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- Reject Disposable Cleaning Products and Save - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs I walk down the cleaning isle of my supermarket, I'm overwhelmed by the domination of single-use, disposable products that have been created, presumably, to make our lives more convenient and sanitary. Disposable dusting, mopping and disinfecting sheets get premium placement on the cleanng ...
Views: 918(1 vote) - 7 Favorite Vegetarian Recipes from the Internet: A List - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI love being a vegetarian. I never have to worry about undercooking my food, and choosing a dish from a restaurant menu is always ridiculously easy (and sometimes annoying—when all I have for my choices are Salad #1 and Salad #2). This, of course, does not always automatically mean that I am ...
Views: 917(1 vote) - Emotional Stimulus Package Part II : Observe Your Life - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTransforming the misperception that change means loss is the first step in recognizing when it is time to make a change. Once you have changed this core belief into one that allows you to embrace change as gain, you can then proceed to step 2. Step 2 involves observation. Observe everything ...
Views: 917(2 votes) - Humanity at Work - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne of my principal interests and intentions relates to the issue of how we can cultivate and express our humanity in and though our work. By humanity, I refer to the essential human attributes of love, compassion, forgiveness, empathy, and other qualities that foster flow, connection, and ...
Views: 917 - 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) - What Is This Thing Called Forgiveness? - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe nation looks on in horror at the interminable orgy of true confessions from Governor Sanford -- voluntarily decimating his political career by bogarting a spotlight rightfully passed to recently departed celebrities. Any psychologically aware person must ask: Why? Were the constraints of ...
Views: 916(1 vote) - A Spiritual Response to Violence in Iran - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen the World Trade Towers collapsed on September 11th, everyone in New York City was coping with grief, loss, trauma, injury, shock and disbelief, ... or knew someone who was. For the rest of the country, for those of us watching from afar, there was another role offered: that of witness to ...
Views: 915 - Being Present Amidst Routine - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI recently went to a local grocery to pick up a few items. As the gentleman was ringing me up, I noticed a box pop up on his screen with the words: Thank the customer and tell them to come again. Excited that I had glimpsed an insider's view of the checking-out process, I waited patiently ...
Views: 915(1 vote) - Love Happens First, Greatness Follows - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI spent this past Sunday with a new friend of mine enjoying an incredibly beautiful and much-needed sunny day in San Diego. It has been foggy here for the last two months, very typical of this area in during May and June, so the sunshine is a welcome change! (I have been wondering if I brought ...
Views: 915 - Prayer, Gratitude & Acting as If - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn his book, Secrets of the Lost Mode of Prayer, Gregg Braden shares one of my favorite stories about accompanying a tribal shaman on a rain dance. He expected a big production of music, costumes and dance. However, he was quite surprised by what he saw. The Shaman walked alone to an area ...
Views: 915(2 votes) - Taking the (I-Can’t-Believe-I’m-Doing-This!) Plunge: Seven Steps to Fearlessly Making a Career Change in the Down Economy - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you’ve recently received a pink slip or just want to make a career change but have (for obvious reasons) resisted, I have some news for you: The down economy shouldn’t stand in the way of your bright future. Take a few steps to show what a fearless fish you are and you’ll be starting at a ...
Views: 915(5 votes) - Detoxing Our Bodies and Homes with Supernatural Mom: Exclusive Podcast Interview - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSeven years ago, author and Intent Voice Beth Greer was shocked to discover that she had a tumor the size of a tennis-ball in her chest when she went to the doctor to check up on a mysterious shoulder pain. Though the tumor was found to be benign, Beth decided to find a way to shrink her chest ...
Views: 914 - Episode 4 - DIY "Green" Beauty - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHello again, This week I continue My Path to Green by "greening" my beauty regime. I checked out Angie Provost's blog "When It Comes to Beauty -- It Ain't Being Green" and the first thing she said is cut yourself some slack! Not everybody has the time or money to green their entire beauty ...
Views: 914(1 vote) - The Politics of Love: We Are Elizabeth; We Are John - by Submitted on May 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe same dynamic is at play in our national and private yearnings. We want the same illusion of moral constancy in our politicians as we do in our marriages. But we inevitably find our leaders have feet of clay. And it’s common for couples to not even know what’s going on in their very own ...
Views: 914 - President Obama: Keep Your Enemies Closer Than Your Friends - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPresident Obama has faced many difficult challenges in the first 100 days of office, including thinly disguised racial attacks at home, bitter opposition at his attempts to put the country on the right track after eight years of fiscal irresponsibility, as well as the proverbial 3am phone call ...
Views: 913 - #1 Universal Relationship Law: Healthy, Happy People Tend to Relate, Date, and Mate Other Healthy, Happy People - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs the Radio Love Psychic on the nationally renowned KXRK Radio From Hell morning show, I use a few sneaky tricks to get the quick, accurate reads on the callers. The first is that there are some unchangeable, immutable Universal Laws regarding people’s connections with each other. The next is ...
Views: 912 - Act to the Contrary to Change a Bad Mood - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt can grip you--a bad mood that seems to come from nowhere can wreck your day if you let it. The good news is you don’t have to let it. You can dodge a bad mood by simply shifting your actions. Think about the way you stand, look, or speak when you’re in a bad mood. Chances are your shoulders ...
Views: 912(1 vote) - Is Oprah Hypnotizing You? - by Submitted on May 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIs Oprah not the best and most master hypnotist ever? I am coming to you 'live' from Kripalu Yoga & Health where I am leading the most remarkable and enlightening workshop ever (No doubt about it! Testimony to follow at the end of the week!), entitled "Into the LITE:" The Hypnosis Diet for ...
Views: 912 - The Challenge of Seeing Challenges: Next is the Most Important Word - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEvery day, we’re faced with challenge. And the biggest challenge of all, it sometimes seems, is that other people just don’t behave the way that we want them to. This is particularly the case in relationships, in the dance and the interaction and the act of meeting and matching and mirroring ...
Views: 912(1 vote) - "Allowing Yourself to Relax" - a Misguided Duality of Relaxation - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen listening to a recording of guided relaxation, have you ever felt annoyed by the following prescription: “Allow yourself to relax…” “Allow?!!! If I could allow myself to relax, if it was that simple, then why in the world would I allow myself to be stressed in the first ...
Views: 911 - 5 Tips - Stretch Your Recession Dollar Like a Rubber Band - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLong gone are the passive money-making opportunities. Even the Suzi Orman financial experts are touting saving money as the new key to financial success. Security is not locking in a year CD at 2.8%, The new ticket is frugality, watching your spending, “count your pennies”, as my Grandma would ...
Views: 911 - Packing Pickles - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDoctors say there is enough salt in one pickle to give us all the sodium we need for a year. I’d like more years, and so I consume fewer pickles. But this is a story I still gnaw on over the years. It is a story my father’s mother told over and over. And over and over. When I was younger I ...
Views: 911(2 votes) - Prevent Disease with Phytonutrient Power - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost people know that we need adequate amounts of oxygen, water, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, fatty acids, and good carbs for great health. What they don’t realize is that a group of micronutrients, also called phytonutrients, can help prevent disease and restore health and vitality. ...
Views: 910(3 votes) - Roving Mind Got the Best of You? Here’s The Antidote - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhether you’re a first-time or seasoned meditator, chances are high—about 100%— that when you start to meditate, you will be subject to what appears to be an actual, incessant, and absolutely uncontrollable stream of thought. In the Zen meditation tradition, this is called “watching the ...
Views: 910(1 vote) - What Are Your Memories of Michael Jackson? - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy earliest memory involving Michael Jackson was when I was seven years old. It was Christmas in the early 90's. I don't remember what else my brother and I received as presents that year, but one of them was the album Dangerous on cassette. I can still remember the intricately illustrated--and ...
Views: 910 - Can We Have Security without Fear? - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe war of words between President Obama and Dick Cheney has exposed a rancorous divide over national security. Mr. Cheney states flatly that there is no middle ground on the issue. There is no such thing as being half-safe, he declares. On the face of it, his statement is nonsensical. Unless he ...
Views: 909(1 vote) - Dedicated to Mothers Who Are No Longer with Us - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn my last Intent posting I discussed the healing with my mother which was positive outcome after many years of friction. The metaphysics of the relationship with my mother were obviously very karmic. My mother and my father were the perfect parents for me. Throughout my younger life the lack ...
Views: 909(1 vote) - Does God Have a Plan? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s a very seductive idea: That God, the creator of the universe, has a special life plan for each of us. No matter what slings and arrows we encounter during our time on this planet, it was meant to be. No matter how much we exercise our free will, and no matter what the outcomes, it’s already ...
Views: 909(1 vote) - Fiddlehead Fern Recipes - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI love this time of year because, among other things, fiddelhead ferns are available! They have an earthy flavor, somewhat like asparagus. You may be able to get them from your local farmer, and Whole Foods carries them. Do not eat them raw. Rinse thoroughly, and remove the brown scales with ...
Views: 909(1 vote) - Finding Comfort Beyond Your Plate - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFood and the impact it has on us is fascinating. Some of us have an emotional connection to certain types of food. For example a slice of apple pie might remind you of your grandmother’s cooking. In this case food brings up good feelings and memories. You might be the type to turn to pie, ice ...
Views: 909 - How to Be Depressed - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"Depression was, indeed, the hand of a friend trying to press me down to the ground on which it was safe to stand--the ground of my own truth, my own nature with its complex mix of limits and gifts, liabilities and assets, darkness and light." - Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak I don't think ...
Views: 909(3 votes) - Emerging From the Grey: Ways We Numb Ourselves - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe are born equipped to experience a complex array of diverse emotions. Many of us, however, are uncomfortable confronting our most powerful emotions. We may shy away from delight and despair and deny life's colors by retreating into a world of monotone grey. We may numb ourselves to what we are ...
Views: 908(2 votes) - Healing Our Shadow Elements - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I am in need of some clarification regarding the dark-side/shadow aspect of human beings. I am confused as to whether a person's shadow side is a permanent fixture of their awareness—to be accepted and integrated—or whether it is something that is to be eventually transcended and/or ...
Views: 908 - Chimneying: The Spiritual Climb - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI recently began rock climbing. So far, I love it. Not only is the climbing fun, it's opening some new metaphors for the spiritual journey. There are times, when rock climbing, that you find yourself wedged between two parallel rock walls. Sort of like Santa Claus stuck in a chimney. To ...
Views: 907 - Giving: It’s The New Getting - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Dalai Lama was giving teachings in Dharamsala, India. It was crowded and cold and very uncomfortable sitting on mats on the concrete floor. Deb was longing to go back to our hotel room so she could meditate quietly on her own when we heard him start talking about the dangers of solitary ...
Views: 907(3 votes) - Learned Self-Reliance: The Negative Effects of Spoiling Children - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsParents are moved by instinct to love, nurture, and provide for their offspring. Because our children are so much a part of us, we want to see them blissfully happy. Also, our own desire to be liked, materialist pressures, and a fervent wish that our children have everything we lacked as ...
Views: 907(1 vote) - Remembering My Homeless Friend, Vietnam Veteran, Mama Lee - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI never knew when Mama Lee was born and I don't remember the exact day in 1995 when she died, but I knew and loved Mama Lee during the ten years she was a homeless Vietnam veteran living on the streets of Santa Monica, California. Born in Texas, Mama Lee was a full-blooded Comanche Indian whose ...
Views: 906(1 vote) - A Military Solution to a War on Terrorism is Doomed - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt's a sore temptation to hunt down Osama bin Laden - one of the most consistent campaign promises made by President Obama - and yet there are strong arguments against it. U.S. forces would have to penetrate deep into provincial Pakistan and perhaps even conduct house-to-house searches. Such ...
Views: 905(1 vote) - How to Get Through the Recession with Less Depression - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRecession Depression Quiz Does your stomach churn when you read the latest news? Did you have trouble sleeping last night? Are you obsessively checking your news sources throughout the day? Are you angrier or more fearful than normal? * If your answer is yes to any of these questions, you ...
Views: 904 - Michael Jackson: A piece of the puzzle. - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle." ~ Deepak Chopra Here follows a jigsaw puzzle created by me for you. Something to work on and play with as you might wonder about ...
Views: 902 - Growing Old is Optional - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOnce when I was stopped at a set of traffic lights in Bogotá, in a hurry on my way to where I was due to give a conference, a woman approached the car and told me that her daughter was very ill with flu so bad that she couldn’t breathe. The girl was inside a cardboard box on the pavement, ...
Views: 901(2 votes) - Our Temporary Nature - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe often forget the temporary nature of life soothed by an illusion of stability in our day-to-day routines, lulled into a false belief that we are somehow permanent. We are reminded of this temporary nature when untimely deaths occur, like that of Natasha Richardson or the less famous faces of ...
Views: 901 - 9 Tips: How to Drink More Water - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany health experts will agree that drinking more water will help give you more energy. (Read here from Michelle Schoffro Cook on why you should drink more water.) In celebration of this week's theme on keeping up your energy, here are my personal tricks on drinking more water. * Make it a ...
Views: 900 - Go Green with Vegan Cuisine This Earth Day - Part 1 (Southwest Tempeh Chili Recipe) - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsCommit to Protect and Preserve Earth Day is the perfect day to commit to doing what you can to help preserve and protect our environment. Many do not realize that making changes to your diet is perhaps the most effective way to lighten our footprint on our fragile planet. Those accustomed to ...
Views: 899 - Smart Food Shopping Strategies for Singles - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I find it difficult to save money at the grocery store. Everything seems to be geared toward families. And what is oriented towards singles, such as individual servings, etc., is more expensive than the bulky items. I know there is less cost involved in packaging and overhead with ...
Views: 899 - The Little Boy Lost - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLet me to tell you a story:...Once upon a time in a big city a little boy was born. His parents belonged to different faiths and both had their own families that they could not or did not want to leave. They both also had a little boy each from marriages they had not really wanted. They met, ...
Views: 899 - Do You Have Hyper Kids? - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy neighbor is all freaked out because her three boys and girl are finished with school for the year and they have so much energy that her husband can't stand to be around them! It may come as a surprise that you gain control over overactive kids by reducing the energy in your home. Here are ...
Views: 898(1 vote) - Is There Such a Thing as a Psychic? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSo I made an appointment with a psychic. She called the morning of our appointment to cancel because, she said, something unexpected came up. I still rescheduled. Am I crazy? Is there such a thing as a psychic who can charge by the hour and tell you what is going to happen in your life? I ...
Views: 898(5 votes) - 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) - Wealth Comes in Many Forms - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy mentor, Bob Proctor, once said, “Don’t cry over anything that won’t cry over you.” People will often create tremendous suffering for themselves just because they’re in debt or have lost money. They’ll generate intense feelings of anger, sadness, and fear, all of which are destructive and ...
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