“If it costs you your peace, it’s too expensive.” This little nugget of internet wisdom reflects the popular current notion that we should make our lives as stress-free as possible. Peace, in this instance, is promoted as the absence of stress. Stress is typically defined as the mental perception of pressure, and it’s a major villain these days. The health care industry tells everyone who will listen that stress is a killer. “Chronic stress” is to be avoided at all costs. We must, they say, cultivate a stress-free life. In other words, as it pertains to any particular activity, “if it costs you your peace, it’s too expensive” and should be avoided. [Read more…] about The Path to Peace