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- Be Unabashedly Proud of What You Positively Need - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOn the winding road to your True Nature, you're going to come across some darkly self deprecating apologies that may disguise themselves as selfless and evolved flexibilities. My own cliffs to white hot truth are littered with them. Like... "I'm sorry for being so pointedly opinionated. ...
Views: 654(2 votes) - Spring Is the time to Expand - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFor every up, there is a down; when the sun rises, it is followed by a sunset set; what contracts, will then expand. Such are the cycles of life. Such are the seasons. During summer, we are expansive. During the fall, we contract. In the Winter we continue to contract. In the spring ...
Views: 631 - "That Didn't Happen": The Importance of Validating Children's Experiences - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI was raised by Cleopatra, the Queen of Denial. Now I love this woman dearly and she has a myriad of good qualities. But dealing with reality is not one of them. But then reality is not always easy to deal with, especially when children are involved. There's a very fine balance between not ...
Views: 608(1 vote) - 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 ...
Views: 771(1 vote) - In with the New: Spring Cleaning - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs the last vestiges of winter depart, all of nature enters into a lively and animated state of renewal. In the springtime, earth's life energy is awakened from dormancy, and the cycle of life starts anew. We have the ability to sense this change taking place even before the seasonal flora ...
Views: 551(1 vote) - How to Stand in Your Power - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI’ve been thinking about the word power lately and what it really means. This word can overwhelm us when we think of how power is used in a negative way to control and manipulate others and situations. I want to talk about power plays because they can wreck havoc on our emotions. Power plays ...
Views: 3006 - 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) - Satan's Last Gasp - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSatan is losing the battle for people's minds. This is a clear trend, and it's been mounting for a long time. The basic reason is that evil has gotten a lot of competition. Are schizophrenics possessed by the Devil? Raise your hand if you say yes. A century ago, countless more people would have ...
Views: 947(2 votes) - Using Dreams to Prepare for Change : Emotional Stimulus Package Part V - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen I was a college instructor for psychology majors, I taught an entire semester on the Jungian approach to dream interpretation, so distilling this into a few paragraphsis an interesting challenge. My favorite use of dreams involves using them to prepare for life changes. After you have done ...
Views: 649 - Aries New Moon is Prime Time to Set Intentions - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Aries new moon is the beginning of the astrological new year, SPRING, and hence the time for an annual ritual I hold near and dear. This year’s Aries New Moon is March 26 12:06 pm EST. 6 degrees Aries 08. I do this ritual with my family creating a "treasure map" of all the things I want ...
Views: 876 - Our Temporary Nature - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe often forget the temporary nature of life soothed by an illusion of stability in our day-to-day routines, lulled into a false belief that we are somehow permanent. We are reminded of this temporary nature when untimely deaths occur, like that of Natasha Richardson or the less famous faces of ...
Views: 901 - What Everyday Objects Help You to Reinvent Your Day? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHere are a few things you can find around the house help you lower your stress and reinvent your day. Here goes! Alarm Clock Set your alarm clocks to remind you to go to bed! Set it 15 minutes earlier than your normal bed time for a week. Many Americans sleep account is overdrawn -- start ...
Views: 593 - Crisis in Our Lives: Healing Our Children, Healing Ourselves - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"I dreamed that we were all asleep and then someone put our apartment on fire. I was scared. We got all our papers and went out but we couldn’t leave because they put the cars on fire. Some people were calling the police but the phone was cut. They were calling HELP POLICE but they didn’t come. ...
Views: 598(1 vote) - Earth-Based Spirituality - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEarth-based spirituality is based on reverence for the earth and all of its inhabitants and has been practiced from antiquity to the present. Its roots lie in the shamanic wisdom of the ancient Caucasian peoples of Britain, northern Europe and Scandinavia; the Taoist teachings of the East and ...
Views: 2270 - Dehypnotize Yourself! - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“It is no exaggeration to say that every human being is hypnotized to some extent, either by ideas he has uncritically accepted from others, or ideas he has repeated to himself or convinced himself are true. These negative ideas have exactly the same effect upon our behavior as the negative ...
Views: 2851 - The Most Important Question To Constantly Answer - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBefore our Leadership Retreat last week, I had a conversation with my wise mother where I asked her: "If you had five days with a room full of new-school leaders that were eager to make a greater impact on the world, what would be the one message that you would want them to hear?" Almost ...
Views: 603(2 votes) - Do You Wish You Were Somewhere Else? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI got a mass email the other day asking me where it was that I would rather be. I thought and thought, I am already living on a tropical island, so this was a little difficult to answer... :) So, I changed the wording to instead say, Where do you want to be in the future? In the end I came ...
Views: 801(2 votes) - Thoughts Determine Our Outcomes - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs Napoleon Hill says in the opening chapter of his book, "Think and Grow Rich," thoughts are things. In other words, our thoughts determine our outcomes. Whether we realize it our not, we believe this statement on a conscious or subconscious level. It's most apparent in the everyday phrases we ...
Views: 582(1 vote) - Stop Fighting - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI hadn't realized, but I was fighting things most of my life. It still happens, but I'm learning now that life can flow easily if we stop fighting. That's where peace is found. What do we fight? We fight what happens to us, what other people say about us, we fight our own thoughts or ...
Views: 562(1 vote) - "Expect the Best" - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSure, we’ve all heard it a thousand times… “Expect the best!” But does positive thinking really work, or is it just some cliché? It really works!! You’ve gotta use this phrase correctly, though. Keep reading to find out how… The thoughts you think and the mental images you picture in your ...
Views: 806 - 7 Steps to Kick Start Your Business and Life - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsCreate a clearly defined purpose, intention, and intended outcome. Standing in the future visualize what have you created and accomplished – then work back to now to put a plan into action. Move from survive to thrive. It’s a mental shift. Focus your energy on what is possible vs. what ...
Views: 614(3 votes) - The Do's and Don'ts of Spring Renewal - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn celebration of this week's theme on spring renewal. DO: Yoga classes at your local community center DON’T: Naked morning jogs DO: Picking up litter and recycling DON’T: Painting over freshly-tagged gang territory DO: Listening to the sweet twitter of birds DON’T: Excess ...
Views: 580 - Glimpsing Enlightenment - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have recently, Nov 15-08 to be exact, had enlightenment bestowed on me. It was an explosive experience, I felt timelessness, shapelessness, my DNA activate, pure love, peace and joy - An incredible experience that brought me to my knees in tears. I truly had no idea of what it's ...
Views: 660(2 votes) - Seven Steps to Releasing Emotional Turbulence - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEmotional turbulence interferes with emotional well being and initiative. Fear, anger, guilt and anxiety are deviations from natural condition of balance and stand in the way of spiritual evolution. Restoring balance can be evolutionary in itself. Patients suffering from life threatening ...
Views: 1373(5 votes) - 7 Tips For Positive Conversations - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWords have great power! They set the stage for our friendships, for our successes and for our happiness in life. Yet, often we are unaware of the impact we have on others by way of speaking. Have you ever noticed how some people posses the ability of making you feel so alive during a ...
Views: 1006(1 vote) - Palm Lines and Their Meanings: Locate and Interpret the Head Line - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe key points to remember when looking at the lines on the palm are that lines shift and change, and that the quality of a line is one of the most important indicators of a line’s interpretation. Some authors say that they view the lines as energy power lines or as rivers as a way of ...
Views: 8573(5 votes) - Can Parenting Be a Spiritual Path? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn the months after giving birth to my daughter, I often lamented that I didn’t have time for traditional spiritual practice. Between nursing, changing, bathing, laundry, dishes and keeping up with my job, spiritual practice has slipped out of my life. Most days, I wonder how I’ll ever find ...
Views: 532(1 vote) - "Allowing Yourself to Relax" - a Misguided Duality of Relaxation - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen listening to a recording of guided relaxation, have you ever felt annoyed by the following prescription: “Allow yourself to relax…” “Allow?!!! If I could allow myself to relax, if it was that simple, then why in the world would I allow myself to be stressed in the first ...
Views: 911 - Act to the Contrary to Change a Bad Mood - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt can grip you--a bad mood that seems to come from nowhere can wreck your day if you let it. The good news is you don’t have to let it. You can dodge a bad mood by simply shifting your actions. Think about the way you stand, look, or speak when you’re in a bad mood. Chances are your shoulders ...
Views: 912(1 vote) - Spring Renewal: Today is the Day! - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsToday is the day when any thoughts you might have for Spring renewal are especially powerful, because today is also a new moon. The new moon is always an auspicious day for new beginnings. So, today is the first new moon of Spring--what a great day for starting something new! According to ...
Views: 566 - Food For Thought: The Charitable Giving Of Food - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe charitable giving of food is giving food to a person without charging that person any money for the food. It is true compassion and can be life saving. When we want to serve food to someone living outside, we consider a few things. 1. We “serve” food to homeless people, we “feed” ...
Views: 1196(2 votes) - Conference With Your Spirit: A Great Way to Recharge Your Batteries - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYou were born with an incredible gift – one that is so beautiful, so profound, so magnificent that words can only barely begin to describe it. This gift is the spark of infinite wisdom that lives within you. It is that part of you that is eternal. It is the core of who you are, and yet it is ...
Views: 518 - Teachings from a shaman: drive hybrids and Smart cars - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI've read how small car sales, including hybrids and Smart cars, are declining disproportionately to larger less fuel-efficient models in this economic downturn. As gas prices drop it seems so too go our good intentions to buy fuel-efficient vehicles to help others and the planet. As I filled my ...
Views: 744(1 vote) - Unlocking The Diary, Letting the Light Pour In - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am about to invite you into my life in a way I have never done before. I am unlocking my diary and posting excerpts every few days in succession. Warning: This post is direct as it came from my actual diary…. it is even often extremely challenging for me to re-read. I share it because my ...
Views: 530 - What 75 outrageous things are you willing to do by March of next year? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsGloria Steinem, iconic feminist and author of Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions, turned 75 yesterday. At a recent celebration of this landmark birthday, she asked people to do 75 outrageous things in the cause of justice and on behalf of others this coming year. What 75 outrageous things ...
Views: 529 - Renewing Yourself for Spring- A Personal Journey - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI was asked to write about ways to renew yourself for spring. My first thought was, “Oh no, am I doing anything that would count as ‘renewal’ aside from chasing down my accountant to get my taxes straight (from 2007 no less)”! Or having the urge (I didn’t say I did anything about it) to clean ...
Views: 683 - The Power of Yielding ~ Getting Your Way by Giving In - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPart One During the next few weeks I want to introduce some of the transformational power tools I use as a coach and today I want to start off with my favorite one, yielding, or, the power of giving in. My first conscious encounter with ‘yielding’, or better the lack thereof, was in ...
Views: 557 - Over And Over Again: Having The Same Experiences - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere may be times in our lives when it seems like we keep having the same kinds of experiences. The situation or the people involved may be different each time, yet one experience may feel exactly like the last one and the one before that one. Perhaps we left a job where we were unhappy and we ...
Views: 547(1 vote) - Upgrade your Oatmeal: Quick Quinoa Breakfast Recipe - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsNew seasons are exciting because they usher in welcome changes to our usual routines. We wear new clothes, watch different sports, and eat seasonal menu items. What's fall without football or summer without ice cream? Chances are you're less inclined to eat an ice cream cone in February or ...
Views: 1871(1 vote) - One-Pointed Desire - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy children are in their teens. They both have a desire to fulfill their dreams. My son wants to be an airline pilot, and my daughter wants to be a chef. They are making plans for school to achieve these dreams. Each step of the way will be challenges to overcome and discipline to make their ...
Views: 583 - Help free Aung San Suu Kyi for peace! - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBlessed Intent Family, I received this email from Avaaz today, and signed the petition. Won’t you join me to help free Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from her many years of house arrest? Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel peace prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, has spent 13 years ...
Views: 679 - Prude Body, Horny Soul - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"I loved your book*," my friend told me as we walked the streets of NY before my launch party last week. I was stoked and said, "Awesome! High five?!" while holding out my hand. "I don't do high fives," she responded. I'd never heard such a thing. That's almost as bad as hearing ...
Views: 738(1 vote) - March 26, 2009 Best of the INTENTernet: Save Humanity, the Planet and You! - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhat a weird yet inspiring potpourri of INTENTernet links this week. LOLcats and other anonymous internet vigilantes condemn a 16-year-old thief to return the stolen Sidekick back to the original owner. (Read the link for the dramatic conclusion!) Frenetic hamsters in wheels: coming to a cell ...
Views: 705 - Vast Sky - Working to Raise the Consciousness of the Planet - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn this video Genpo Roshi talks about Vast Sky an organization that he started with Ken Wilber & Bernie Glassman Roshi to help raise the consciousness of the planet. He talks about what a higher level of consciousness looks like. Genpo Roshi founded the Kanzeon Sangha, an international ...
Views: 989 - Natasha Richardson's Tragedy Saves a Little Girl's Life - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsReality has still not sunk into me that Natasha Richardson is no more. It was such a devastating tragedy not just for her friends and family but also us, her fans, who have admired her work and gotten so much joy out of it. As much as we'd like to think that celebrities are just regular people ...
Views: 859 - Manu's spirit - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen Manu spent his first night in his own bed in our foster care after sharing a hot meal with his roommates, I felt I had reached home after a journey that had taken almost a decade. Had I not fulfilled the silent promise I had made to myself the day I had set eyes on him as he rummaged ...
Views: 731 - How Does A Waitress Deal With Rude People? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA few weeks ago we wrote a blog called "Walking Your Talk: How Do You Treat a Waitress?" We had a great response and so this time we thought we would look at the same issue from the other side: How do we deal with people who are rude? There is no doubt that waitresses can get the worst of ...
Views: 1507(1 vote) - A Prescription for Energy-Deprived Parents - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy Review of a Two-Day Energy Medicine Workshop with Donna Eden and David Feinstein Here is something to consider for your conscious parenting toolkit: Energy Medicine, by Donna Eden. By following Donna’s suggestions and working with your body’s meridians, chakras and other subtle energies, ...
Views: 585(1 vote) - How to Make a Difference Today - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe may not solve every problem we encounter or always find the right words to say in a challenging situation, but we do have the ability to make a difference today. When our focus is how we can make a positive impact, just one helpful action today, then we really can change the world - one day ...
Views: 612 - Dealing with Sadness and Depression - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: My husband and I met while we were both on the rebound and were both doing a lot of partying which continued far too long into our married life. We both did quit our bad habits however in the following years I focused on the kids and their activities and he worked more hours. ...
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