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- How to Find a Job When You Already Have One - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYou’re in a stronger position to find a job if you already have one, and in today’s work environment, it’s better to hang on to a current job, even if you hate your boss, while you look. However, be careful when you do so to avoid others at work – and especially your boss – knowing that you are ...
Views: 1078(2 votes) - How to Live Without Asterisks - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPost written by Alex Blackwell. Connect with me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter. I don’t want to leave anything on the field. On my last day, I want to be carried off with my chin strap still tightly fastened. I don’t want to come off the field knowing I didn’t live my life to the ...
Views: 639(2 votes) - How to Reduce Noise Pollution - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsImagine how quiet life was for most of human evolution. Before mechanization, cities and transportation, sounds were heard—not noise. For most of us, the sounds of nature—songbirds, the sound of trees moving in the breeze, squirrels dashing about, deer walking—are heard far too rarely. Most ...
Views: 8539(2 votes) - I Love You, Mom - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAccording to family legend, my relationship with my mother did not start well. Just after I was born, I developed a bad case of eczema. It was determined that I was allergic to my mother’s breast milk, along with most of the baby formulas on the market back then. While my mother was ...
Views: 662(2 votes) - Imagination and Play in the Electronic Age: A Book Review - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis is a book to be enjoyed, savoring each thought, description of research, and idea. Not to be rushed through because it’s packed with important information. It’s a relief and a pleasure to learn what our common sense and intuition tells us is backed up by the literature. I share many of the ...
Views: 1444(2 votes) - Is It Just Me...? (No; It's The Heart) - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIs it just me or do I detect that things are beginning to shift in the world? Intent.com is definitely part of this cahnge. In addition I’ve recently had some wonderful conversations with Dutch film-maker Baptist de Pape , composer Han Kooreneefe and with Lilou Mace. The theme in each case had ...
Views: 595(2 votes) - Is Microwave Popcorn Healthy or Dangerous? - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLately, my friends and I have been on a total microwave popcorn kick. Trader Joe's sells 130 calorie packages that pop up nice and tastey. It's easy, flavorful, low-cal -- and fiber rich. But more and more, just the thought of the popcorn has been making me feel a little ill. And today, despite ...
Views: 2011(2 votes) - It Takes Two Healthy Joyful Whole People to Make One Healthy Joyful Whole Relationship - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere is an American myth that two halves can come together in a loving relationship and become whole. However, contrary to cultural myths, close intimate relationships are not additive, where one half plus one half equals one. Close relationships are actually multiplicative. It is the whole ...
Views: 562(4 votes) - Karma and Forgiveness - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: First of all I want to thank you from my heart very much for changing my life. You put the light on my way to get to know God better than ever! Your words are just the message that God ever wanted me to know! I have a question for long time: In the law of karma what happens ...
Views: 1502(2 votes) - Keeping Our Minds Supple: Questioning Everything - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA lot of people feel threatened if they feel they are being asked to question their cherished beliefs or their perception of reality. Yet questioning is what keeps our minds supple and strong. Simply settling on one way of seeing things and refusing to be open to other possibilities makes the ...
Views: 440(2 votes) - Lessons From Dad - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe shouldn't wait until Father's Day to ponder the impact our dads have on our lives, but time slips by, doesn't it? We don't always reserve much of it to appreciate the contributions our loved ones make. Thanks to this greeting card moment, we all receive reminders to reflect upon and ...
Views: 945(2 votes) - Let The Clean Waters Flow - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSince January 20, the American people have been drinking from a fire hose. We are deluged with progress on issues that once seemed intractable - restarting the economy, safeguarding the environment, universalizing access to health care, and reasserting our good name abroad. As President Obama ...
Views: 1152(2 votes) - Manifesting Beyond Your Wildest Dreams - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: Can you tell me what it means when what manifests is better than your wildest dreams? Years ago I meditated for inner peace. Maybe I had other wishes for my life but never got very specific in my head. What eventually manifested was beyond what I could imagine for myself. I ...
Views: 1324(2 votes) - Mastering the Art of Aloneness - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAmericans now spend half of their adult lives outside of marriage, and fewer than half of all households consist of married couples. These are major shifts that have been brewing for decades, yet people’s attitudes about being alone have changed remarkably little during those years. Aloneness ...
Views: 1734(2 votes) - Meditation Fears - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I took the primordial sound meditation teaching with one of your instructors and they explained my personal mantra as the sound that was made at the time of my birth. Since I studied with the instructor I have become afraid of it. This morning I had a deep, spiritual dream that ...
Views: 675(2 votes) - Micheal Jackson's Angelic Spirit - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDid Micheal jackson live in his human self or his spirit self ? Without the energy of his spirit, it could not be possible that every human being on this planet knew his music, his dance. It did not matter that you were in innner Mangolia, or a potential suicide bomber in the Gaza Strip, or ...
Views: 1102(2 votes) - Morning Motivation: Beyond Human Judgment - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne of the common lessons found in all spiritual Teachings is the idea that reality is far richer and deeper than human conceptions of good and bad, right and wrong. We as a society spend a lot of time passing judgments on people: Carrie Prejean, Father Alberto Cutie, Britney Spears, John ...
Views: 657(2 votes) - My Dog Is A Buddhist - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYou can learn a lot from observing a dog, but you knew this already. You have a dog of your own, were a fan of Lassie or Clifford or Marley and Me, or, simply, are more attuned to the canine world than I am. You know that they teach loyalty, unconditional love, unparalleled listening skills, ...
Views: 1490(2 votes) - Obama and Leadership - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRead in The Economist that US President Obama's likeability factor amongst Americans is nearly 70%. Reminded me that in so many ways, leadership is a people sport. Fundamentals like being interested in other people, building bridges versus fences, lifting others up versus tearing others down ...
Views: 799(2 votes) - Obama and North Korea – Not Too Much to Ask - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBy Gotham and Mallika Chopra For centuries Cairo University in Egypt has been the home to progressive thinkers, provocative activists, and dynamic policy-makers that have had a profound impact on the course of Human history from the days of Cleopatra to Anwar Sadat to President Obama’s ...
Views: 748(2 votes) - Older People Need More Sunshine - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA study from the University of Warwick in England shows that more time in the sun can help older people avoid diabetes and heart attacks (Diabetes Care, July 2009). They evaluated 3,262 people aged 50-70 years old in Beijing and Shanghai, China, and found that 94 percent were low in vitamin D ...
Views: 513(2 votes) - Overshoot and Tech Dreams - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsGlobal warming is a symptom of human overshoot: the consumption and waste that exceeds the biophysical capacity of the Earth. If we attempt to reduce the fever, but ignore the disease, we will, at best, extend the suffering. Most species, when confronted with abundant food and no predators, ...
Views: 874(2 votes) - PeaceWomen: Theatre and Peace - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsNo, the title isn’t a typo. PeaceWomen is the name of a theatre piece I wrote about the female Nobel Peace Prize Laureates. Since 1901, twelve women have won the Nobel Peace Prize. Just twelve. Their writings and their lives fascinate me. Because I, too, Nobel Laureate or not, am a ...
Views: 737(2 votes) - Persuading Others - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: How does one go about trying to persuade others to awaken their spirit, and to pursue enlightenment - if those that one wishes to help are too stubborn and egotistical to allow themselves to be helped? Answer: You don’t need to try to persuade anyone to awaken their spirit. ...
Views: 793(2 votes) - Predetermined Events - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: Are certain events in life set? For instance, is your death set - if you are going to die in an accident, is that something that has been predetermined, and if so can you change that by becoming more "awake" - or is it something you have been creating with your thoughts? Same with ...
Views: 1407(4 votes) - Remembering Our Spiritual Priorities--Especially When Things Go Wrong - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDo you have days when things do not go as you would like? What a silly question. We all have days where things do not go as expected and it seems as if we are not accomplishing anything. Those are the moments when we have to remember our spiritual priorities. What is most important to you? ...
Views: 576(2 votes) - Serving Others Serves Me - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have been in service to others since I was 16 years old when I did my first walk for hunger. I still have the card we used to get each mile marked with a stamp in the shape of a foot. That was 37 years ago and I do not think I have had a time in my life when I wasn't giving back or ...
Views: 1555(2 votes) - Simply8 Stress Reduction: "Meditation Tastes Great. And It's Good For You Too. - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Intent.com Authorsselection from my best-seller 8 Minute Meditation. “the most American form of meditation yet.” TIME In prehistoric times (before MTV), there were those TV kid shows, where the host would hold up a loaf of bread and proclaim, “Kids, Wonder Bread tastes great! And it’s good for you too!” ...
Views: 863(2 votes) - Single in the Suburbs and Searching for Love? - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEmily Price just put her house in the suburbs up for sale. And sadly, it’s because she wants to move further away from some of her closest friends. Price, 37 and a media professional in New Jersey, wants to relocate because "after my recent divorce, I am suddenly the only single on the ...
Views: 718(2 votes) - Small Gestures Make a Big Difference: Common Courtesy - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe often feel that we don't have the time or energy to extend ourselves to others with the small gestures that compose what we call common courtesy. It sometimes seems that this kind of social awareness belongs to the past, to smaller towns and slower times. Yet, when someone extends this kind ...
Views: 576(2 votes) - So You Want to Start Volunteering... Now What? - 5.5 Steps to Get Started! - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe summer is the perfect time to start volunteering for worthy causes. The weather is nice, there is generally a more uplifting aura that pervades in the air, and there are many events and causes around the nation that are looking for volunteers that care for their cause (not to say that any ...
Views: 1317(2 votes) - Study: Restorative Yoga Defeats Depression In Breast Cancer Patients - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHey we all spend enough time prattling on about action sequence yoga practice: breathing, extending, sweating, chaturanga-ing. In the sweeping flow of all the power vinyasa-ing, restorative yoga kinda gets tucked under the blankets. But even without bolster and blocks we bet a good lot of you ...
Views: 1347(4 votes) - Superfical Happiness or Lasting? - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn today’s world where we are so aware of what is happening with people all over the planet, it is hard to be blissfully happy in our own little world, unless we want to shut out all news from those around the globe. Those of us who have been fortunate enough to travel around the world, or even ...
Views: 734(2 votes) - Tarot Myths & Superstitions - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEvery year more and more people use tarot decks for study, meditation, divination or self discovery, but there are still many common myths, misunderstandings, and simple untruths surrounding Tarot cards. Here are some of the more persistent myths about the Tarot that seem to still be around. ...
Views: 5181(2 votes) - Teaching Your Children Values Through Volunteerism - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn today's society, so many of us feel that children are growing up with unhealthy values and unproductive attitudes. Children and teens are sometimes viewed as self-centered, seldom thinking about others in their family or community. While there are many factors that contribute to their ...
Views: 574(2 votes) - The Art of Marital Conversation - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe problem with communication … is the illusion that it has been accomplished. ~George Bernard Shaw The day at work has been horrific. Emails never stopped. The voicemail light kept flashing. The boss needed the information yesterday. And to top it all off, you had a fight with your ...
Views: 780(2 votes) - The G-Free Diet - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe’ve come a long way in the G-Free world. With great tasting products that also meet the needs of those following a G-Free Diet. Using the best, I designed AKA goodie bags for the audience of the View, and while you didn’t get one, I wanted to share what it contained. Then read on for some key ...
Views: 514(2 votes) - The Healing Dreams of Grandma - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have been reading your book on synchrodestiny, and I started to meditate using the so hum mantra. For my archetypes I picked my grandmother who was very close to me and brought me up until I was about nine, she passed away many years ago. For the first week and up to now I have ...
Views: 1226(2 votes) - The Murder-Suicide of Sahel Kazemi and former NFL Quarterback Steve McNair - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA former NFL football star known for giving back to the community is happily married with four children. He is found dead in his condominium with a 20-year-old Dave & Busters waitress he had been secretly seeing for the last six months, who was also found dead next to him. The man died of ...
Views: 2791(2 votes) - The Quiet in the City - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI took a walk today with a friend through Cambridge, the city I live in. We've been inundated here lately with snow and freezing weather. Today was milder, sunny, and almost like spring if you squinted and pretended. I saw a sign on a post that someone had strung with silk autumn leaves, like ...
Views: 531(2 votes) - The Sun Contributes to Good Health - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSpring is in the air. The temperature is rising, the sun is shining and it stays light for longer. Have you noticed that when these changes in weather occur people are generally happier? There's a skip in everyone's step and more people are smiling. The obvious reason is that people love the ...
Views: 601(2 votes) - This Ordinary Life - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI thought I would begin my Intent.com blogging journey by sharing something very personal with you – You see, even though I am very "out there" with my public personality as this Hot Mogul building an Empire with B.A.L.L.S. etc,…. well... I am usually reluctant about sharing too much of my ...
Views: 1690(2 votes) - This Week on Intent: Tell us How to Make Life More Organized - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis week on Intent, we want to hear your best tips, tricks, and advice on organizing your life. What big and small things can we do in our everyday lives to feel less stressed, more clear-headed and stride more confidently in the direction of our dreams? Organization, of course, can apply ...
Views: 611(2 votes) - Three Women (In Belated Celebration of International Women's Day) - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDid you know that International Women's Day was last Sunday, and that the United States does not officially recognize this holiday? Me neither. A more in-depth blog post on International Women's Day can be seen here on Intent by Tonic. In celebration of my first year knowing the existence ...
Views: 554(2 votes) - Time Well Spent: Volunteering in the Foster Care System - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTime is a commodity. It’s been compared with money. We only have so much of it in this lifetime, so time is precious. And how we spend our time says a lot about what is important to us. Recently I’ve had a big change in where I’ve been finding my time spent – and it has surprised me, in many ...
Views: 1488(2 votes) - Today Show Appearance - Shameless self-promotion or pursuit of common good? - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDo you find self-promotion offensive? I often do. But what if it’s rooted not in hubris, but dedication to a cause? What if it’s more akin to “shameless exploitation in pursuit of the common good”, the phrase coined by late philanthropist and actor Paul Newman, referring to his food company, ...
Views: 692(2 votes) - Today's Astrological Forecast: Don't Hold Back! - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere's an aura of anticipation in the air. Can you feel it? Something exciting is about to happen, but you're not quite sure what it is. Even if you can't see this energy shift, chances are that it is still happening! Enjoy the electricity today, and use it to your benefit. Come up with some ...
Views: 1218(2 votes) - Today's Astrological Forecast: Eclipse Season! - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis summer, there will be three eclipses. These incredible displays of cosmic alignment are no longer the worrisome portent that they once were -- but they're still important! The first occurs today. It's a lunar eclipse highlighting the Cancer-Capricorn axis, bringing up issues of security, ...
Views: 929(2 votes) - Today's Astrological Forecast: Energy Surge! - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDid you feel refreshed and invigorated when you woke up this morning? You can thank the Aries Moon, which most people find very stimulating and energizing. Aries is a Fire sign, after all, which means it is inspiring, creative and forceful. You may be like a loaded spring this morning, ready to ...
Views: 858(2 votes) - Today's Astrological Forecast: Full of Energy - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRecently, Mars, the Action Planet, hooked up with Jupiter, the Big Daddy of the solar system, who expands everything he touches. When these two are together in the skies, it often indicates a period when we overreach or take on too much. You certainly are full of vigor. You're sure you can run ...
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