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- Is "The Biggest Loser" making us fatter? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhile leading an amazing Our Lady of Weight Loss enLIGHTens Workshop, I tossed the following question out to my group. "How do you know when you are sated?" The question was met with silence and blank stares. I took in a deep breath and again, thinking that just maybe they didn't hear me, ...
Views: 786 - Non-Attachment to Virtues - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Buddhists hold the virtue of non attachment as one of their core principles of belief. The more we detach from material objects, emotions, outcomes, the happier we become. It’s amazing to sit in one place and not be able to run way or go anywhere. I have had a great opportunity to experience ...
Views: 786(1 vote) - Shifting Focus to Overcome Challenges - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWith my Thriving Through Tough Times tip, “Give to your community so you can fully recover,” I had been trying to justify it a bit backwards. With the other techniques, I noticed their appearance in many different traditions and thought, “Ah ha, a theme!” For example, surrounding yourself with ...
Views: 786(2 votes) - Brave Spirits: Remembering Who We Are - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost of us are familiar with the idea that we are not human beings having spiritual experiences; instead, we are spiritual beings having human experiences. We hear this and even though we may experience a resounding yes in our bodies, we may not take the time to really acknowledge the truth of ...
Views: 785(1 vote) - Lawns Versus Gardens In Beverly Hills - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have something in common with Michelle Obama, a brand new vegetable garden in my back yard. Mine was started by my 21 year old son, home from college where he is majoring in Environmental Studies and minoring in Horticulture. For his Senior Thesis, he designed a sustainable vegetable garden in ...
Views: 785(1 vote) - 10 Tips to Build Heart-Healing Love - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLearn to love yourself. This may take time and practice. As I tell my clients who are clearly struggling with self-love (and, who isn’t at some point?) write down 10 things you love about yourself every day. Be creative. Here, I’ll help you get started, “I love how I try to improve my health by ...
Views: 784(3 votes) - Motorcycle Maintenance, and age - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPerhaps this is not the first thing that springs to your mind when you read this blog - so let me explain. A dear friend of mine, a fellow motorcyclist, has spent many years now restoring a splendid vintage bike. It is now close to being perfect - with some discrete modern updates - and one of ...
Views: 784(1 vote) - So You Wanna Get Physical? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: After three dates, all seems to be going well with the woman I met. What is the best approach to taking it to the next step? Sherri's Answer: I have to assume that by “next step” you mean making the first move on this woman. Ironically, the other night as I was flipping ...
Views: 784(2 votes) - 8 Signs That You Are Avoiding "YOU"... - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHere are 8 signs that you're in reaction...you're moving away from a feeling or experience rather than moving toward wholeness in that moment: 1. You’re suffering. Your motivation is to get away from the pain or discomfort - whether it is physical or emotional - not because you’ve ...
Views: 783(4 votes) - Are You (your body) Tripping? Where Does and Doesn’t Acidity Benefit Us and How Can We Alkalinize? - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSick all the time, worried about bone density, battling frequent skin blemishes and / or digestive complaints? An overly acidic system could be the (part of) culprit. Why? Bad bacteria (skin, immunity, digestions issues) and viruses (immunity) thrive in an acidic environment, the body removes ...
Views: 783(1 vote) - Incense Meditation: Journey of the Senses - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen we focus on incense sticks during meditation, we move into a mystical space that is both physical and spiritual at once. Like us, the incense stick is earthbound with an ember that burns for only a finite time, but the diaphanous spirit it releases is unbound by time or space. Rather than ...
Views: 783 - Reconnecting to the Source - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA lot of people struggle with turbulent emotions and addictive behavior. They spend years in psychotherapy and at times they are able to overcome addictive habits through will power, only to have a recurrence and go back to old ways. From my experience, and also through observation of many ...
Views: 783(21 votes) - Eating for Health, Where to Start? - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"Dear Hillary, On your first tele-class you spoke about different types of diets. I find the idea interesting but I don't know where to start! Can you point to some resources and tell me what benefits/changes you noticed from changing what you eat? Thanks.” For me diet has been very ...
Views: 782(1 vote) - My Path to Green: Step 2 - Vegan Cooking & Cookies - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHello everyone, I am continuing my "My Path to Green" this week by learning all about Vegan and Vegetarian cooking. I was inspired by Mark Reinfeld's Go Green with Vegan Cuisine, he had some crazy statistics about the difference between a animal based diet vs. a plant based diet: A UN ...
Views: 782 - Adjusting to Each Other's Unique Ecosystems - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast weekend I added another way to describe the importance of seeking another’s perspective when you find disagreement. Being a soccer parent in Montana has its challenges. When your children "travel," you don’t head across town as do my friends in Minneapolis or Washington, DC, instead you hit ...
Views: 781(1 vote) - Raise The Energy in Your Home and Give Yourself a Boost! - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsReplacing negative or disturbed energy with positive, life-force energy is an important aspect of creating a harmonious environment. The Chinese call this energy chi, the Japanese Ki, the East Indians prana, and some Native American Indians mana. In virtually all cultures throughout history, the ...
Views: 781(1 vote) - The Four Not-Good-for-Anyone Effects of Worry - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany people were taught that to shower the people you love with love, you shower them with worry -- to show them you care. And I do think that many of us will admit to worrying about our loved ones at one time or another. Then there are those who habitually worry about others, and themselves, as ...
Views: 781 - Dealing with Shades of Black - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTragedy comes unannounced. At any given moment, or turn in our lives, we may face upheaval, be that a family tragedy, a distressing piece of information, a health scare, or any situation that may lead one to feel a sense of loss and despair. Nobody is immune to those twists that life may take ...
Views: 780 - Renewing Yourself for Spring - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThough it may be a little hard to tell if you are living in Southern California like me, spring is definitely in the air. Longer days, kids spring break approaching, and more spring outfits (despite a cold spell!) are all signs of change. While there are many poetic notions of spring and ...
Views: 780(1 vote) - 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) - How to Raise Loving, Cooperative Children - by Submitted on May 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe recently flew across the country with my youngest sister and her nine-months-old baby son. He didn’t sleep. At all. Not a wink. For five and a half hours. On an airplane. Are you squirming yet? Okay, I’m just teasing you. Everything I said above is absolutely true, but our ...
Views: 779(1 vote) - July Top Trainer Workout Playlist: A Tribute to Michael Jackson - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt seems an appropriate tribute dedicating this month’s Workout Playlist to Michael Jackson, the King of Pop. Say what you will about his controversial private life, but there is no denying that his musical talent was true genius, and will live on forever. His songs both as a young boy in the ...
Views: 779(1 vote) - Signs and Symbols - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe race through our busy lives at such a hectic pace most of us are missing precious signs and symbols that are meant to guide us, warn us, protect us and bless us. Throughout time the priests, shaman, healers, guides, leaders and great athletes have been taught and trained to be aware of signs ...
Views: 779(2 votes) - The Sand Mandala - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe sand mandala is a Tibetan Buddhist tradition involving the creation and also destruction of mandalas made from colored sand. In the ritual, a group of monks create an elaborate and very intricately designed piece of art using colored sand. The artwork holds much symbolism, and is ...
Views: 779 - Being There: A Covenant - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRecently someone posted a comment, or rather a plea, on CarePages' emotional health discussion forum, and it both broke my heart and inspired great hope. Here’s an excerpt of what the poster wrote: “i have so many medical problems an have been so hurt recently an asked friends to support me an ...
Views: 778 - Susan Boyle: Kissed By an Angel - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have to take issue with Saturday’s The New York Times’ article headline: Unlikely Singer is YouTube Sensation. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lp0IWv8QZY Why the hell is she “unlikely?” Because she doesn’t look like a star. So? Because she’s 47? So? Because she’s an unemployed spinster from ...
Views: 778 - Flooring: What's Green, What's Not - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Best Choices Stone Marble Slate Ceramic Brick Tile Mosaic Terrazzo Concrete Solid wood—sustainable hardwoods or softwoods certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)—(see “Resources”); purchase locally if possible. ...
Views: 777 - Dalai Lama Banned from Attending South Africa Peace Conference - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAccording to news reports that came in last week, the Dalai Lama was denied a visa from the South Africa government to attend a peace conference in Johannesburg that would have been attended by five other Nobel Peace prize winners. Officials believed that banning the Dalai Lama would keep the ...
Views: 776 - How My Dog Chloe Helped Me Heal - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhether it is her sweet little face that excitedly looks through the glass window as I walk up the driveway or when she peeks at me with her big brown eyes up from under the blanket or how she looks over her shoulder as she runs away from me diving under the couch, (usually with a sock in her ...
Views: 776 - It Is Better To Be Transparent and Truthful - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe do not live our lives truthfully. We show a different face to the different people we interact with in accordance with the expectations of the situation. We act differently with our parents, with our friends, with our bosses, with the gardener, our spouses, homeless people, etc. We have ...
Views: 776(1 vote) - Organic Beauty Not Yet Mainstream: The Green, the Eco and the Utterly Confusing - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis article from CosmeticDesign, hit a nerve for me. For the (almost) three years I've been writing the OBE, the issue of the efficacy of natural products has been a point of contention. How do you justify the cost of a product when we, as the consumer, aren't quite sure whether it's going to ...
Views: 776 - 11 Tips: Transform Your Home into a Safe Haven - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn these times of economic upheaval, it’s tough to keep stress levels down. Most of us know some ways to keep stress in control; eat right, get plenty of sleep, exercise, meditate. But, did you know that making your home a safe haven can also be extremely beneficial? The other day, Oprah had ...
Views: 775 - How to Find Peace - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI’ve had this experience a number of times now and I felt it might be a good idea to share it, possibly to see if anyone else knew the feeling. The feeling is like this: I am in a calm, empty sunlit room, and then I become that calm room, and the breeze blows gently, just flapping the ...
Views: 775(1 vote) - Morning Motivation: Believe in Yourself - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe world is bursting with possibility. There are unlimited opportunities just waiting for those who dare to pursue them: new businesses, new volunteer opportunities, new books to write, new masterpieces to paint, new friends to meet, and more. Whether you reach out and grab what you want ...
Views: 775(3 votes) - 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) - Mothers Day: Much More Than Meets the Eye - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI was going to stay off the computer today as a Mother’s Day gift to myself,until I realized that being able to write to, for, and about you is in itself a gift. That hit me hard last night when, distracted by conversation, I closed my index finger in my car door and for a moment thought I’d ...
Views: 774(1 vote) - Financial Flocking and How To Keep True To Yourself - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTo explain not posting for the last ten days, I noticed that I was reluctant to admit that we just returned from a California vacation. That reaction seems strange considering in our small town it is an annual communal practice to head south or to the mountains when Montana State University ...
Views: 774 - Shrinking it Through Expansion? - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn a recent post I quoted Martha Beck about how if you care deeply about something, you’ve got to let it go. That sounds contradictory to most, since it seems like the more we want something, the more we naturally cling to it. But that approach doesn’t work according to the way the system’s ...
Views: 774(2 votes) - The Mythic Life & Times of Deepak Chopra: An Interview - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLike millions of people around the world, I’m a fan of Deepak Chopra. But for me it wasn’t reading his books or hearing him speak or seeing him on Oprah that did it—it was getting to know the man himself. Over the last couple of years I’ve developed considerable respect for Deepak’s sheer ...
Views: 774 - 5 Keys to Fat Loss Success - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen it comes to losing fat, success doesn't happen overnight. Sometimes it doesn't even happen over a few weeks, a few months or a few years. Don't rush it, don't crash and don't expect too much of yourself too soon. Life is for the living; for the making of mistakes and learning from them. ...
Views: 773(2 votes) - Do Your Children Get Enough Creative Play Time? - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEnrichment programs and organized sports can play an important role in your child’s development; but don’t forget the value – and joy – of good, old-fashioned play time! It’s getting harder and harder to get my children inside at the end of the day. As the weather gets warmer, they’re ...
Views: 773(1 vote) - Gifts From the Garden - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs a child in Ohio, I gardened with my grandmother learning of the cycles and seasons of life. As I ate my sandwich made from a tomato that I planted, watered, nurtured and picked, I came to appreciate the fruitful rewards of hard work, patience, nurturing, weeding and pruning. I still garden ...
Views: 773(2 votes) - Taking Protein Out of the Gym and Into the Kitchen - How to Help Improve Your Overall Health With A High Quality Protein Drink - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThought protein drinks were only good for people at the gym? Do you believe that we are eating too much protein in our diets already? Think again! Contrary to popular belief that there is too much protein in adult diets already, up to 41% of adult men and women have dietary protein ...
Views: 773(1 vote) - The Puppy Moment - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAshton Kutcher recently released a video on his fan page telling the story of a woman's experience during the Holocaust. She and her little brother boarded a train as they were told to do. Her brother lost his shoes somehow and she continuously called him stupid throughout the trip. Well, turns ...
Views: 773(3 votes) - Love Birds of Spring - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAt a brunch last Sunday morning, two friends were holding hands. So I casually mentioned that they reminded me of love birds. In response, the 40-something man became self-conscious and immediately withdrew his hand. I laughed and urged him to return to the hand-holding, "It was a complement. ...
Views: 772(1 vote) - 7 Principles to Embrace in Creating Lasting and Loving Relationships - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAlthough there is no proven formula that applies to all relationships, embracing a few key principles in your heart will reduce conflict and enhance the flow of love. These principles are valuable in friendships and business relationships, as well as in families, marriages, and intimate ...
Views: 771(2 votes) - Balancing the Psychological with the Spiritual - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Big Mind practice has two roots. It has an Asian Buddhist root, mostly Zen, but to some extent Tantric Buddhism, coming through my teacher, Maezumi Roshi, and also through some other great teachers like the 16th Karmapa, Kalu Rinpoche, Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche, and other great masters that ...
Views: 771(4 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) - Morning Motivation: Perfection - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA satirical article was published that listed symptoms such as the following: unusually short height, limited cognitive abilities, and impaired social skills. The diagnosis was childhood. We quickly see the humor in the article because the “symptoms” turn out to be perfectly normal for the ...
Views: 771(3 votes) - President Obama, Persistence, and Hope - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPresident Obama said last night that he’s a “big believer in persistence.” Are you? I am. For good or not, tenacity, perseverance, and sometimes just plain stubbornness mark my character. Kenny Rogers sang, “You gotta know when to hold em’, know when to fold ‘em, know when to walk away, know ...
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