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- The 12 Steps of Recovery from Chronic Dieting - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast week I invited you to welcome in this year by stopping your dieting. I gave 2 compelling reasons why diets don’t work for lasting weight loss, set point and water balance. This week I’m going into more detail on the first step toward “diet recovery”: Admit you have needs that haven’t been ...
Views: 654(2 votes) - The 20 Health Benefits of Real Butter - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe origins of butter go back thousands of years to when our ancestors first started domesticating animals. In fact, the first written reference to butter was found on a 4500- year old limestone tablet illustrating how butter was made.1 In India, ghee (clarified butter) has been used as a ...
Views: 1013(1 vote) - The 21-Day Complaint Free Marriage Experiment - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy wife and I have embarked on a 21-day complaint free marriage experiment. I was first introduced to this idea. Tim Ferriss’ blog. In fact, there is a huge movement towards a complaint free world, almost 5 million bracelets distributed worldwide. The idea is simple; go 21 days in a row ...
Views: 995(1 vote) - The 3 Most Important Reasons Farrah Fawcett Matters - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s not her role as a detective in the 1970’s series, “Charlie’s Angels”; or her long, feather-shagged sun-streaked locks; or even her legendary 17-year tumultuous love affair with Ryan O’Neal, that make Farrah Fawcett a cultural icon. There are three more important reasons – reasons that ...
Views: 975(1 vote) - The Age of Enlightenment? - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI always wanted to be older. It started when I was 4 or 5, living across the street from two kindhearted grandparents, “Meme” and “Pepe,” and being in awe with their youngest grandson, Roger. Whenever Roger would visit during the summer and wherever he roamed on a given day, I could be found ...
Views: 775(1 vote) - The Amazing Generosity of America’s Poor - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPerhaps you imagined that the people on the bottom rungs of the economic ladder would be pinching every last penny to make ends meet. If so, you’re surprisingly wrong. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Expenditure Survey, the poorer you are in the United States, the larger ...
Views: 1352(1 vote) - The Benefits of Fasting: A Feast for Body and Soul - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs the spirit grows more perceptive during a well-savored fast, both soul and body can enjoy a special well-being. “Fasting is not really fasting,” my husband, Larry Scherwitz, said when he learned the topic of this article. “It’s slowing.” An inveterate “faster,” Larry knows that ...
Views: 898(1 vote) - The Benefits of Quitting - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe were taught since we were small children: “Don’t be a quitter. Keep trying!” In addition, many of us teach this same life strategy to our own children. However, is never giving up always the right approach? And does it not generate more stress to keep trying or hold on ...
Views: 575(1 vote) - The Best Spiritual Practice: Does Practice Really Make Perfect? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt seems almost silly to have to say it, but to improve at anything practice is almost always essential. Right? Even if you want to get good at doing nothing, you still need to do a lot of it! Most people know that if you want to be physically fit, you need regular exercise. If you want a ...
Views: 657(2 votes) - The Blame Game: It's Time To Take Responsibility - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOriginally published on Huffington Post. Last week, we talked about the myth of control and how the pursuit of control prevents people from making real choices. We built on the timeless advice of the Greek Stoic philosopher, Epictetus: it's not what happens to you but how you respond that ...
Views: 817(2 votes) - The Blue Bakery: Helping the Poor Women of Rwanda - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"Poverty won’t allow him to lift up his head; dignity won’t allow him to bow it down." --Madagasy Proverb In meeting women in and around the markets of Kigali, we rarely found a business that employed more than one woman and maybe one or two of her youngsters. I wanted to know what it would ...
Views: 2458(2 votes) - The Bluff - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPublished in The Broomfield Enterprise, 7/15/07 My two youngest children are 11 months apart. The close proximity in their age, as you can imagine, creates an added layer of chaos and conflict in our home. My five-year-old son is in a constant state of proving that he is older, bigger, ...
Views: 521(1 vote) - The Darwin Depression: Where Are We Now? - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBack in December, I wrote a post here called "The Darwin Depression" -- my basic premise being that the US economy, and in fact, the global economy was in the midst of the bursting of the largest asset bubble in world history, and as we returned to a level of financial sanity, it was going to be ...
Views: 680(1 vote) - The Day After the 20th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYesterday marked the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Massacre, which occurred exactly 20 years ago in China when student-led protesters were crushed by the military. According to eyewitness accounts, Tiananmen Square was quiet and uneventful all of yesterday--save for the noticeable presence ...
Views: 744(4 votes) - The Distraction of “God” - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have read a number of your books, including "How to know God". Let me say, I had a conventional Protestant upbringing, but I soon rejected the "prison of social conditioning", as you call it, and became an evolutionist and agnostic. Whenever I hear the word God, I see the old ...
Views: 561(1 vote) - The Essential Role of Marketing in Working for Good - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI just completed this draft of an article at the request of my collaborator in marketing at Sounds True, Shelly Vickroy. Comments and questions welcome! Working for Good is an orientation towards business and work focused on serving the greater good, contributing to create a better world in ...
Views: 606(1 vote) - The Facebook Promise: Cool or Just Cold? - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDo you Facebook? Why do you Facebook? How many friends do you have? How many Facebook friends do you have? Is there a difference? Should there be a difference? We could have quite a conversation on these four questions, if only we could actually converse. Facebook, Twitter, MySpace and all ...
Views: 623(1 vote) - The Freedom of Shifting Perspectives - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLet me use this analogy: suppose from the moment you were born there were a hundred cameras pointed at you every moment. During the entire thirty, forty, fifty, sixty years of your life these hundred cameras were always focused on you. Now, if you choose to look through only one camera lens, ...
Views: 556(1 vote) - The Gifts Of The "Raisin Years" - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFrom the top of my head to the tips of my toes, my body is slowly dehydrating. "Drying up" is what most people call it. I have entered what I affectionately call, "The Raisin Years." Age is beginning to have its way with me. Body parts that once were thin are now thickening and I now ...
Views: 726(1 vote) - The Harmonics of Sound - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYou have heard the term "harmonics" used in many different areas--from the Harmonic Convergence to many sacred science writings. I particularly like the reference to shifting the harmonic resonance of the Enterprises's shield on "Star Trek: Next Generation". Yet how many of you really known ...
Views: 3357(1 vote) - The Imagination of Enough - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI'm sure you've heard of voluntary simplicity, but have you ever thought about it in relation to your own life? Probably. I know I have. In those evaluation questionnaires about my carbon footprint, and various other ways of thrift, I come out passably. But then I caught myself ordering drug ...
Views: 1048(1 vote) - The Importance of Sleep - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs the days get longer and we approach the Summer Solstice, the longest day of the year, we may get so excited by the extended hours of daylight that we skimp on our need for sleep. In general, sleep tends to be an area in life that we’ll cut back on in favor of work or play, whether it is ...
Views: 984(1 vote) - The Insidious Cancer of Envy - and How to Get Past It - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsJust the other day I noticed, yet again, that people have a way of being resentful when others have some sort of mild success. I posted this comment on facebook and was interested to note that many people felt the same way. In fact a LOT of people felt the same way. So why is it that instead ...
Views: 1077(1 vote) - The Invitation - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s impossible for any of us be in or even look at nature without our mind, body and soul experiencing pure joy on some level. Every cell of life in June is an invitation to each of us. June’s invitation is beckoning us, “come play, let’s rest, read this book, wiggle your painted toes in ...
Views: 603(2 votes) - The Joyful Sounds of the Children Can Change Your Life - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you are bored, depressed or taking a negative view of life, even for a moment, you can listen to the songs of the birds and that will be uplifting. But an even greater sound to listen to is the song, laughter and cheerful sounds of the children. If you have no children or grand children of ...
Views: 557(1 vote) - The Key to Creating a Life You Love - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLove Your Body, Love Your Life. I originally came up with a different title - Love Your Body, Live Your Dreams. But the publisher preferred Love Your Body, Love Your Life. I thought it had a nice ring to it, and everyone I spoke with preferred the publisher's title, so we went with that. (Also ...
Views: 584(1 vote) - The Legacy of Neda Agha-Soltan: A Young Iranian Woman's Death Captured on YouTube - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI watched a YouTube video this afternoon that made my blood run cold. Someone captured on his or her cell phone camera a 40-second montage of a young Iranian woman dying within seconds of a gunshot wound in her chest. As she collapses to the ground, the people surrounding her try to block the ...
Views: 1555(1 vote) - The Legendary King of Pop Michael Jackson Dies at 50 - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsToday June 25, 2009 is truly a sad day. Today is the day that the world lost a legend as Michael Jackson passed away from a cardiac arrest. People may know him as a lot of things, some good and some bad: a singer, a songwriter, a dancer, an actor, a businessman, a father, a humanitarian, an ...
Views: 724(2 votes) - The Magic of PS22 Chorus - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI used to rule the world Seas would rise when I gave the word Now in the morning I sleep alone Sweep the streets I used to own I used to roll the dice Feel the fear in my enemies eyes Listen as the crowd would sing "Now the old king is dead! Long live the King!" Some of ...
Views: 963(2 votes) - The Many Wonders of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOn the advice of my eco beauty expert friend, I recently started using raw apple cider vinegar (ACV) as a rinse to keep my hair clean, shiny, and soft. To my surprise, it really does work and honestly does not smell, as long as you rinse very well. From its historical use as a condiment and ...
Views: 875(1 vote) - The Memory of Money: Three Tips to Using Personal History to Unlock Your Financial Freedom - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2009 from Intent.com Authors#1 Take A Money Snapshot To understand your financial picture today, take a money snapshot of what you witnessed as a child. Do you remember watching how your parents spent money? Did you receive an allowance? If so, how much was it? What did you spend it on? Did your family forego an ...
Views: 535(1 vote) - The Missing Piece to Overeating: Why Diets Fail - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com Authors(Excerpted from Positive Energy: Ten Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress, and Fear Into Vibrance, Strength, and Love by Judith Orloff, MD. Three Rivers Press, 2005) As a psychiatrist I know that there is more to overeating and obesity that meets the eye. One big ...
Views: 921(2 votes) - The More We Give, the More We Receive - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere’s something about giving that frees us. It releases a part of us that has been tucked away, yearning to be exposed and shared with others in ways that add meaning and value to their lives. And in so doing, we also add meaning and value to our own. Many of us are generous at heart, but get ...
Views: 2941(2 votes) - The Most Compelling Leadership Vision - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA distinguished woman rose to speak in the front of a room of 40 fellow employees during a Total Leadership workshop I was conducting earlier this week at a large pharmaceutical company’s headquarters. “Joyous laughter — this is the sound I hear throughout the home I have built and now ...
Views: 816(1 vote) - The Most Effective Way to Get Vitamin C Into Your Diet (and What to Avoid) - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEveryone knows that vitamin C is an important antioxidant that’s good for preventing colds, the flu and other illnesses. What you may not know is that unlike many animal and plant species, the human body is unable to make it’s own vitamin C, and unable to store much of it. So it’s extremely ...
Views: 679(1 vote) - The Octomom, The Media & The Mind - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn less than a fortnight since I wrote my last post, the tide of media and public opinion towards the Octomom—Nadya Sulemon—has turned. I spent part of this afternoon at the hairdresser and had a chance to read through a short stack of tabloids. To my great amazement, I no longer recognized ...
Views: 641(1 vote) - The Power of Children's Imagination: Teresa's Healing Toolbox - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Your imagination can help you heal.” This simple and elegant statement was the response nine-year-old Teresa gave me when asked what she had learned from our work together as we were wrapping up our counseling relationship. Teresa is a beautiful, doe-eyed girl who first came to me a year ago ...
Views: 1083(2 votes) - The Power of Goals - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIs there any power in having a goal? You bet there is! The first thing that comes to my mind is the old saying "A person without a goal is like a ship without a course." Just think of the ramifications of being a ship without a course. Where will you end up? Sure you can enjoy the journey but ...
Views: 703(3 votes) - The Power of Positive Intent: A Medical Reason to Hope - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have been impressed by how much negative sentiment there is out there about the current global economic crisis. The front page of the New York Times over the weekend had a huge picture of a couple grieving the change in income of a man who was earning $60,000/year who is now earning $12/hour ...
Views: 593(1 vote) - The Rollercoaster (or How To Survive The Teenage Years) - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI stormed out of the house in the freezing cold with my husband's wool coat thrown over my pajamas looking like a Disney character with long floppy coat arms at my sides and fluffy slippers that I was sorry I'd worn. They didn't see me standing squarely in front of the car. I positioned myself ...
Views: 931(1 vote) - The Secret of Happiness - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Alright, the secret of happiness is simple: find out what you truly love to do and then direct all of your energy towards doing it.” ~ Robin Sharma from The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari We’ll get right to the point here: WHAT DO YOU TRULY LOVE?!? And what % of your energy are you putting ...
Views: 501(2 votes) - The Secret to Having Everything You Want - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEveryone wonders whether or not there is one great secret for truly successful living. There is. And it is not a secret. It has been quietly, steadily telling itself right in front of us all along. We just couldn't hear it over the clatter and chatter of our own secret demands. Listen quietly ...
Views: 661(2 votes) - The Secret, Hardboiled - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen I first saw The Secret, I had some concerns. The Law of Attraction was presented, and much of the message was what I refer to as a sunny-side-up version of it. The ideas that what you think, believe or “will” can manifest your desires seemed overly simplified, and I think that life’s ...
Views: 758(2 votes) - The Secrets of the Super Goji Berry - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHave you had your goji berries today? Personally, I love adding 1-2 tablespoons of dried goji berries to power up my morning smoothies. Natively grown in central China, this reddish-orange fruit commonly referred to as the goji berry is actually the wolfberry, Lycium barbarum. Packed with ...
Views: 594(1 vote) - The Senses of Soul - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHave you ever had a sense that there is more to something than what appears on the surface? As a child, you may have walked by a pond and picked up a pebble. Then, energy grew inside you directing your mind to send signals within you and pick up this rock with your hand. As your mind, body, and ...
Views: 453(1 vote) - The Silent Chef Speaks - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAnyone who has worked in the food service industry knows what a hectic, fast paced life it entails. Those who have started their own restaurant know that it can be an all consuming process that requires 24/7 attention. Recipes and menus need to be created, systems developed, staff trained, walls ...
Views: 565(1 vote) - The Soul of Humanity - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI believe in angels. The word angel means messenger. Everything that exists is a manifestation of one being, and it manifests through messengers. Messengers deliver the will of the one being, and the supreme messenger is light. Light is alive, and it carries the message of life all around ...
Views: 588(1 vote) - The Stimulus Plan - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one’s self on the earth is not a hardship but a pastime- if we live simply and wisely.” Henry David Thoreau Franklin D. Roosevelt is most famous for his statement “there is nothing to fear but fear itself.” He uttered these ...
Views: 523(1 vote) - The Success Instinct - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“A squirrel does not have to be taught how to gather nuts. Nor does it need to learn that it should store them for winter. A squirrel born in the spring has never experienced winter. Yet in the fall of the year it can be observed busily storing nuts to be eaten during the winter months when ...
Views: 673(1 vote) - The Sweetener Diabetics & Other Health Conscious People Most Want to Avoid - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhile most people agree that sugar and artificial sweeteners are bad for you, a recent study showed that a so-called “natural sweetener” can actually increase insulin resistance and belly fat in overweight people. The sweetener, fructose, has long been touted as a natural sweetener because ...
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