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- Choose to Rise Above Yourself - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHere is a great spiritual secret: the only time we ever "fail" at anything in our lives is when we mistakenly walk away from what has challenged us before we've allowed it to teach us its secret ways. Imagine we want to learn a new skill; for fun, let's say we'd like to run the high hurdles ...
Views: 681(2 votes) - Consumerism vs. Materialism - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDespite the failing economy, or perhaps because of it, much is being made these days about the perils and pitfalls of our consumer society. We rue what we can’t have or what we’ve lost when things go sour; when everything’s rosy, it’s easy to ignore our bad habits. There is a bit of the flavor ...
Views: 2534(1 vote) - Counting Experiential Calories - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPut aside this annoying business of counting nutritional calories for a moment and ask yourself: what else am I getting out of this eating moment? How is my Mind being enriched? A Nutritional Calorie is a unit of energy. The job of a Nutritional Calorie is to fuel your Body. An Experiential ...
Views: 581(2 votes) - Depression, Anxiety, Stress and Substance Abuse in America - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTim Ferriss, the author of "The 4-Hour Work Week" has posted some interesting stats on his blog about work and American life. 63% of all employees want to work less, up from 46% in 1992. 26% of adult Americans report being on the verge of a serious nervous breakdown. 40% of workers describe ...
Views: 1448(1 vote) - Desk Job Making You Fat? Easy Ways To Shed That Jelly Belly For Good! - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWeight gain on the job is so prevalent now, that some nutritionists have coined the term "the office 15" to describe the average of 15 pounds that about 45 percent of women gain just in the first three months of starting a desk job. And there are millions of American women who gain even more ...
Views: 8576(3 votes) - Detaching from Children - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I'm having difficulty understanding detachment, specifically relating to my children. I want to rid myself of material and emotional attachments but I have (as we all do) a deep bond and love for my children. I really want to understand. Answer: The concept of detachment has ...
Views: 1333(2 votes) - Does Food Have Taste When Eaten without Awareness? - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA koan is a kind of question used as a training device in the Buddhist tradition, designed to help the aspirant attain a degree of clarity. I'm sure you've come across these zany questions before ("What's the sound of one hand clapping?" or "If a tree falls in the forest and no one is there, ...
Views: 543(1 vote) - Eat Fish, Be Happy - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s amazing! When researchers took a close look at the foods typically eaten in various countries, they discovered an interesting insight: as fish consumption increased, depression decreased. Of course, depression isn’t uniform in each country; it varies from city to city and town to town. But ...
Views: 666(5 votes) - Embrace Your Uniqueness! - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI live in the Dominican Republic and am blessed to be surrounded by beauty in so many forms; however it is the people here, both men and women that teach me the most about beauty, beauty of spirit and faith, family, community and attitude and also the powerful lesson of body acceptance and ...
Views: 965(2 votes) - Embracing Uncertainty - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I saw your appearance on Ellen early in the New Year. You mentioned embracing uncertainty as a focus for this year. Could you speak more about this? More specifically, I have been living abroad for seven years and have been trying to deal with uncertainty since last July when my ...
Views: 1193(1 vote) - Father's Day Gift Ideas: 5 Enthralling Nonfiction Audiobooks for Dad - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you are at a loss for what to get for your father this Father's Day, get him an audiobook. Why would your father want to listen to an audiobook? Well, first of all, they require less time and effort than actually reading a book. Your dad can listen to an audiobook in bits and chunks ...
Views: 972(1 vote) - Finding Big Love is Possible at Any Age - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIs it your dream to find a soul mate? A life-partner who will love, cherish and adore you? As someone who didn’t meet and marry my soul mate until I was 44, I learned a lot along the way about what does and doesn’t work in the world of love and romance. Here’s what I know for sure: ...
Views: 654(2 votes) - Finding Joy at Work - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDuring a conversation with my publisher and friend Tami Simon earlier this week, I reflected that in the past couple of days I had spoken with people from three generations – Millennials, Gen Yers, and Boomers – all of whom were echoing the same sentiments. They all said something to this ...
Views: 862(1 vote) - Fitness for Seniors - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn the waning days of 2008, I appeared on Boston's Talk Radio Station, WRKO, with host Mariellen Burns to discuss getting healthy in the year ahead. I shared tips on all the standard New Year's stuff like setting manageable goals and navigating toward success in a desired area of your life, ...
Views: 1082(1 vote) - Four Things Necessary for a Happy, Whole Love Relationship - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMargaret Ruth, I am heart broken over my break up. What went wrong, we were so in love? Margaret Ruth, I have made so many mistakes in love. What do I need to be certain of a long term, happy marriage? Intimate love relationships can obviously be the most rewarding and the most painful to ...
Views: 1149(2 votes) - Friends: Gifts We Give Ourselves - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsGood friends enrich our lives in so many ways. Through a magical combination of similarities and differences, friends offer us the opportunity to know ourselves as we are and help us grow into who we want to be. Our similarities attract us to each other, comforting us with familiarity when we ...
Views: 2890(1 vote) - Get Rid of Clutter! - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYou can do it! And no, this does not mean throwing everything into a closet! If you are the typical American, you probably have a great deal of stuff. From clothing to collectables, photographs, CD’s and tapes (or worse, records and eight-tracks!), books, sports equipment, hobbysupplies, tons of ...
Views: 1030(1 vote) - Getting Started with Meditation - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I recently read your e book on the seven spiritual laws, and I was wondering where I should start in order to apply these laws to my everyday life. I am unfamiliar with meditation, and I have never done yoga. So how do I go about it if I am lacking those skills? At this time, taking ...
Views: 739(5 votes) - Glimpsing Enlightenment - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have recently, Nov 15-08 to be exact, had enlightenment bestowed on me. It was an explosive experience, I felt timelessness, shapelessness, my DNA activate, pure love, peace and joy - An incredible experience that brought me to my knees in tears. I truly had no idea of what it's ...
Views: 660(2 votes) - Go For Your dreams! - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe are all born dreamers, but as we become adults and we inevitably meet life's hardships, our self confidence and our ability to achieve can be altered. As we grow older, some of us no longer dare to dream for fear of appearing childish or being disappointed. In addition, we as human beings are ...
Views: 771(2 votes) - Good-bye, Michael: For the Rest of Us, What Now? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMichael Jackson's memorial ended just today in Los Angeles at the Staples Center. Though I was not there in person, I was watching the event on the television screen from start to finish with countless other citizens of this world. Whether you are a fan, a hater, or completely neutral, there ...
Views: 975(3 votes) - Grownups Need Recess, Too - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA New York Times story (the most emailed article for much of today and yesterday) reports on the positive impact school recess has on academic performance. Here's how it begins: "The best way to improve children's performance in the classroom may be to take them out of it." The paradoxical ...
Views: 702(1 vote) - Hannah Powell-Auslam and 4 Common Myths About Breast Cancer - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOn May 7th, Hannah Powell-Auslam of La Mirada, Calif. had a mastectomy to remove her left breast, the kind of surgery that takes place around 137 times per day in the US. Some 185,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year and around 50,000 will have mastectomies. But Hannah's ...
Views: 2038(1 vote) - Health Coaches for America - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt is no surprise that Americans need to change their health habits. Even though there has been an increase in sales in organic foods and natural food stores have received more business, there are still millions of Americans who consume large amounts of chemicalized, artificial junk foods. ...
Views: 844(2 votes) - Heart Surgery Still Rules -- Despite the Lack of Evidence - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAfter more than three decades of doing bypasses, which is major surgery after all, and before allowing virtually every hospital to set up shop to do it, you would think that there must be plenty of data to prove that this works. But that is not the case at all. Three major studies, performed ...
Views: 819(1 vote) - Helping the "Helpless" - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis article is a response to a question posted on Intent.com, "How do We Help the Helpless?" Since I work with homeless families in a homeless shelter everyday, this question raised strong emotions for me. The word "helpless" hit me right between the eyes. Why? I don't know if it is our ...
Views: 1956(2 votes) - Home and Land Meditation: That Which Sustains You - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsJust as we take care of our friends and families, our homes and Mother Earth take care of us. Our homes give us a place of refuge—a sanctuary that stands between us and the elements of nature and the rest of the world. The earth is an unselfish giver of life and the steward of our physical and ...
Views: 445(2 votes) - Hope is Gardening in the Rain - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI just Googled, “We make plans, God laughs,” because it’s one of my friend Sheila’s most beloved sayings and I was curious about its origin. The other night we were discussing expressions that keep our hope and faith alive during torrential storms, and I shared one of my favorites, “Maximum ...
Views: 852(1 vote) - How My Soul Found Its Mate - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI can’t remember the exact age that the visions started, but even as a little girl, I regularly saw visions of a single, dark-colored wolf. Figuring that people would think me crazy and haul me away in a straight jacket, I kept this secret entirely to myself for close to two decades. In my ...
Views: 604(2 votes) - How resilient are you? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHow resilient are you? We all experience stressors everyday - they are unavoidable. The key is how we respond to life's challenges. With the help of some good coping skills, you can learn to bounce back from difficult life experiences and become more resilient. Take this quiz to see how ...
Views: 694(1 vote) - How to Control Food Cravings with Mindfulness - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDon't Just Wing It on Will-Power - Develop Craving Control Skill-Power Instead Staying away from foods that trigger you to crave and overeat is called stimulus control (or trigger control). This age-old "people, places and things" avoidance strategy has limited utility. Let's face it: food ...
Views: 1646(2 votes) - How to Ease Conflict - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA monk asked Shigui, "What is the first principle?" Shigui said, "What you just asked is the second principle." -- from Zen’s Chinese Heritage A few weeks ago, I was trying to pass along some information to a friend that I hoped would help resolve a conflict with which she was ...
Views: 1063(1 vote) - How to Get a Job: Be a Black Belt at Networking - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you are looking for a job right now, expect that there will be 400 or more other applicants. A coaching client in Santa Monica, Ca reported that she is competing with 500 other applicants for a two week TV production job. When the competition is that stiff even for temporary work, you need to ...
Views: 612(2 votes) - How to Remove Negative Enegy in Your Home - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe main reason to clear a space—your home, your car or your office—is to remove negative energies. Negative energies occur for a number of reasons. They include: Metaphysical Negative thoughts from current or previous owners or occupants Disturbed emotional ...
Views: 10982(2 votes) - How to Take a Shower with Your Glasses On - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWake up on day 11 with the same cold you had 10 days ago. Your husband leaves to work in another state, your family will follow and relocate, then he calls to tell you he is in love with his co-worker Bruce. Waking up at 2 in the morning for two weeks straight with a 2 year old ...
Views: 969(2 votes) - How to Tell Whether to Give Advice or Just Encouragement - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSomeone who is excited about taking on a new task rarely needs a lot of additional encouragement, nor does someone who is happily performing a task well. The trick is knowing how to encourage someone who has been working at something for a while, hasn’t mastered it yet, and is starting to ...
Views: 867(3 votes) - How Women Undermine Themselves and Their Girls: It’s Not Always Men Who Take Us Down - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHaving highlighted the problem of women undermining themselves and their girls in my first blog, I wanted to use the second to express the spirit in which I hope we can try to address it. How can we start to limit the pressure we put on ourselves around body image, aging and sexuality? Here’s ...
Views: 921(1 vote) - Hugs: The Energy of an Embrace - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe need to touch and be touched is established early in our lives, as we develop and grow in the omnipresent embrace of our mother’s womb. Once we are born, separated from that sanctuary of connectivity, we begin to crave the physical embrace of our parents. As we age, we become more ...
Views: 939(2 votes) - If It Doesn't Feed, It Shouldn't Lead: The Power of Positive Thinking - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPsychologists have estimated that the average person has over 62,000 thoughts each day centered on ordinary activities and responsibilities. People rarely "track" their thoughts - whether they’re positive or negative, fleeting or introspective, directed or unrelated to the moment. Never the ...
Views: 857(2 votes) - If You Escaped the Meltdown, What Should You Do? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPublished in the Washington Post in response to their question: In tough times, do those of us who handled our finances responsibly have a moral obligation to bail out those of us who didn't? Are we our brother's keeper economically? When Barack Obama declared, "I am my brother's keeper," ...
Views: 635(1 vote) - In Spite of My Best Efforts, I Can't Find Anyone - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsArielle Ford, author of The Soulmate Secret: Manifest The Love of Your Life With The Law of Attraction and her husband Brian Hilliard, a business consultant, answer your questions about life, love and relationships. They believe that whether you are eighteen or eighty years old finding Big Love ...
Views: 593(1 vote) - Infinite Potentiality and Actual Manifestation - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: If there is one infinite being (and everything is an infinite possibility) then why do we need Reincarnation (individual souls having experience over and over?) We are either one infinite possibility having this experience or we are a soul having many experiences. (term soul being one ...
Views: 1423(2 votes) - Is Your Spring Cleaning Stuck in the '90s? - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsUsing toxic chemicals is so last century. If you're still doing your spring cleaning the same way you always have, this is the year to change it up — and save money in the process. Make these 5 updates and clean the house top to bottom without taking a toll on your health or your wallet. 1. ...
Views: 889(1 vote) - Is Your Writing Part of The Shift? - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt must come as no surprise that there is a shift going on where, through a combination of approaches, some spiritual and some scientific, our understanding of ourselves as human beings and, more specifically, as humans in dynamic relationship with the rest of the beings on the planet is ...
Views: 1188(2 votes) - Jiddu Krishnamurti vs. U.G. Krishnamurti: A Kramer vs. Kramer Divorce of Meaning - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSome wake up to an alarm clock, some to a rooster call, some to a spreading aroma of coffee, some to a lick of the dog’s tongue. Here’s a Jiddu Krishnamurti line that woke me up yesterday… “Seeking is never born of humility.” Indeed. To seek is to desire something different from “this.” To ...
Views: 4355(1 vote) - Letting Go or Holding on to Love - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have a question about letting go and holding on. I recently ended a relationship with someone who I care dearly about. There is no doubt that my love for this woman is clear to the both of us. During our relationship I learned that this woman has difficulty expressing her love and ...
Views: 2000(1 vote) - Lift Yourself Into a Brand New World - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWithin each of us there is an expansive world of thoughts and feelings whose movements determine how we perceive and experience the world outside of us. While this inner-world of thoughts and feelings may not directly bring us what we see, it does profoundly influence how we see our world of ...
Views: 827(1 vote) - Listening to Drums Heals your Brain - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWho knew that listening to drums actually heals your brain, reduces stress and depression and gives you an immune boost? I didn’t. When you actively think your brain is in beta and it cycles over 30 cycles per second. As you listen to drums beating your brain almost immediately drops to 4-7 ...
Views: 1087(1 vote) - Living a Holistic Life - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSome people wonder what a holistic lifestyle entails. It is more than just eating organic foods and practicing yoga from time to time. It means paying attention to all aspects of your life: relationships, career, health and spirituality to be sure that you are living a life in balance. This ...
Views: 805(2 votes) - Living in the Future: The Dangers of Overplanning - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEverywhere on and off the web, people talk about the benefits of planning. Plans help you define your goals, help you determine what tasks are needed and when you need to do them. And plans help you stay on track when distractions set in. So, what’s not to love about plans? Lots. When you ...
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