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- Relationships as Reflections of the True Self - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have read so many books...many of them yours. All say that relationships are your Self reflecting back to you. I have never had a healthy relationship with a man. I had a childhood that seems to have left me feeling unlovable. Abuse and no real concern expressed for its impact ...
Views: 763(3 votes) - Would You Choose Pain Over Non-Existence? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI searched this on google- The pain that is existence...and I found an interesting ongoing discussion on a Physics forum addressing this question: Would You Choose Pain Over Non-Existence? Those guys on that Physics forum seemed to be very smart and dug deep into the meat of the question. ...
Views: 1526(2 votes) - The Fruits of My Labor - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany of us have been taught “do what you love and the money will follow.” But what if we’ve been doing what we love and the money hasn’t found its way to us yet – and isn’t even tagging along at a distance? There are many of us who are blazing forward with our passion, with our vision of how ...
Views: 716 - Finding Signs in Universal Messages - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe universe can often relay messages to us through signs. Often, we are too busy to stop and consider what may or may not be a sign. We may ask the universe for guidance, yet fail to recognize the sign it sends us in response. Learning the subtle language of signs can help you interpret the ...
Views: 605(2 votes) - On Moral Responsibility: I'm Sorry I Screen Your Calls - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"The answers to our problems don't lie beyond our reach. They exist in our laboratories and universities; in our fields and our factories; in the imaginations of our entrepreneurs and the pride of the hardest-working people on Earth. Those qualities that have made America the greatest force of ...
Views: 522(1 vote) - 10 Signs You Need A Detox From Wellness: A List - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com Authors1. You don't remember the last time you actually read through an entire book that is completely devoid of bullet points or chapter summaries. 2. You have lost the ability to understand advice from friends unless it incorporates at least one nature-themed metaphor. 3. You were already on ...
Views: 493 - Fearless Fish or Jellyfish? Test to See If You’re a Workplace Wave-maker or All Washed Up! - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere’s a pervasive belief in Corporate America—especially in a scary economy rife with layoffs and unstable companies—that you’d better conform if you want to survive. Not true! Being different gets you noticed, which is the first step to gaining influence. “Fearless fish” show their ...
Views: 830 - The Secret is All About YOU! - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne thing no one (except my husband) knows about me is that I am in a self-induced midlife crisis. I fantasize about having a day once a week in my home entirely to myself. I would then have uninterrupted time to write, read, and watch The real Housewives of New York City without my husband ...
Views: 575 - Rise with the Sun - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Do you know why most people sleep so much?” “Why?” “Because they really don’t have anything else to do. Those who rise with the sun all have one thing in common.” “Insanity?” “Very funny. No, they all have a purpose that fans the flames of their inner potential.” ~ Robin Sharma from The ...
Views: 591(1 vote) - On Sexual Desire and Monasticism - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: My son has just begun in the last few weeks to study to learn enlightenment. He has the book A Course in Miracles and Eckhart Tolle's Book (CD) that I gave him. He studies your books and others from libraries...my question... A week ago he left on a bus to go out west as he ...
Views: 950 - Love is a Direction - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“It is only necessary to know that love is a direction and not a state of the soul. If one is unaware of this, one falls to despair at the first onslaught of affliction.” Simone Weil Something snapped in me tonight. I didn’t see it coming, although the fog of exhaustion and the kink in my ...
Views: 626 - Meditation Works Wonders on College Students - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt seems the benefits of meditation – and studies on the practice – continue to increase with time. And we are always happy to report them! This newest one may be on college students, but it reinforces the benefits meditation can have on anyone at any age. This study involved a group of 50 ...
Views: 1233 - The Truth About Back Pain Revealed: What Happens When Your Back Goes "Out"? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen the higher incorporates the lower into its service, the nature of the lower is transformed into the higher. -Meister Eckhart When someone’s back “goes out” where does it go? My experience working hands on with thousands of people from over 50 countries has shown me that “out” is ...
Views: 2914 - Do You Easily Ride the Wave of Life? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAre you able to easily ride the wave of life? Everything in life occurs in cycles, there is an ebb and a flow to everything. This is readily apparent in nature where we see seasonal cycles, lunar cycles, etc. There are business cycles, life cycles, relationships cycles - it seems that ...
Views: 1012 - Help Me Bring Down the Healing Rain - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPost written by Alex Blackwell. Connect with me on Facebook or follow me on Twitter. Kansas City is in a drought. There has only been 0.05” of precipitation recorded this year. My hands and face are as dry and cracked as the hard winter ground. It’s rare to go so long without any type of ...
Views: 622 - The Archetype of the Innocent - And What It Can Show Us About Our Darker Side - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA short while ago I was running a workshop in a wealthy coastal town - and the participants were all obviously well-heeled, and almost all women. Men in such places either seem to be earning money or playing golf, but not, it appears, taking a look at their souls. Perhaps they have other ways ...
Views: 1481 - The Power of Belief - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe minister, enough Vitalis in his hair to lube a Buick, places his palm on the forehead of the afflicted. “Praise the Lord—you are healed!” As if on cue, the afflicted obeys gravity and falls backward, stricken with the spirit, into the arms of the good reverend’s assistants. Then, she walks ...
Views: 1123(3 votes) - Global Warming- Fact or Myth? - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs I was browsing facebook last night I came across a link to reusable toilet paper- as the latest outrage in the extremist green community is that we are flushing away our old growth forest- since toilet paper that is made from recycled fiber just doesn't do it for most people. It is amusing ...
Views: 613(1 vote) - As I Have Loved You - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf your life is like mine, your family, friends and coworkers are in various states of fear about the economy. One of the ways to face down the fear is to show up in a big way. I’ve listened deeply to several people talk themselves out of the tree in the past couple of weeks. Humans are social ...
Views: 744(1 vote) - Paper Tigers of Duality - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTwo prehistoric apes stand in the tall grass. One points a finger in a certain direction to alert the other to a crouching tiger that is about to prey on them, as if to say: “Watch out! Tiger!” Language developed from the behavior of finger-pointing. Each word is an attempt to point to and to ...
Views: 735(1 vote) - Reduce Electric Usage - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSwitch to compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL). While the upfront cost is greater for a CFL than an incandescent bulb, a CFL lasts approximately ten times longer, burns cooler and utilizes seventy-five percent less energy—so you save money and resources. The coloring cast by a CFL is the cool side of ...
Views: 793(3 votes) - Some People Hate Me - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf it's alright with you, I would like to share a personal story from last week that has made a profound impact on me. I believe you'll find many valuable lessons in it too. On Monday, I wrote a letter to the tribe declaring that selfcentered will be exclusively focused on teaching ...
Views: 727(2 votes) - When We Pendulum: Humans Tend to Oscillate Back and Forth on Ideas and Mates - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen us humans come out of a suboptimal experience, we tend to overcorrect in the opposite direction in our next experience. Repeated overcorrecting results in penduluming (which is often sub-optimal behavior). For instance, let's say you dated a workaholic investment banker and the ...
Views: 633(1 vote) - Slumdog Millionaire: Dilemma of a New India - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAfter its sweeping win at the Oscars last Sunday, Slumdog Millionaire seems like the movie everyone wants, and perhaps needs. It has all the ingredients of escapist fare from the Great Depression -- a populist hero who overcomes all odds to get the girl and the money. There's an added element ...
Views: 1554(1 vote) - 3 Ways To Bounce Back From A Setback - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsNo matter how charmed your life may be, we all face hard times. That just comes with the territory of living. So how do you get up when life knocks you down? How can you become more resilient? Lance Armstrong and Oprah Winfrey are two examples of resilient people. Despite Lance's health ...
Views: 932(1 vote) - How Women Undermine Themselves and Their Girls: It’s Not Always Men Who Take Us Down - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHaving highlighted the problem of women undermining themselves and their girls in my first blog, I wanted to use the second to express the spirit in which I hope we can try to address it. How can we start to limit the pressure we put on ourselves around body image, aging and sexuality? Here’s ...
Views: 921(1 vote) - Speaking Your Truth - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHave you found yourself in a situation where you could not or did not speak your truth? You either said the wrong thing in anger or said nothing at all from fear? Have you ever asked yourself what you were really angry about or fearful of? So what if you said something that offended ...
Views: 724(4 votes) - The Life Force Diet: The Key to Health & Wellness - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDid you know that there is a nutritional factor missing from almost everyone’s diet? No, it’s not protein, water , carbs, fats, vitamins or minerals. The missing factor is enzymes. Yet, virtually every function in your body relies on enzymes to function properly. No wonder so many people are ...
Views: 525 - What's Your Favorite Breakfast Food? - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHave an interesting question you would like to pose to the Intent community? Write up a question, add a brief description, and don't forget tag your blog post QOD. It just might be featured for a future Question of the Day! Though I love my sleep, I love my rare mornings when I wake up ...
Views: 568(1 vote) - The Doctors' Prescription: Oz, Weil, Ornish, and Hyman Talk Turkey to Senatorial Leaders - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsNot every health problem is an emergency. Unless you wait around and do nothing until it becomes one. And that's what we've done ---as individuals and as a nation, now in the throes of a health care system in crisis with ballooning waistlines and ballooning costs. Supplying coverage to the 47 ...
Views: 845 - Bring Yourself Back to Life - With Spring Cleaning from the Inside Out - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWinter has a way of zapping the life right out of us, and this winter has been especially hard. While many, including me, are angry over winter weight gain, others are depressed from battling colds and flu, or living in fear of losing their jobs or homes. But, there is a way to get rid of the ...
Views: 873 - Do Computers Benefit or Burden the Planet? - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRecently, the world computer population surpassed 1 billion. It's a legion of artificial intelligence that will never die, at least not while humans are around to see it. The computer species appears to have a high mortality rate (whether due to the rapid progress of technology or an industry ...
Views: 809(1 vote) - How to Win Pakistan's Culture War - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com Authorsby Deepak Chopra and Salman Ahmad Pakistan is a war zone, but its battle is far more cultural than military. The whole country realizes this fact and is holding its breath, hoping that President Obama will come to the same realization. As long as the United States pursues the futile military ...
Views: 982 - It's Always When You Can Have Whatever You Want For Dinner, You're Never Hungry - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere might be great self-help books for dads who have their kids every other weekend, how to act, what to think, tips for getting a six year old to eat cereal and milk made the wrong way because Mommy knows how to pour the milk in the bowl the right way, but I've never seen one. Of course, I ...
Views: 506(1 vote) - Home and Land Meditation: That Which Sustains You - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsJust as we take care of our friends and families, our homes and Mother Earth take care of us. Our homes give us a place of refuge—a sanctuary that stands between us and the elements of nature and the rest of the world. The earth is an unselfish giver of life and the steward of our physical and ...
Views: 445(2 votes) - The Picture on the Wall - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am a youngin’. A spring chicken, if you will. The world is my oyster and I am ripe for the pickin’. I have never been more ready to go than I am right at this very moment and let’s go, time’s a-wastin’, let’s move people. It’s just that there’s this picture on my wall. And it stops me ...
Views: 834 - Share Your Dreams! - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"If you can imagine it you can create it. If you can dream it, you can become it." Ward, William Arthur Good Afternoon!! Last week I wrote about ensuring that your goals are yours and not what you think you should have or want etc.. I received a few emails saying that this topic was ...
Views: 547 - The Struggle Within - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“When you see through the eyes of the soul, life becomes a richly sensual experience and an extraordinarily exquisite dream...Dance when you are broken. Dance if you have torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you are perfectly free.” Rumi. I ...
Views: 863(2 votes) - How to Create Your Best Ever Home Workout - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhether it is a newborn baby or a 24/7-hour work day/work week schedule, sometimes making it to the gym is out of the question. The idea of working out in your living room sounds ideal. No commute, no waiting for machines, no fighting for blow dryers in the locker room, and you can be in the ...
Views: 852 - Integrative Medicine: Dean Ornish Speaks Out - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast week I attended the Institute of Medicine’s Summit on Integrative Medicine, sponsored by The Bravewell Collaborative. While I found many speakers at the conference extremely exciting, it was marrying science and practice to focus on PREVENTION, in the powerful keynote address of Dr. Dean ...
Views: 1067 - God's Dictionary: Reject - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsReject re- = back + -jacere = to throw I believe that rejection is the number one fear of the human species. The thing that boggles my mind is that if we’re so afraid of rejection, how is it that we’ve become so good at it? Especially since we don’t like having the experience? ...
Views: 677 - Does the Path of True Love Always Run Smooth if the Person is Your Soulmate? - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsArielle Ford, author of The Soulmate Secret: Manifest The Love of Your Life With The Law of Attraction and her husband Brian Hilliard, a business consultant, answer your questions about life, love and relationships. They believe that whether you are eighteen or eighty years old finding Big ...
Views: 1025 - A One-in-a-million, Perfect Coincidental Miracle - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have written other blogs on miracle in my life, but this one is my special "media" miracle. It brought a wonderful ending to a documentary project I had been producing - an ending better than I had could have ever imagined. This is a one-in-a-million story…the perfect coincidental ...
Views: 1446 - Hope is Gardening in the Rain - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI just Googled, “We make plans, God laughs,” because it’s one of my friend Sheila’s most beloved sayings and I was curious about its origin. The other night we were discussing expressions that keep our hope and faith alive during torrential storms, and I shared one of my favorites, “Maximum ...
Views: 852(1 vote) - Evaluating Our Healing Progress - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I'm a little uncertain and i was wondering if you could help me out with something. I've endured a lot of psychological & emotional trauma as a kid and have also ended up creating a variety of different physical health issues as well...things from urinary issues, to chronic fatigue, ...
Views: 817(1 vote) - 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) - Filing Bankruptcy Can Be an Opportunity - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have several friends who suffer pretty badly from the current economic collapse. Some of them lost their homes, some got laid off, most of them were faced with the necessity of filing bankruptcy. When I listen to their stories there is sadness, fear and confusion in what they are saying, and ...
Views: 885(3 votes) - Where is your Happy Place? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy happy place is Ashland, Oregon. (I actually have another happy place - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil - but I've only visited once, so I'm not counting that one for now) My very first encounter with Ashland was when my father, my brother, and I drove from Seattle to San Francisco to move half ...
Views: 728(6 votes) - Can I eat a mostly raw, somewhat organic, vegan diet on the cheap? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQueen Turnip, Lately I’ve been really driven to try a bunch of new alternative therapies. Why? Because I’m a health junkie and a writer. I want first-hand experience, not recycled articles with agendas. This past month I had a little downtime so I decided to give oxygen treatments a ...
Views: 991(2 votes) - Life's Real Insurance : Be Present - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs insurance giant AIG goes down to yet another financial body blow (it's all over the news these days) I'm tempted to speculate about security. We have Homeland Security, Social Security, the Securities Commission for all those bonds that seem to be worth less every day, and even the security ...
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