Sigrid, no, no, no, I wasn't saying that Sting is more spiritual because he doesn't swear! That's 2 different things. Who am I to judge who is spiritual? I was just saying that he seemed more spiritual than what I would have assumed. I was stereotyping rock stars in general. Sting wrote a beautiful memoir, and his love for the earth and relationships indicated to me a spiritual part of his personality. You can read a quote of his on the featured author forum. Sigrid, nothing goes to my head. I am so low in self-esteem that even today I told myself that "I hope I don't blow it" It being the featured author. Sigrid, I grew up in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. The swear words I learned came from my father and my mother. Last week, when I was visiting her, I said something pissed me off. She said, "Don't say that." I said it was a common expression, used on TV. My step father said, "It's common all right. Ladies don't use that phrase." Girlfriends, I am 51, and they are telling me what to say! Yes, Sigrid, the bottom line is that "spirituality" affects what I read, but that is because I am always learning, and could stand to be a bit more spiritual. You can go to my blog page via my site and read my review of The Purpose Driven Life. I agree: go with your gut. If it sounds right in your heart and head, and swearing works in contect, go for it. If I had Beyond the Tears to write over again, I would depict my cousin the way she was. People said she could "swear like a sailor." I never understood that because the only sailor I knew as a child was Popeye, the Sailor Man. Love and Light, Lynn