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- Are You Dead Or Just Comfortable? - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAre you hearing people talk about how uncomfortable they are these days? Kind of makes sense given all the uncomfortable changes accompanying this fine recession we find ourselves in. I attended a conference last week in San Francisco where one of the speakers said something that to some, ...
Views: 541(1 vote) - Saving Money and Expanding Our Community in Difficult Times - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy family is a book family. As far back as I can remember, even before my father began writing books, our house was full of books. Piles and piles of books lying in every corner of the house. My mother was always trying to find space to build bookshelves. As an avid reader myself, I soon got ...
Views: 587(1 vote) - Frugal Living, but with Compassion - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBy Alex Blackwell. The Blackwell family recently passed their own Economic Stimulus Package. The slow economy and resulting recession is playing havoc with our family budget. The rising cost of groceries (I paid over $4 for a box of breakfast cereal last night) is putting a substantial dent ...
Views: 706(1 vote) - 3 Green, Money Saving Workout Tips - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe all agree that we all need to do a better job conserving our planet’s limited resources, but where do you begin when it comes to making your workout green without busting your budget? Here are 3 simple solutions that will easily help you get green into your workout routine without much ...
Views: 793(1 vote) - Is Your Spring Cleaning Stuck in the '90s? - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsUsing toxic chemicals is so last century. If you're still doing your spring cleaning the same way you always have, this is the year to change it up — and save money in the process. Make these 5 updates and clean the house top to bottom without taking a toll on your health or your wallet. 1. ...
Views: 889(1 vote) - Totally Single Parenting - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSingle Mothers by Choice: Can we call this *extremely* conscious parenting? The other night, I accompanied my younger son to the end-of-season pizza party for his basketball team. In attendance were eight fourth-grade boys, one younger brother, seven fathers and me. At first, I felt a little ...
Views: 1178(3 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) - Getting Away From Crazy-Busy - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLet's face it. Modern life is busy. Way busier than most of us would like. Between working, home, partners, family, outside and activities, it's a wonder we have time to breathe, much less live. Most people are so busy they can't get anything done. Sound odd? It's the modern conundrum. We try ...
Views: 639(2 votes) - Traveling Blind in the Times of Uncertainty - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn my teens (when I was still living in the USSR) I had a neighbor who was blind. He seemed imperturbable, monolithic, settled yet spontaneous and relaxed. I never knew anyone like that until I started reading about Zen masters with their notorious mix of non-threatening confidence and ...
Views: 789(1 vote) - Yoga Isn’t Stretching - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf we look at the purpose of yoga and understand it in its spiritual context, we could distill it as 'opening the body, at the physical and subtle levels'. In this process of opening what is held within these different levels, the holding and in fact what creates the holding itself, is released. ...
Views: 978(2 votes) - How To Magnetise Good Health To Yourself - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com Authors'A large portion of our physical ailments result from unused lung cells, and consequent imperfect circulation of the blood. Fill the lungs full--every cell--with fresh air, two or three times daily, and do not over-load the digestive organs, and sickness will fly away to the dark regions where ...
Views: 751(1 vote) - Celebrating Beauty - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsKnow what you want - and find out how to get it “Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.” Martin Luther King, ...
Views: 758(2 votes) - Tuesday Yoga Tip: The Yoga of Effortless Standing - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn a yoga practice we create energy and move into difficult poses by engaging and lifting our muscles. While this is helpful for yoga asana, lifting these muscles consistantly will result in strain. Muscle strain produces injury. Chloe Wing, a senior teacher of the Alexander technique in New ...
Views: 1517(2 votes) - Albert Einstein’s Birthday - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, Then what are we to think of an empty desk?” ~ Albert Einstein Overflowing ashtrays, piles of books, coffee stained napkins scribbled with half-baked theories, mangled envelopes, semi-scribed journals, purloined pens, dog-eared dailies, ...
Views: 1000(1 vote) - Peanut Butter Lovers' Day - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"There's nothing like unrequited love to take all the flavor out of a peanut butter sandwich." ~Charlie Brown Always oily, sticky and gloppy, creamy to extra chunky, pedigreed-and pricey or down-and dirty-cheap-o - who among us doesn't just completely dig the taste of peanut butter? ...
Views: 807(2 votes) - New Years Evolution - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEvery January, after your judging mind puts you on trial and finds you guilty for your flaws--too fat, too poor, too messy, too lazy, you begin your self-improvement projects. Gritting your teeth you swear--I will lose wt, save money, clean out my closets, hit the gym. Change is so effortless in ...
Views: 586(1 vote) - Save Money by Slowing Down! - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWant to save money? I have a lot of ideas about how to save money and you guessed it, they are heavily inspired by living in the DR. I see people every day living on very little, so I thought and thought, and found a commonality... SLOW DOWN!! On general terms, the pace in North America ...
Views: 1028(2 votes) - Recipe: Grilled Teriyaki Tempeh brushed with Asian Pesto - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne of our top 50 recipes from The Most Remarkable Vegan Recipe Contest. Grilled Teriyaki Tempeh brushed with Asian Pesto served over Baby Spinach Salad with a Citrus Vinaigrette a.k.a. ’Dean’s Tempting Teriyaki Tempeh Salad’ Dean Boswell, Lancaster CA 5 servings 35 minutes prep 25 ...
Views: 1052(3 votes) - 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) - Is There Scientific Evidence for The Law of Attraction? - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere is an age-old belief among spiritualists that you draw to your life what you put out. Through deep meditation, these ancient seekers discovered how your external circumstances reflected your internal state. More recently, inspiring writers such as Deepak Chopra, Esther and Jerry Hicks and ...
Views: 713(1 vote) - Permission to Feel: Pushing Away Emotion - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThroughout our lives, we may experience emotions that disturb or distress us. Often, our first reaction is to push our feelings away. We may say, "I don't want to think about that right now, I'll think about it later" and we bury our emotions, deny the validity of our feelings, or distract ...
Views: 841(1 vote) - How To Improve Marriage And Slow Down Life At The Same Time - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEverywhere you look, things are moving at a fast pace. Hurry up is a common phrase. When I want something, I want it right now. “What? You mean I have to wait 45 seconds for the book I just bought to download? Where’d I put the number for my Internet provider, I need a faster connection!” The ...
Views: 1026(2 votes) - Mystifying Dairy: East Meets West - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn India, milk has been nectar for body, mind, and soul for millennia. So why is it so controversial in the West? Here, a look at ancient wisdom about dairy, blended with the perspective of modern science. When morning arrives in cities throughout India, what do many homemakers do? ...
Views: 702(1 vote) - Teenage Stress: Implications for Adult Health - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe all know that stress affects us. We see its effects in our clear (or not) thinking, our shorter fuses, our tired bodies at the end of the day. We also figure our kids are resilient and can get through a lot of what life doles out. However, here's an alert for its long-term affects on our ...
Views: 1195(1 vote) - What to Do About "Mad as Hell" - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPeople are incredibly angry these days. The governing class in America fears a "populist backlash," as the New York Times dubbed it. They are worried that if ordinary Americans get mad enough, they will derail recovery plans. But this isn't only a Joe Six-Pack phenomenon. Anyone with a decent ...
Views: 1042(1 vote) - Money Saving Beauty Tips - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am not a beauty expert, but I am a woman who wants to get the most bang for her buck with her anti-aging, cleansing and conditioning regimen! I recently wrote about conditioning my skin by eating and applying extra virgin olive oil to the skin. I have been out of the oil for 3 days and have ...
Views: 1075(1 vote) - Emotional Stimulus Package via the LifeQuake - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYesterday I was interviewed by a news anchor and was asked the question, how do you prepare for change if you don’t know what change is coming? I pondered this question, (not because I didn’t have an answer) but I had so many answers that I didn’t know how to put them inside a sound bite for ...
Views: 728(2 votes) - Let's Bring Reading Back! - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have always been an avid reader. When I was a child, I couldn’t wait until school to learn to read, so I begged my mother to teach me. She taught me to read using my older siblings’ comic books. Once I started reading I couldn’t get enough. I usually have 2 or 3 books going at once. A 2007 ...
Views: 738(1 vote) - Hugs...The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe all have crushes. Sometimes they are innocent...like when you're in 3rd Grade. And sometimes they are not as innocent...like when you're married and lust for another. Can you relate? In my book Yeah Dave's Guide to Livin' the Moment (which launched today--March 17), there's a chapter ...
Views: 3145(4 votes) - How to Save Like a Dirt-Poor College Student: 9 Tips - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe recession is hitting all of us hard. In the spirit of this week's theme on saving money and living frugal, it's time to think scrappy and resourceful like an unemployed college student. Here are nine tips to relive those frantically frugal undergrad days--but with an adult twist. ("Adult" in ...
Views: 990(1 vote) - 13 Ways to Improve Your Luck - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLuck is thought to happen by chance; it's not thought to be something you can plan for or obtain by intention. Some say luck is decided by our fates, or believe that some fortunate souls are mysteriously born under a lucky star. At quick glance, it might look like there is truth to that. ...
Views: 1925(2 votes) - Disconnecting from Technology - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA couple of weeks ago, just before I took some vacation time, I was chatting with a student about my trip. He asked if I would send him some photos of flowing lava from the active Hawaiian volcano I planned to visit. I told him I would do so when I got back. "Just send them from your phone," ...
Views: 940(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) - The Fighting Spirit: What are Don Imus' Chances of Beating Prostate Cancer? - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe news came this morning on Don Imus's radio show: the controversial and cantankerous radio personality has stage II prostate cancer. Immediately, friends and supporters invoked the common and combative language of survival. "Don is well-prepared to fight this," his spokesman Matthew Hiltzik ...
Views: 1025(1 vote) - The Ugly Side of Frightened Love - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: (From Italy) These last two years I tried to know myself, love myself and hoping to understand that if I don't love myself nobody can do. I tried to practice the path of love and truth and understanding. Everything was ok until I fell in love. After the first part, romance, paradise ...
Views: 1046(3 votes) - Spiritual Practice of Spending and Saving Money - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen we are walking the spiritual path, we learn to get the most out of what ever experiences we have. Right now manyt of us need to spend less money than we were spending a year ago. While this can be difficult, we have the opportunity to look at our lives and see what is most important to ...
Views: 1053(1 vote) - Spending Consciously - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt was one of those day when I was in the shower, thinking.... thinking how little I really need. I was listening to the news about how the hair solons are down business from 20-30 percent. They went on to explain that people, rather than going to get their hair 'done' every 4 weeks, are going ...
Views: 589(1 vote) - 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) - 3 Simple Questions And 1 Powerful Phrase That Can Save You Thousands Of Your Hard-Earned Dollars! - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost of our purchases, whether it’s a nice dinner out, a new pair of shoes, or a flat-screen TV, aren’t made because we actually need the stuff... We buy the majority of stuff, simply because we want to feel better. You might shop for clothes to fill the void when you’re sad, buy the ...
Views: 518 - Fitness for Seniors - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn the waning days of 2008, I appeared on Boston's Talk Radio Station, WRKO, with host Mariellen Burns to discuss getting healthy in the year ahead. I shared tips on all the standard New Year's stuff like setting manageable goals and navigating toward success in a desired area of your life, ...
Views: 1082(1 vote) - Knowing the Truth That Makes You Free - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFirst, let’s get one thing clear. Jesus of Nazareth DID NOT say the truth will set you free. Nope, he didn’t. What he is quoted as saying in John 8:32 is: And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. Very different. Way different. So the task isn’t finding the truth. It’s ...
Views: 761(2 votes) - Can Dieting Make You Dumb? - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYou've heard it again and again: diets don't work. But here's a new one for you: diets make you dumb. Some diets, that is. No, not metaphorically - literally! The Monitor on Psychology, a publication of the American Psychological Association, reports in its February issue: "The Adkins diet ...
Views: 650(2 votes) - Create An Eco-Friendly Kitchen - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPurchase as few prepackaged prepared food items as possible. The burden to the environment from the extensive use of plastic, tin cans and cardboard containers is staggering. Trash from the packaging of food in the U.S. is two hundred million tons a day! Try to cut down or eliminate the use ...
Views: 820(3 votes) - Staying on Track: In Line with Spirit - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn a world where we have routines for nearly everything—our route to work, our physical fitness regimen, and our weekday schedule—it’s amazing how many people forget to create a routine for meeting their spiritual needs. We run around in an attempt to be at our many appointments on time and meet ...
Views: 894(3 votes) - Quick & Easy Vegan Meatloaf Recipe - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI thought I would share my favorite ever fast-fix vegan entrée for you Intent vegan readers. It's yummy and high volume or "volumetrics"--so it fills you up. I buy the Boca Burgers in bulk at Costco—real cheap, and stores in the freezer for a couple months. This recipe also freezes well in ...
Views: 2588(2 votes) - 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) - 13 “FAB” Tips to Go from Whiner to a Winner - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsCenter Yourself Take in a deep breath. Let it out. Now, breathe in brilliance. Exhale out the burden. Do this three times so you feel more centered. Ask For It Ask for the Greatest Good. As Mayor, take a moment and claim your office, and ask that your solutions be for the ...
Views: 697(2 votes) - Beat Tough Times with Peace - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThese days, especially, it’s easy to get stressed out over our circumstances such as work we can’t find, gas and other necessities we can no longer afford, bills we can’t pay, a job we’re afraid we may lose or worse. But getting stressed out never helps. In fact, it usually hurts. Ironically the ...
Views: 685(1 vote) - Don't Diet Ever Again! - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSeeking Help and Support is step #2 in ending the battle of chronic dieting. It’s also the second step in recovery from an eating disorder. If you’ve been dieting all of your life in order to attain thinness, then you may not be able to achieve body satisfaction and meet the need for ...
Views: 682(1 vote) - Five Money and Calorie Saving Tips - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDuring this recession we are all trying to save a few bucks. I have read that the recession will mean people won’t eat as well and will gain weight. That doesn’t have to happen. You can eat well, watch your calories and be healthy for less. Tip 1) Air popped popcorn is a fun, low calorie ...
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