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- Food and Fear--Who's Whispering in Your Ear - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRecently I took a California pal to my favorite Ramen place in the East Village. OMG! I couldn’t wait to eat. Floating in the amazing, slow cooked broth were the most perfect thin noodles, sea greens, slices of tender pork—and one half egg—the white cooked firm, the yellow somehow still soft and ...
Views: 596(1 vote) - For the Love of Doggies - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s said that when you first arrive in heaven, all the dogs who have ever been a part of your life are there to greet you. Whether there’s a heaven or not and whether that statement is true or not, it still plays to the sentiment that dogs and unconditional love go hand in hand…that for those ...
Views: 677(1 vote) - From Psychology of Disease to Psychology of Choice - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAddictive or compulsive behavior is experienced as feeling un-free: a substance user feels compelled or driven to use. Compulsion is experienced as a state of being enslaved in a pattern of repetitive behavior. This forced, driven, un-free nature of the compulsive experience is reflected in ...
Views: 607(1 vote) - From Surviving to Thriving: How to live a Happy Life Despite Debilitating Health Conditions - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Don’t let your problems get you down, or you’ll miss out on life.” Mattie Stepanek There are millions of people who have been diagnosed with chronic illnesses or other disabling conditions. If you are one of these millions, you have likely experienced a variety of overwhelming emotions ...
Views: 1354(2 votes) - Frugal Living, but with Compassion - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBy Alex Blackwell. The Blackwell family recently passed their own Economic Stimulus Package. The slow economy and resulting recession is playing havoc with our family budget. The rising cost of groceries (I paid over $4 for a box of breakfast cereal last night) is putting a substantial dent ...
Views: 706(1 vote) - Fuel That Nurtures - Eating Right to Feel Better - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAt its simplest, food is fuel. Though our preferences regarding taste and texture can vary widely, we all rely on the foods we eat for energy. Most people are aware that it is vital we consume a diverse assortment of foods if we aspire to maintain a state of physical well-being. However, the ...
Views: 670(2 votes) - Funky to Fabulous: 9 Tips To Be A Better Communicator - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe bizarre exchange I had last night with my new hair wrangler highlighted how poorly American's listen to one another. Kelly and I chatted as she flat ironed my rebellious curly hair into the sleek submission that matches my book cover. (Audiences seem think I am the cousin of the author if I ...
Views: 1104(5 votes) - Gardens of Gratitude - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you're thinking about going green and how you can make a difference, it can be somewhat overwhelming. I've changed my bulbs to CFCs now what? One group has actually got together to make a big difference in small incremental ways. Gardens of Gratitude this weekend are helping hundrends of ...
Views: 718(1 vote) - Gazing at a Miracle - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSo there I was, caught up in my own thoughts, the week's "to do" list, and the stress of the day, when I looked up. And there, standing just ahead, playing in the mud, making a mud bath for her barbie was my seven year-old niece, Ms. Maia Papaya. She was humming and completely unaware that I ...
Views: 1032(2 votes) - Get High with Movement and Motion - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsExhilaration, well-being, accomplishment: these aren’t words we often associate with exercise. But if you exercise regularly, and you take the time to tune in to your emotions while you’re in motion and then when you stop, it’s likely you’ll be feeling pretty good. This is because ongoing ...
Views: 537(1 vote) - Get Tantric, Burn the Ships & Get Rich - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA long while ago, a great warrior faced a situation which made it necessary for him to make a decision which insured his success on the battlefield. He was about to send his armies against a powerful foe, whose men outnumbered his own. He loaded his soldiers into boats, sailed to the enemy’s ...
Views: 527(1 vote) - Get Transformed: See Food, Inc. - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBy James Boyce, Common Sense NMS I am a realist and and optimist, which in 2009 America, often conflicts in somewhat bizarre ways. Last week, I took my kids to see Transformers II - I made the mistake of thinking that I could actually show up 15 minutes before the movie started, it was on ...
Views: 789(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: 599(1 vote) - Gino, King of the Batting Cages - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt started with a metallic ding of the bat. Then another. Then a flurry of “dings” until finally I turned around to see just who was causing all the commotion. A giant muscular man was mashing the ball at the Van Nuys Batting Cage. And behind him stood a crowd of people watching. “Yeah Gino!” ...
Views: 1244(1 vote) - Give Back to Come Back - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFor it is in giving we receive – Saint Francis of Assisi I know something to be true. My friend Jerry White, has built his organization, Survivor Corps, around this same fact -- if you want to fully return to your life after tough times, it is critical that you give back what you have ...
Views: 1185(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: 718(2 votes) - God Psychology - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBrooks Greene-Barton once told me that the original purpose of psychology was to describe Human’s relationship to God. At the beginning psychology was organized to answer the question of who we are, what is the human existence about, what does it mean to be a human being. Over some hundreds ...
Views: 496(1 vote) - God's Dictionary: Poverty - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Intent.com Authorspauper = poor This is one of the greatest fears of human beings: poverty. Our current worldwide economic meltdown is exacerbating this fear mightily. I’m not sure we in the West really know what true poverty is. There are those in this world—many—who live on less than a dollar a day. Some ...
Views: 529(1 vote) - Good Health Not Found in "Secrets" - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt never seems to end. One celeb after another endorseing the next best "secret" revealing the way to great health or a hot body or weight loss. And if it is not an endorsement, it's a book or video proclaiming a near magic transition from the way you are now to a whole new you virtually ...
Views: 526(1 vote) - Good Loving for Healthy Living - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDid you know that love not only gives meaning to your life, it brings health benefits? Human touch, long recognized as a powerful technique, increases the production of endorphins, growth hormone, and DHEA, all of which lengthen your life span and lower the negative impact of stress. Studies ...
Views: 667(1 vote) - Got Milk? Recyled Material Toys For Kids! - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEver wonder what happens to all those plastic milk jugs you’re chucking in the recycling bin? Well, the luckiest among them are enjoying new life as totally cool, award-winning toys, thanks to Green Toys. The San Francisco-based company’s simple, imagination-friendly, beautifully designed toys ...
Views: 1365(1 vote) - Got Stress? Turn Your “Issues” into “Non-issues” and Zap that Stress Away! - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s a medical fact that stress, which is often caused by thoughts and beliefs, can lead to a host of unfavorable physical calamities. In truth, it’s not the stress that causes problems; it’s the way you react to stress. Instead of letting stress make you ill, how about identifying and ...
Views: 572(1 vote) - Goverment's in a Flap? Who Cares? - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI’ve been interested by the week’s news that the British House of Commons has been in a state of uproar. The Speaker has been forced to resign (the first occasion for over 300 years) as a result of a furore about Members of Parliament padding their expenses. What possible significance could ...
Views: 725(1 vote) - Green and Not So Green Furniture Materials - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSolid Wood Solid wood is a good choice, unless it comes from an endangered species or has been harvested in an unsustainable manner. When purchasing wood furniture, check that the wood is certified as ecologically sound. The FSC certifies wood and wood products that are ecologically sound ...
Views: 1290(1 vote) - Greener Choices for Your Home - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWith few exceptions—one being particle-board furniture—if your existing eco-unfriendly floors, walls and furniture are in good condition, do not be concerned about replacing them; simply keep them clean. For example, if the paint on your walls contained VOC’s, any damage from outgassing would ...
Views: 612(1 vote) - Greeting the Divine Spirit: Bowing - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBowing is a universal gesture of respect and reverence. In many cultures, it is the predominant form of social greeting, and most religions incorporate it into their rituals of worship. In many cases, bowing signifies not only respect but also an acknowledgment of the shared divinity between the ...
Views: 529(1 vote) - Guidelines for Eco-friendly and Healthful Purchasing Choices - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe following are some basic guidelines to help you make green choices: Do: Replace products that are made from petrochemicals with products that are made with natural, non-hazardous and preferably renewable products. For example, use bamboo flooring that is finished with natural wax and ...
Views: 1447(1 vote) - Happier in Love - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"The supreme happiness in life is the conviction that we are loved - loved for ourselves or rather, loved in spite of ourselves." - Victor Hugo Serious scientific inquiry has proven this quote to be true. By all measures of health and well being, the single most significant predictor of ...
Views: 667(1 vote) - Happiness is Available All the Time - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHappiness is a choice. Happiness is available all the time. It’s just a thought away. Think of a time when you were very happy. Perhaps it was the time you saw rainbow, held a baby, fell in love or swam in a tropical ocean. Think of the feelings that flooded your heart – the optimism or the ...
Views: 525(1 vote) - Healing Your Heart - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have doing a lot of work with the heart-area recently and wanted to share the following thoughts and exercises for healing your heart. If you struggle in relationships, suffer from a broken heart, have been let down, hurt, abandoned, or just feel like your heart could use some love, this will ...
Views: 916(1 vote) - Healthy Aging Naturally - by Submitted on May 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAlthough 50% of the population in the United States will be over 65 by the year 2025, aging does not have to mean lower productivity and quality of life. In order to stay healthier longer, many people are seeking out the time-tested wisdom of Chinese Longevity Medicine. AGING MAY BE INEVITABLE, ...
Views: 986(2 votes) - Healthy Skin Leads to Better Health - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs a holistic and integrative doctor, I regularly advise my patients regarding proper skin hygiene and utilization of nutrients to nourish and heal skin. “Healthy skin leads to better health” is one of my important principles of wellness. After all, your skin is the largest organ of your body ...
Views: 723(1 vote) - Hearing with the Ear of God - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhat is it to really listen? When you listen, are you listening to hear something that will confirm or reinforce your own ideas, thoughts, and beliefs? Or are you listening in a way that will allow you to see anew? Listening to discover something new, to find out what is true, is very ...
Views: 627(2 votes) - HELP! I've Been Working Out, Eating Right and STILL Can't Lose Weight: A Do-Now, 4-Step Guide to Kick Starting Summer - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFew things in this life are as frustrating as working hard to look better, firm up or slim down and, after a few weeks -- or a few months -- of eating right and exercising STILL having nothing to show for it! But take heart; often it's just the few, simple things we do to "kick start" our ...
Views: 850(2 votes) - Holding On & Letting Go - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOur children grow up in the blink of an eye. Practice conscious parenting and you won’t miss a moment! I just returned from my younger son’s fourth grade “Moving Up Day” celebration. It was very low key, but lovely. The gym was full of parents, applauding the children as they prepared to ...
Views: 720(1 vote) - Hot Potato Guidance: To Keep...or to Tell? - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI’m pretty uncomfortable about it at this point, and I know too that I’m doing the right thing. As you know, I function as a Chief Spiritual Officer for several businesses. It’s hard to explain what a CSO does. The basic job is to look at business scenarios of all kinds and listen for guidance ...
Views: 692(1 vote) - How Americans Became Uber-Consumers - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSometimes, it helps to have an historical perspective on our behavior as a society. In 1883, when I was a college senior at Sarah Lawrence, I studied a period in the late 18th and early 19th centuries called the Industrial Revolution. The Industrial Revolution is when we were convinced that ...
Views: 814(2 votes) - How Corporations Can Reduce Global Poverty - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy career of several decades as a senior executive in the IT industry with GE, Honeywell and others provided me with a solid business perspective of the economy. My six years as President & CEO of Unity, a global spiritual organization, gave me the great gift of spiritual growth and a strong ...
Views: 893(1 vote) - How Do We Feed Vegetarian Kids? - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFor different reasons, significant numbers of kids are choosing a vegetarian diet. As I recently discussed on Good Morning America and GMA Health (watch them here), a vegetarian diet can be an extremely healthy nutrition plan for a child as well as an adult. I wanted to follow-up those pieces ...
Views: 565(1 vote) - How Do You Digest Your Reality? - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe are teaching workshops and traveling a lot at the moment, eating wherever we are and whenever we can. This easily upsets our daily digestive rhythm. Which got us thinking about how we normally digest our world. The digestive process is not just about taking in food, it is also about ...
Views: 535(2 votes) - How Do You Express Your Self-Worth? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHow do you express your self-worth? Are you going after your passions? Are you achieving your goals? How would you make your life better? These are some of the questions I have been pondering during the past couple of years as I wrote my latest book. I gathered insightful comments from women ...
Views: 854(1 vote) - How to Avoid Family Drama - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEven therapists have issues. We are raised in families who have issues just like everyone else. We are at the mercy of those family patterns unless we turn around and face them, just like everyone else. Personally, I come from a family with a lot of drama queens. So one of my challenges has ...
Views: 5241(2 votes) - How to Avoid Getting Sick at the Gym - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe other day I was completely grossed out and horrified when some rude, sneezing, snarfing, and sick person was working out next to me. (Makes no sense, because we’re working out to feel good and get fit/healthy right)? With all the people, sweat, and warmth, gyms are the ideal breeding ...
Views: 1113(1 vote) - How to be Happier...by Working for Free! - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI'm sure many people will read a bit of what I have to say and quickly discard it. And why wouldn't they? Our lives are SO busy and there is SO much to do...how would I ever find time to VOLUNTEER? And how could that possible make me a happier person? The answers are simple and are two ...
Views: 551(2 votes) - How to Be Happier: 9 Action Steps - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"What can we all do as individuals or communities to make ourselves happier?" What an excellent question! What can a single individual do to create more happiness for themselves and their communities? Fight the Status Quo If you are an American, fight to overcome the cultural ...
Views: 679(1 vote) - How To Come Out of Hiding - Isolation - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are times in our lives when withdrawing from our social obligations and taking some time to be alone is necessary to rejuvenate our energy and renew our connection to ourselves. However, there are also times when withdrawal is a red flag, indicating an underlying sense of depression or ...
Views: 1470(1 vote) - How to deal with loss - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI took my dog, Bella for a walk in the neighborhood and couldn’t help but enjoy the crisp morning air and puffs of clouds dotting the baby blue sky above me. Other walkers were passing me by and smiling as they looked at Bella tugging her leash and exuding a feeling of happy playfulness. It ...
Views: 673(1 vote) - How to Deal with the Summertime Blues - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost people think that Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) causes symptoms of depression only in the winter because of the colder weather and shorter days. However, about ten percent of those who suffer from SAD experience depression in the summer. This type of depression is particularly hard ...
Views: 873(2 votes) - How To Expand During The Current Contraction: Complete Your To-Do List - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOriginally published on The Huffington Post. Last week, we examined a way to expand during the current economic contraction. The tip had to do with taking stock of all the "stuff" you have at home, and giving some of it away to someone who could make good use of it. Did any of you try this? ...
Views: 508(1 vote) - How to Fearlessly Keep Your Small Business Sailing through the Rough Seas of the Recession - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs a small business owner in the murky waters of a bad economy, you may be scrambling for solutions on how to keep your company afloat. But author Robin Fisher Roffer says that letting the fear take over, and not being true to yourself and your company’s mission, can be a recipe for ...
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