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- Improve the Quality of Your Water - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDrinking bottled water is a huge waste of finite resources, a source of pollution and a waste of money. Yet, millions of Americans continue to buy bottled water. If you are buying bottled water because you are afraid of the quality in your tap, read on. If you have a well, have your water ...
Views: 712(1 vote) - 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) - Try This Simple Winter Cleanse - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQ. Here we are at the end of winter. Can you recommend a simple cleanse for folks wishing to detoxify. A. Sure. Here is a gentle 7 day cleanse that most people should be able to follow. First, pick a 7 day period for the cleanse, timing it so that Day 4 is a day off, where you can rest, take ...
Views: 616(1 vote) - All About Stevia - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhat could we possibly have in common with the ancient Guarani people of Paraguay? The Guarani are responsible for one of the best nutritional discoveries of recent centuries because just like us, they appreciated sweet tasting foods and drinks! As many as 1500 years ago, the Guarani ...
Views: 981(1 vote) - Quiet Please! Taming Monkey Mind in Meditation - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s been called the monkey mind – the endless chattering in your head as you jump in your mind from thought to thought while you daydream, analyze your relationships, or worry over the future. Eventually, you start to feel like your thoughts are spinning in circles and you’re left totally ...
Views: 1151(1 vote) - Your Body Speaks Your Mind - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn Woody Allen’s movie, Annie Hall, Diane Keaton wants to know why he isn't angry. "I don't get angry," Allen replies, "I grow a tumor instead." Deb recently had a burst appendix and she is immensely grateful for the medical intervention that saved her life. We know that illness is real, that ...
Views: 1017(2 votes) - 8 Tips For Improving Your Relationship With In-Laws - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen you asked your spouse to marry you, or when you said yes to the question, did you fully comprehend what you were saying at the time? You were planning out the rest of your life at the moment and inviting another person to join you in the journey. But did you realize who they’d be ...
Views: 1387(4 votes) - 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) - Eco-Tools Beauty Brushes for Eco-Friendly and Eco-nomical Application! - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy money is not to be spent willy nilly these days so I had to control myself recently on my last trip to Sephora. I really do need some new makeup brushes because I always seem to be applying my makeup on the go these days and I need a basic set for al fresco application. I meandered over to ...
Views: 639(1 vote) - Parent Your Own Children - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBy Thomas Haller and Chick Moorman It takes more than a degree of motivation to call a radio talk show, wait on hold for several minutes, and then state your case with millions of listeners hearing your every word. So it was not surprising that a recent caller articulated his views with passion ...
Views: 650(1 vote) - Walking the Walk: Giving and Living with Integrity and Compassion - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEvery morning I wake up bright and early and read the news. This has long been my routine - my quiet time, when the house is still, and the sun is spreading liquid gold all over the world around me. I have grown used to sitting in a favorite chair, sipping cappuccino, and learning what ...
Views: 845(2 votes) - Baking Soda Beauty: 13 Reasons To Move It from Your Fridge to Your Medicine Cabinet - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs elements of spring start to peak through, I'm inspired to freshen up my "beauty routine," which has always minimal. Winter has taken its toll on my skin and hair, but enough is enough. It's time to peal back the curtain. Influenced by these 10 beauty essentials totaling $75, I started to ...
Views: 1022 - Beyond Self-Help: Selfless Help - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAn Imperfect Science Like any organisation, service, product or concept that has been created by humans, the field of self-help - or as some like to call it, the 'science of self-improvement' - is flawed. No biggie there. Of course it's not perfect because 'we' created it, and it makes ...
Views: 703(2 votes) - Have You Heard of the Seth books? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe first time I heard about Seth was while watching a DVD called, “Introducing Abraham: The Secret Behind ‘The Secret,’ featuring Esther and Jerry Hicks. In case you have not heard of them, Esther Hicks speaks for Abraham, which is a group of collective souls channeled through Esther ...
Views: 803 - Don't Worry, Just Laugh! - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI know of no other manner of dealing with great tasks than as play; this…is an essential pre-requisite. -- Friedrich Nietzsche On Monday, the Dow Jones Industrial stock index was the lowest in fifteen years. The banking industry continues to falter and AIG needs another $30 billion. Dare I ...
Views: 1019(4 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) - Indulge Your Sweet Tooth with Easy Chocolate Tofu Pie - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsShhh . . . Om Gal has a serious addiction. Until now, I've spared you the harrowing details of the rehabilitation program that I recently completed to address my dependency issues. I opted for a time-tested, no frills approach, foregoing the fancier treatment programs of stars like Lindsay Lohan ...
Views: 648 - Lost Everything, Found the Blessings - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA friend of mine told me recently that she’d “lost everything.” In truth, she hadn’t lost everything. But she had lost more than she ever expected. Her life had changed suddenly and profoundly and would likely change even more in days to come. She told me she felt angry and asked me what she ...
Views: 531 - Can't Sleep? Use Imagery to Create a Soothing Blanket - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt's the end of the day. You're tired. You've worked hard. The children have finally gone to bed. You're looking forward to some peace and quiet by yourself. All of a sudden you hear the cries of your normally loving youngster: "I can't sleep!" Or, your teen charges into the room and insists ...
Views: 1264 - On Romantic Love and Age Difference - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: (From Germany) Your inspiring thoughts are my companions over the last 16 years, thanks a lot! The last two years I was going on earth wishing to meet a deep, caressing love. No wonder it happened. I meet her. I feel absolutely deep in love. My question is deeply serious, ...
Views: 935 - Which Of Your "3 Minds" Are You Really Using? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYour entire body consists of 75 to 100 trillion cells. 100 billion of them are brain cells (Spread out, their surface area would cover 4 soccer fields). Your brain snakes out of your skull as your spinal cord (which contains another billion nerve cells) and then it branches out through the rest ...
Views: 548 - The True Corporate Responsibility - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI was reading yet another article lamenting the dearth of corporate regulatory instruments when an insight hit me broadside yesterday. Follow my thought process, if you will. The author—and now, of course, I can’t find whatever it was I was reading—offered corporate responsibility as the ...
Views: 539(1 vote) - What Should We Invest In? Guns, Gold, and Spam? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDuring the past months, as my retirement fund has evaporated like summer rain on a hot pavement, I managed to get on someone's list for stock-picking in difficult times. Today their email suggested that growth areas in the stock market included armaments, bullion, and canned pork; literally, ...
Views: 709 - Mood Swings are Normal - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI see more and more clients who have gone to their doctor complaining of "mood swings", being diagnosed with Bipolar Disorder and placed on mood stabilizers. Yet when I talk to them they do not meet the diagnostic criteria for Bipolar Disorder. When I talk to them more I get an interesting ...
Views: 634(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) - Are You in an Abusive Relationship? 25 Warning Signs - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe recent tragedy between Rihanna and Chris Brown has left many people scratching their heads. How could someone as beautiful as her get into such a relationship? How could he do that to her? Why would she put up with it? Why did she go back to him? Abusive relationships are difficult to ...
Views: 1411(2 votes) - Make Anxiety Your Friend - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTummy trembles. Brain fuzz. That discombobulating feeling that you're not quite sure what you should be doing but you should be something to keep your act together. Anxiety. Sometimes it slips away with a few deep breaths, other times you need to beat it off with a stick or some little white ...
Views: 1103(2 votes) - Hugs: The Energy of an Embrace - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe need to touch and be touched is established early in our lives, as we develop and grow in the omnipresent embrace of our mother’s womb. Once we are born, separated from that sanctuary of connectivity, we begin to crave the physical embrace of our parents. As we age, we become more ...
Views: 939(2 votes) - How To Teach Your Kids to Cook - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYears ago, it was a family tradition to pass down the secrets to treasured recipes and spend hours in the kitchen teaching children to cook. Somewhere between the addiction to video games and the overactive schedules of parents and children, cooking lessons have been neglected. While there ...
Views: 824(2 votes) - 40 Days of Peace: 3 Suggestions for Starting Peace Now - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI was pleased to hear from Ode commenter Tim Collardey. He’s written a new ebook about peace called If Flowers Can Grow in Alaska... Creating a More Peaceful World One Person at a Time. His website is www.walkthepeace.com. His free ebook asks the seminal question of the spiritual life: do I ...
Views: 856 - If You Escaped the Meltdown, What Should You Do? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPublished in the Washington Post in response to their question: In tough times, do those of us who handled our finances responsibly have a moral obligation to bail out those of us who didn't? Are we our brother's keeper economically? When Barack Obama declared, "I am my brother's keeper," ...
Views: 635(1 vote) - Strengthen Your Mind - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Weak minds lead to weak actions. A strong, disciplined mind, which anyone can cultivate though daily practice, can achieve miracles. If you want to live life to the fullest, care for your thoughts as you would your most prized possessions. Work hard to remove all inner turbulence. The rewards ...
Views: 7928(2 votes) - Grownups Need Recess, Too - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA New York Times story (the most emailed article for much of today and yesterday) reports on the positive impact school recess has on academic performance. Here's how it begins: "The best way to improve children's performance in the classroom may be to take them out of it." The paradoxical ...
Views: 702(1 vote) - 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) - 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) - Trust Your Hopes, Not Your Fears - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThat is the definition of “faith” according to my morning tea mug. I like to be greeted by this reminder first thing because I’m a learned optimist. I used to be a shocking pessimist who availed of every opportunity to worry. But now I know that worry is such a waste of time! But still, the ...
Views: 952(1 vote) - Funky to Fabulous: 9 Tips To Be A Better Communicator - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe bizarre exchange I had last night with my new hair wrangler highlighted how poorly American's listen to one another. Kelly and I chatted as she flat ironed my rebellious curly hair into the sleek submission that matches my book cover. (Audiences seem think I am the cousin of the author if I ...
Views: 1104(5 votes) - The Power of Connection in Miracles - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are instances in our lives when we cannot understand why certain things happen. Some people call them coincidences. Others believe they are miracles. Still others discount them as mere chance. Let me share a personal experience with you. You decide whether it’s a coincidence, chance or ...
Views: 1064(1 vote) - Sun, the Super Nutrient: Are You Getting Enough? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsCould you be suffering from malillumination? Photobiologist John Ott coined the term to describe inadequate sunlight intake. He and others call the light from the sun a super nutrient — and we aren't getting enough of it. If you calculate how much light you get outdoors every day, you'll likely ...
Views: 872(1 vote) - A Well Balanced Life - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA Well Balanced Life The first step is to take stock. Ask yourself which areas of your life are already in balance and which areas need balance. Below is a balanced life wheel showing the different areas of an individual’s life. Look at the wheel and see where you are at the moment. ...
Views: 2544 - Breaking the Cycle of Emotional Violence - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I had a family member who was and is emotionally violent towards me. I find it very difficult when things get very heated to NOT be emotionally violent in return. What is the best way to break this emotional violence cycle? I am a parent, now. I have worked very diligently in ...
Views: 1045 - What is the Difference Between an Artificial Insemination and In-Vitro Fertilization? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany people wonder about the basic differences between these two common Infertility treatments and when they’re utilized. An Intrauterine Insemination (IUI, also known as Artificial insemination) is a procedure where the semen from the ejaculate is washed to place a concentration of the best ...
Views: 1441 - The Power of Stating Your Intent - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLike many around the world, the last few months for me have carried a sense of uncertainty and quite frankly, stress. As an entrepreneur of a young company that I feel totally passionate about, the decline in the global economy has been unsettling. I am fortunate to have a stellar team at ...
Views: 620 - #1 Universal Relationship Law: Healthy, Happy People Tend to Relate, Date, and Mate Other Healthy, Happy People - by Submitted on Jul 21, 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: 750(1 vote) - Where Did All Our Happy Feet Go? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsErik Fisher, Ph.D., aka Dr. E… www.ErikFisher.com Do you remember the feeling you used to get when you were little and saw a movie about the underdog overcoming the odds, a journey of believing in one’s self, or a movie that involved some magic and wonder? Don’t you still love the feeling ...
Views: 552 - Embrace Your Uniqueness! - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI live in the Dominican Republic and am blessed to be surrounded by beauty in so many forms; however it is the people here, both men and women that teach me the most about beauty, beauty of spirit and faith, family, community and attitude and also the powerful lesson of body acceptance and ...
Views: 965(2 votes) - All "Heated Up" About Global Warming - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Is there really Global Warming or are you just wearing too many layers?” — Steven Colbert, Comedian This quote from the host of the television show “The Colbert Report,” makes me laugh out loud, although the Global Warming controversy is no laughing matter. In his insightful way, Colbert ...
Views: 660 - Accountability and Sunshine in the Stimulus Process - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDebunking the “Prioritization Failure” Myth in the Economic Stimulus The new perceived “crisis” in the stimulus initiative is the claim that there is no way to prioritize projects to get the greatest value from taxpayer dollars. It’s true that not every “shovel ready” project merits ...
Views: 690(1 vote) - Sustenance for the Soul: Taking Time for Yourself - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsModern life compels us to rush. Because we feel pressured to make the most of our time each day, the activities that sustain us, rejuvenate us, and help us evolve are often the first to be sacrificed when we are in a hurry or faced with a new obligation. It is important we remember that there is ...
Views: 974 - Can Dieting Cause Weight Gain? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen I lecture about optimal eating and weight, the question I’m most asked most frequently is about the diet du jour. Many want to know what’s best: Is it the zone? Eat right for your type? What do I think about Ornish (high carbohydrate/low fat) vs. Atkins (high protein/high fat)? Which do I ...
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