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- Healthy Mind Set for Higher Awareness - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Nancy HovdeDeveloping a healthy mind set is crucial if you would like to have higher awareness in your life. This begins with looking holistically at an individual and all of the aspects that make up the Whole person they are: physical body, mind, emotions, soul/spirit. Choosing healthy lifestyle choices ...
Views: 1350(2 votes) - Peace Through Inner Resolution - You Are More Than Your “Story” - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Catherine VanWetterWhat if you are more than your story of who you think you are? Have you ever wondered who you would be, if you put down your story? These words can sound like a puzzle, confusing and convoluted, yet this is the way many people live their lives; from a story of who they think they are. This story ...
Views: 1355(1 vote) - Do You Know Which Hemorrhoid Surgery To Choose? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Rudi SturleseThere are many different types of surgeries that can be performed for hemorrhoids. The one to choose for your particular hemorrhoids will very much depend on the following circumstances: The type of hemorrhoids you are suffering with The length of time you have been suffering The number ...
Views: 1691(1 vote) - What Is An Entrepreneur? (or How You Can Easily Be One On The Internet) - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Louis LimMost people would regard an entrepreneur as a person who owns a business to make money for him or herself. From a narrow perspective this notion is not incorrect. Being an entrepreneur however, entails more than being able to make money. It is also about a person who need to determine for ...
Views: 577(1 vote) - Peace Through Inner Resolution ~ Healing from the Inside Out - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Catherine VanWetterOn 9 – 11, I was experiencing my own 911. For years, I had attempted to push down my fears, traumas, grief, anger and resentments, only to find that my life was getting to be more painful to live. It was becoming harder to deny the deep feelings of emptiness and bitterness that I was ...
Views: 1337(2 votes) - Peace Through Inner Resolution - Releasing Unresolved Emotions - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Catherine VanWetter“Our biography is our biology.” (Carolyn Myss; “Why People Don’t Heal”) What does that mean? It means that the emotions that are unresolved in our life get buried deep within. These unresolved emotions work their way into our cells, our body, our brain, and our neural circuitry. If left ...
Views: 2336(2 votes) - Morning Ritual: Taking Hukams - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDuring my time spent living in an ashram many years ago, I learned about taking "hukams" (which means "divine order") from the Siri Guru Granth Sahib which are the compilation of writings that the Sikhs consider their living guru. I have expanded my taking of hukams to included any ...
Views: 661(2 votes) - How to Harness Your Bounce: 9 Steps to Avoid the Tigger-Method of Finding Your Happiness - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe following article was first published on The Positivity Blog on December 29, 2008. I used to be very Tigger-like. I’d get a new idea in my head and it would be the answer to all my ills and BOING! off I’d bounce – until I realized that I really didn’t like the idea at all. So, I’d get a ...
Views: 642(1 vote) - Morning Motivation: Reignite Your Natural Curiosity - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWide-eyed children love to ask enthusiastic, persistent questions. “Why is the sky blue? Why is the grass green? Why don’t people have tails? Where does a TV show go when it’s over?” No sooner is one question answered than a follow-up question is immediately posed with the same level of ...
Views: 1263(2 votes) - If Nature Was Gone, Would We Miss It? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt is wonderful to be outside. I'm beginning to believe that living in houses really wasn't such a good idea. It is so spacious, so open, so unguarded to just be out in the world where trees are, where birds are, where the sky is. Working in my yard today was such a pleasure. I was pulling ...
Views: 732(1 vote) - Stop Apologizing - Start Living - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsStop Apologizing and Start Living. That's right. I have recently become aware of an interesting phenomenon - many of us apologize all the time. It might be an apology where you actually say "I'm Sorry", but it might be much more subtle. It is a way that we silently apologize for who we are, as ...
Views: 5264(5 votes) - Spiritual Hierarchy - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have been studying various spiritual paths for over twenty years and have incorporated ideas, meditations and practices as my higher self has lead me, including some from your teachings. I've been trying to reconcile the concepts of a "spiritual hierarchy" and a path of initiation ...
Views: 691(2 votes) - A Letter of Apology to My Parents, Whom I Love and Adore - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOn the subject of my lamentable journey through puberty, and how it must have driven you to distraction. Dear Mom and Dad, I am writing to formally apologize, for all the moments (weeks? years?) of pain and misery that I might have inadvertently caused you, throughout my formative ...
Views: 18256(2 votes) - Business Rituals? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRituals. DO YOU HAVE A W.B.R. (Weekly Business Ritual)?? I love this topic. We all have rituals. Some that help us and have us take care of ourselves and others that hinder us and get in the way of us thriving. I spoke with a group of Big Fish today (www.bigfishnation.com) and here were ...
Views: 1999(1 vote) - Intuitive Decision Making - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI've been teaching intuition development classes for over twenty-five years and I'm often asked about my favorite techniques. Here's one that I call the "Good Choice/Bad Choice" exercise. Write several sentences on a notepad about a decision you’re facing. For the purpose of this exercise, ...
Views: 1033(3 votes) - Is Something Missing? Are You Searching For More Meaning? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIs something missing? Are you searching for more meaning? Does this sound like you? At the end of the day, you sink into the couch mindlessly exhausted by the day's activities, you think, "Certainly there has to be more than this but my goodness, I am too tired to think!" You work so ...
Views: 729(1 vote) - Standing Up For Change! - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTomorrow morning, Thursday May 28th, I travel to Oregon’s Capitol in Salem, to testify in support of House Bill 2827. This bill will lengthen the Statute of Limitations for those who have suffered sexual abuse. It is being met with much opposition from the Catholic church, the Mormon church and ...
Views: 1085(1 vote) - How to Get a Job: Burn Your Resume! - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy Cat Fight On TV I got in a fight. Live. On TV. It wasn't Jerry Springer. As an executive coach, I was asked for advice on Morning News at 9 on KTLA TV here in Los Angeles. Why the fight? I asked viewers to stop being victims. "Play the solution game. Come up with three solutions ...
Views: 830(1 vote) - The 6 Fuels of Inspiration - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI used to think the whole notion of inspiration was soft. I've now come to deeply understand it's not. Every great act and innovation in science/arts/society was done under the spirit of inspiration. And as a Leader Without a Title, may I suggest that you owe it to yourself to get your levels of ...
Views: 744(2 votes) - Facebook Friends: Reader Reactions - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhat makes Facebook such a lightning rod for reaction? My article last week on Facebook Friends unearthed quite an array of responses, from those agreeing, to those who think I am the Luddite's Luddite. People responded from the UK, various parts of the EU, Australia and all across North ...
Views: 867(1 vote) - Make Your Mornings Super-Green and Earth-Friendly: 10 Action Steps - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn celebration of this week's call for content for making the best of our mornings, here is a list of ten action steps to make your mornings a little more eco-friendly. And what better way to love Mother Earth than to acknowledge her gifts at the very start of the day? 1. When you wake up, ...
Views: 760(2 votes) - Positive Affirmations or Negative Affirmations - You Choose! - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2009 from Royane RealOne of the most powerful tools we can use to change our beliefs and our behaviors is the tool known as affirmations. Affirmations are simple, short, strong messages that we send to ourselves, by repeating them out loud or silently. Affirmations can also be written. There’s a good reason ...
Views: 2570(5 votes) - What Does it Mean to Surrender? - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2019 from Trish BishopSurrender. Well, for those of us with current or lingering control issues - this is by far one of the toughest legs of our spiritual journey. To let go, to hand over, to release, or more precisely, to relinquish; therein lies the source of most of the difficulties we experience ...
Views: 1958(3 votes) - Where is Home? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhere is home? That’s a good beginning for all of us. In fact that is the beginning, when we first realize that there’s something missing, something lacking. We don’t know what it is. It’s a mystery. Yet we have this sense, there’s a kind of awakening to what we could call spirituality, or ...
Views: 754(2 votes) - Confidence is Everything - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYears ago when I was a vice president of corporate development, I created a system of evaluation for our employees that was used to determine everyone’s yearly bonus. I told my boss that I found it curious that when the employees were measured against the standards of the system I’d developed, ...
Views: 705(3 votes) - Thoughtful Conclusions About Commitment: Deciding Whether To Marry - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThough we may make many commitments throughout our time on earth, few have a lifelong impact on the path our lives will take. The decision to marry someone you love—to bond yourself to them completely—is unlike any other and can reshape your existence. When two people have similar goals, values, ...
Views: 1198(1 vote) - Success or Failure? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Trish Bishop"Failure's hard, but success is far more dangerous. If you're successful at the wrong thing, the mix of praise and money and opportunity can lock you in forever." - Po Bronson Which do you fear more - success or failure? This question is much more complicated than it seems on the surface. ...
Views: 1747(1 vote) - What to Do When Something is New and Challenging - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHave you ever tried to do something new and realized that it was A LOT harder than you thought it was going to be? Because while I was doing yoga with a friend of mine this weekend, I helped adjust her yoga pose and she blurted out: "This is much more difficult than the way I was doing ...
Views: 596(2 votes) - Getting Up on the RIGHT Side of the Bed - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you want to avoid getting up on the wrong side of the bed, here are some suggestions for a morning spiritual practice. Start the Night Before A good morning begins with a good nights sleep the night before. When going to sleep, say a prayer of thanksgiving for all the blessings in your ...
Views: 657(1 vote) - Giving Up The Fight - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s official. I’m giving up the fight today. On lots of things: I’m giving up my prejudice against processed food. (Why did I carry that so long? I know better!) I’m giving up trying to contain this feral foster mom. (Sweetie, you wanna go - you can go.) I’m giving ...
Views: 785(2 votes) - Let the Universe do it's Work! - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Trish Bishop“As humans we cannot begin to perceive of the infinite possibilities the Universe has at its disposal to manifest our desires. The harder we try to control the ‘how’, the more we close ourselves off from receiving the gifts that are coming to us. State your ‘what’ and get out of the way!” ~ ...
Views: 2085(3 votes) - Morning Motivation: Living in the Now - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost of us allow our mind a great deal of free rein. One minute we’re thinking about the car in front of us, and the next minute we’re thinking about work, TV, family, health and a million other things. The human mind tends to leap from topic to topic throughout the day, making countless plans ...
Views: 644(2 votes) - 12 Simple Steps To Meditate For Relaxation - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRecently, I gave a meditation class for people who were either new or lapsed meditators. One person meditated 20 years ago, but recently with the mounting stresses of his job, felt he needed to begin again. I teach a form of meditation I know as "spiritual exercises." At a stressful time 30 ...
Views: 955(2 votes) - Why Organic Matters - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhy does, or should I unbiasedly ask, does organic matter? This past week, this was the topic of debate at a powerful industry gathering hosted by leading organic companies: Nature's Path, Amy's Kitchen, Organic Valley, Late July, Lundberg Farms, Pangea, Numi teas as well as the Organic Trade ...
Views: 615(1 vote) - Why Gay Marriage is Important for All Americans - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe California Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Proposition 8 in banning gay marriage is a setback not only for gay rights, but for the psychological and spiritual growth of our country. Gay marriage concerns far more than the 5-10% of our population that identifies as gay. America’s deepest ...
Views: 1077(2 votes) - Six Tips for Keeping School-Day Mornings Calm and Cheery - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI had a major insight about the challenge of keeping our school-day mornings moving along smoothly and peacefully. Here’s the insight: I was focused on chivvying my children along. Wrong! I needed to worry about ME. When I work on my own habits, mornings are much easier. Here are some tips ...
Views: 624(1 vote) - What Spirituality Means to Me: 5 Steps to Happiness - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFor the new seeker, the variety can be bewildering; to the skeptic, proof of frivolity. They can’t all possibly matter, and they can’t all be right at the same time now, can they? Faced with all these choices, spirituality can be a daunting concept. What does it really mean to be ...
Views: 2411(3 votes) - What Does Being An Entrepreneur On The Internet Mean? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Louis LimIs doing a business on the internet any different from carrying out a conventional business off line? The answer is that the objectives are the same but the means for doing the business are rather different. By objectives we mean that a business’s main intentions are to identify and create a ...
Views: 610(1 vote) - Mastering the Law of Attraction - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Brandon Cook“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” – Paulo Coelho “We can change our lives. We can do, have, and be exactly what we wish.” – Anthony Robbins In continuation of our talks on the First Pillar of Rapid Body ...
Views: 1644(5 votes) - Character Values of a Champion - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2009 from Brandon Cook“Champions aren’t made in gyms. Champions are made from something they have deep inside them: A desire, a dream, a vision.” – Muhammad Ali “When your values are clear to you, making decisions becomes easier.” ...
Views: 1669(4 votes) - Pustular Psoriasis Can Be Very Distressing - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Paul RodgersPustular Psoriasis is considered to be one of the rarer forms of the disease but can also prove to be one of the most dangerous as it can affect the body both internally and externally. Pustular psoriasis is a form of the disease characterized by small pustules or blisters filled with clear or ...
Views: 1184(1 vote) - The 4 Things All Entrepreneurs Must Know to Succeed in Business. - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Louis LimTo start and sustain a new business is a very exciting and challenging enterprise for most people but it entails the greatest risk of failure. Many wide-eye entrepreneurs go into a new enterprise, unfortunately, with more aspirations than common sense and put themselves at more dangers of ...
Views: 796(11 votes) - What is United States Currency Going to be Worth 10 years From Now? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Gary KohnkeThey say that money is one of the hardest things to get and one of the easiest things to get rid of. Have you ever heard that expression? This is one saying that has held true for years. Money can’t buy you love, but it sure helps to have it when you need it. Wouldn’t it be great to never ...
Views: 1680(1 vote) - Are You Really Listening and Communicating? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Dr. Cindy BrownOne of the things I have learned that is most interesting to me is the difference in how men and women process language, speak and listen differently. While women process words, language instantly and think and process out-loud as they are rapidly talking (and maybe multi-tasking too), men ...
Views: 1796(2 votes) - The Principle of Vacuum - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Dawn AngierNature abhors a vacuum. And so it is with our lives. Everyone is busy—everyone. Ask any retired people you know, and they’ll tell you they don’t know where the time goes. Their life is full. And they’re retired. You can’t put any more into a full cup. And when our lives are filled to the ...
Views: 1372(6 votes) - Fear This: Simple Steps to Master Your Emotions for Good! - by Submitted on May 10, 2010 from Dr. Cindy BrownAs a behavior specialist and coach I know first hand that fear and phobias drastically affect many people every day. According to Wikipedia (a great online resource) “Fear is a powerful, unpleasant feeling of risk or danger, either real or imagined.” Now we can describe fear by many different ...
Views: 2183(1 vote) - The Colour Blue: How Color Can Influence Your Emotions and Thought Patterns - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Thlelma Van der WerffBlue is one of the primary colours and perceived as a constant in our lives. We speak about ‘blueprints’ and ‘out of the blue’. This colour is strongly associated with sky and water and quite dominant in our lives, especially here in New Zealand where we are surrounded by the ocean and often ...
Views: 4290(4 votes) - Why Do Men/Women Cheat? And How Do We Create a Healthy Relationship Where Both People Stay Motivated Towards Monogamy? - by Submitted on May 10, 2010 from Dr. Cindy BrownI wrote this issue’s tips because of the hot stories/sex scandals in the news lately. These are the biggest questions I am being asked to answer in my media interviews lately. So I thought I would share my research and then my tips with you so you too can have healthier happier relationships ...
Views: 2290(2 votes) - ***C-Level Sales Training Tip 2 – The Prospect Seemed Interested, But the Sales Cycle Stalled - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Sam ManferSales have a beginning and an end, and you can adjust how much time is spent in between by making the right moves. Sales begin wherever you can get in, but always end with the power executives saying yes or no. What happens in between is a lot of due diligence work with subordinates and ...
Views: 2069(1 vote) - What if the Recession is Good for Us? I See the Positive in these Changing Times. Can You? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Dr. Cindy BrownAre you stuck in the rut most Americans are in these days? You don’t have to be! Read on... So it’s your choice whether or not you see and react to the current economic climate, or what the media and government calls “the recession,” in a negative way, or a positive way. I have learned to ...
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