life will turn out - unnecessary and necessary stress. It's very simple. Unnecessary stress is the sort of stress that develops when you try to deal with people and situations that are beyond your power and ability to handle. When you try to change an outcome that cannot be changed by you.

A synopsis of our April Discussion Group: Sometimes, even though we are generally peaceful and laid back, certain people will trigger our anger. The general group consensus was that it might be other areas or issues that were being reflected / had an outlet through or on that person. This could be healing if we were able to trace the exact and correct source of our anger and make a change, either within ourselves or to the situation. The difficult but very critical part was to correctly identify the source!

There is really only one Truth! Yours!! And the beauty of it is - it's there and waiting. If you have the willingness and belief, you can tap into it at any time and really begin to live in the way that is you. This is not Utopia, this is not fancy. It is real and what is much more interesting, achievable!

I started yoga classes a few months ago (the best thing since sliced bread! HIGHLY recommended, but more of that later) and I quickly discovered a curious thing - I couldn't do a really satisfying inhale unless I did a deep and thorough exhale first. How appropriate, I thought!! This is so true in life. We cannot bring anything new and fresh and clean in until we expelled the old, the stale, the expired. It is no surprise then, that when we feel stuck, clearing out the closet and clutter always brings in winds of change. Haven't tried this yet? It really works! And is good feng shui besides!!

One thing I can and do judge people on is reliabilty. For me, it is the one of the highest indicators of honesty. If you can say what you mean, mean what you say and do what you say, then congratulations, you're a reliable person and I want to know you. I would much much MUCH :) rather someone say an uncomplimentary thing to me and mean it, then a complimentary thing and not mean it. The former leaves a nice clean feeling whether I agree with the sentiment or not, the latter brings me out in hives. Really! Of course, the best of all would be complimentary things that are sincere :D, but whose fishing!!