Let's put this in perspective, I am on my forth (and final) blog about one magazine and I'm only on page 17 of 23. The magazine is The Ray and you can subscribe on-line at www.theray.org. In Vaishali's article, How Spiritually Healthy Are You? I found two quotes that were a little lengthy but too powerful to keep to myself: "You can take all the vitamins you want, eat healthy, fresh foods, exercise regularly, drink plenty of water, sleep eight hours nightly, but if you go through your day criticising yourself and others, finding fault and blame in yourself and others, intimidating, disrepecting or bullying yourself or others gossiping from a mean spirited heart, or witholding help and compassion from yourself and others, then you are deeply Spiritually unhealthy. Disenfranchising God consciousness is a Spiritual illness, and the primary symptom of this malady is unhappiness." The other quote was, "Take a step back and objectively look at your life. How often are you recreating your old issues? You know the old, outdated sources of suffering you love so much to indulge in: worrying, telling yourself you will never be happy or truly loved, building a monument with your awareness to how there is never going to be enough time, love, money or opportunity. Ask yourself how often are you recreateing these perceptions? How often do you reach for the worry drug of choice and justify the addiction?" I think the two above quotes are eloquently stated and need no elaboration. Turn the page and you'll find the article Making Sense of Men. Vivian L. Geffen interviews Alison Armstrong, creator of PAX Programs and author of Making Sense of Men - A Woman's Guide to a Lifetime of Love, Care and Attention from All Men. Visit www.understandingmen.com for more. Here are a few quotes from Alison Armstrong: "If a woman asks herself "What would I do if he were my friend?" she'll get the most honest, straightforward, authentic partnership oriented answer to the question." When Vivian Geffen asked if "women project their insecurities onto men's behaviors," Armstrong responds, "(Women) project everything. We project our motivations on to them as if they are their motivations. Rarely do men do things for the same reasons as women." "Women don't know that men absolutely love women. As a starting point, they LOVE us. They think we're beautiful and fascinating and magical and possess mysterious abilities that are beyond their understanding. They need women. They need women's attention and our care...They know they need us and they don't try to resist it. They are empowered by our happiness." The final article is about The Benefits of Basil. I already love Basil. I don't have to be convinced to eat it. In fact, just this week I ate an awesome beef/basil Thai dish at May's Thai Kitchen in Long Beach. About 16 people from the Your Next Victory team were in attendance. May treated us all like kings and queens. If you have a chance, you should stop by for a meal. Tell May Sheri sent you ;)