You may feel intense today and ready to challenge those whose opinions and ideas differ from your own. Yet even when your primary aim is to engage with others, you may find your zeal drives people away. You can avoid this and still express your viewpoints without mincing words by channeling your intensity into a more gentle form of passion. Instead of speaking forcefully, try outlining your thoughts and feelings in a more inclusive manner. Allowing those you speak with to draw their own conclusions can help you earn their trust and respect. The more comfortable you and your conversational partners feel today, the better equipped you will likely be to share information without quarreling.

Our desire to express our thoughts and opinions need not come at the expense of others\' emotions when we are considerate enough to frame our views in a gentle and compassionate manner. Many people hold themselves back when attempting to broach difficulty topics because they fear their words will cause offense, and as a result they are unable to get their point across. We can, however, challenge others\' assumptions without causing conflict by simply speaking politely and taking our conversational partners\' feelings into consideration when choosing our words. The intensity of our ideas will come through in the passion with which we make our case, even when our tone of voice is quite subdued. You will make your point in dialogue without hurting others today when you serve up your controversial and zealous notions with a spoonful of sugar.