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- Early Morning Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWaking up and going to sleep are the in-between times, the times when our malleable consciousness has the opportunity to shift and change and adjust. What we think and repeat and process and do in these moments can set up the tone of our day, or even reprogram our mind and our state of being. I ...
Views: 761 - Poetry for the Soul - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWith National Poetry Week upon us, I'm reminded of my favorite poem: "Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood," by William Wordsworth. The poem is long (you probably figured that from the length of the title), written over a two-year period. It's the fifth stanza that ...
Views: 668(2 votes) - A New Vision of Parenting - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt's an honor for me to be a new Intent voice for parenting and family issues along with Barbara Nicholson, my friend and co-author, who will post separately. My passion is centered on the parent/child connection, that most sacred and spiritual bond. For over fifteen years we have been working ...
Views: 672(1 vote) - Satan's Loosening Grip - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe future appears to be global, and if we want to thrive there, the concept of "pure evil" has to be discarded. As fuel for hostility, nothing is more combustible. After 9/11, angry mobs massing in Baghdad against the U.S. weren't just seen as unemployed young Arab males — they became symbols ...
Views: 979 - A Concise Guide to Detoxifying Your Body the Most Effective Way - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAh, spring time! One of the most beautiful times of the year. After a dormant winter, plants, flowers and animals breathe new life in the world around us: budding, sprouting, growing. Rain showers wash the earth and make everything new. Wouldn’t it be nice if it were that easy to refresh and ...
Views: 645 - Redefine Wealth & Happiness on Your Terms! - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s a new world out there today, and we are all faced with the question of what that means for our own lives, careers and futures. The facts can’t be denied. The economy is crumbling into pieces, people continue to lose jobs, and savings have been wiped out. Every time you turn on the news or ...
Views: 984 - Be Happy 'Round the Clock - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHow do you achieve happiness, the kind that lasts all day? Robert Frost wrote, “Happiness makes up in height for what it lacks in length.” While this is a beautiful aphorism depicting the spirit of the human condition, there are many concrete strategies to assist you in making happiness go the ...
Views: 708 - The Fear of Appearing Dumb: Intelligence Speaks for Itself - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe universal need to be accepted by others can be a barrier that prevents us from being ourselves around them. When we fear that the people we encounter will perceive us as inept or unintelligent, we frequently try to flaunt our grasp of large words or clever witticisms or our professional ...
Views: 2426 - No Housework Day - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“After the first four years the dirt doesn't get any worse.“ ~Quentin Crisp I have bunches of hobbies, obsessions, and pastimes and I’m guessing that you do, too. But to my detriment, I never remember how to relax. I’m always working on a little of this-and-that, and I just love-love-love a ...
Views: 935 - Where Did All That Stress Come From? - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHave you noticed an increasing amount of stress in your life? Sure, there are plenty of things to be concerned about, not the least of which is the economy. However, I'll bet that before things turned south, you still had more than enough stress. If this sounds familiar, then I'd like to ...
Views: 633(1 vote) - My Mother's Bed - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe bed is already crowded when I crawl into it. The cats have arranged themselves neatly around my mother and they are not happy when I climb aboard and upset their cozy set-up. I fit easily into my father's mattress indentation, he's begun his day but the covers have kept his spot warm. ...
Views: 634(1 vote) - Celebrating Our Animal Friends - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI've always been a dog person. I don't have anything against cats; I just like dogs better. But now that I am sharing an apartment with a woman who owns two cats, I couldn't help but grow fond of these two other furry roommates. Zikara is a year old, was rescued from a pet adoption center, and ...
Views: 683 - Celebrate Failure! - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAre you afraid to commit to yourself fully? Are you terrified to lose weight, to fully take-in, ingest, go hog wild for your healthy living plan? Are you just plain afraid to push your envelope in any direction? Are you afraid to let the buried, the 'real' you - OUT? Afraid that you are going to ...
Views: 732 - What the Captured American Journalists in North Korea Could Mean for Diplomacy - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFrom Deepak Chopra and Gotham Chopra We have been close friends with Laura Ling and her family for over a decade. So when we heard almost 3 weeks ago that Laura and her colleague Euna Lee, while reporting on a story on the North Korean-Chinese border, were arrested by North Korean officials, we ...
Views: 1218 - Intents Come in All Sizes - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIntent is an interesting word - it always seems to be linked to something rather grand. 'I intend to find my purpose in life' might be an example. And it's an important intent. But what about those lesser intents? I intend to tidy the kitchen, for instance? It might not look like much, but ...
Views: 804 - Fasting Fundamentals - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPeople choose to abstain from food for a variety of reasons: as a rite of spiritual purification, penitence and purification, communion with God, or to enhance healing. For fasting to be a catalyst for spiritual transformation—rather than an experience of discomfort or anxiety—it’s a good idea ...
Views: 655 - Do You Think I Can Do That? - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“When I taught in a boy’s prep school, I used to talk to the boys who were trying to make up their minds as to what their careers were going to be. A boy would come to me and ask, “Do you think I can do this? Do you think I can do that? Do you think I can be a writer?” “Oh,” I would say, “I ...
Views: 611 - The Evolution of My Peace - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHow my quest for racial harmony led me to personal conviction, inner-healing and ultimately peace. I was tired—tired of race being such a factor in our lives. For as long as I could remember, I had looked around me and wondered why people of different races could not get along and yearned for ...
Views: 650 - Gimme' A Break(fast)! High Protein Pancakes - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe best way to send your body and mind the message that you plan to have a healthy day is by choosing a healthy breakfast. A great breakfast will jumpstart your metabolism, keep you satiated and energized for a morning workout, and give you something to get out of bed for! Try this High Protein ...
Views: 748 - An Alien Encounter: A Look at Sexual Abuse - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am in my therapist’s office, after finding out about my daughter’s sexual abuse, and I am slowly recalling the morning after the first time I was sexually violated by my stepfather….. I saw myself as a young child, sewing a cloak of many new colors, a cloak of artificial self-esteem and ...
Views: 2175 - Susceptibility to Toxic Emotions - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: Each day I awaken with the greatest of intentions. I meditate using some sort of guidance, usually a podcast from the Chopra Center, as this is what works best for me, right now.( I'm just beginning) I live on a lake and take advantage of the calming sounds of the water. The waves ...
Views: 644 - Our Animal Friends Love Us Forever - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne of my very first spiritual visions, was when the spirit of my brown standard poodle appeared to me. I received a gift when I had a vision of my beloved dog. I could see her shape clearly, but I could also see through her. It was obvious I was seeing her in spiritual form. As a psychic ...
Views: 684 - How to Be Depressed - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"Depression was, indeed, the hand of a friend trying to press me down to the ground on which it was safe to stand--the ground of my own truth, my own nature with its complex mix of limits and gifts, liabilities and assets, darkness and light." - Parker Palmer, Let Your Life Speak I don't think ...
Views: 909(3 votes) - My Dog Does Not Practice Mindful Eating - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAussies, in general, and Cody in particular, are extremely smart herding dogs. She was bred to herd sheep. I have heard Cesar, the dog whisperer, say things like, “Dogs don’t know how long you’ve been gone.” Cody knows. If I leave for 10 minutes, she is happy to see me come home. If I leave for ...
Views: 686 - Turning One: A Critical Milestone for Parent & Child - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt didn’t hit me until I was sitting in the café above Loblaws (a grocery store in Toronto) that something big was happening inside. The stroller was wet from the rain and filled with party food I had just bought—frozen hors d’oeuvres, expensive cheese, sparkling water. The only thing that ...
Views: 1757(1 vote) - What Would You Do If You Knew You Couldn't Fail? - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany years ago, I had an important dream. In it, I was walking on a tightrope, wearing a business suit, carrying a briefcase, and wearing high heels. As the dream unfolds, I'm watching myself from an enlightened observer's viewpoint; I'm cautiously making my way along the tightrope, every ...
Views: 834 - 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 - Smokin’ Sesame Tacos with Cashew Coconut Sour Cream - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis recipe is part of the wonderful collection of delicious and healthy recipes in Waking Up! our new ebook from Vegan Fusion. Smokin’ Sesame Tacos with ?Cashew Coconut Sour Cream David Elberg, Haiku Hawaii 6 Servings / 1 hour 2 cups hulled sesame seeds food processed for 3 minutes ...
Views: 863 - Teaching Our Sons to Love Reading - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAre you raising boys who love to read? Congratulations! For the rest of us, here are some conscious parenting tips to get our boys reading more. Fifth grade was a tough year for us. We’d been warned about it – how we would be transitioning from “learning to read” to “reading to learn” – but ...
Views: 582(1 vote) - Diagnosing Mental Illness - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI frequently a lot of misunderstanding in my practice about what a "mental illness" is. For instance, many clients are under the impression that experiencing "mood swings" means they have Bipolar Disorder. Bipolar Disorder is much, much more serious than simple "mood swings" and involves the ...
Views: 1470(1 vote) - Gym Story: Smiling Woman with Physical Challenges Changes My Day - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI feel sorry for myself sometimes. When I arrive at the Boston Sports Club in Newton, I am mentally beating up on myself because I am not in as good shape as I would like to be. Somehow I am never enough: not strong enough, not thin enough, not pretty enough. It goes on and on like a negative ...
Views: 662 - Stock Piles of Guilt Free Yummy Foods for Your Organic Space! - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYou have to have them. Face it; we all munch from time to time on unhealthy snacks. If we don't have guilt free yummy snacks on hand we resort to eating unhealthy and end up feeling guilty. Plan ahead and create a good organic space for your family! Guilt Free Snacks to Store (all organic of ...
Views: 513 - Ayurveda and Family - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere is an ancient Indian principle that says if you want to check if your rice is ready, then you just test a few grains. The grains are representative of the status of the entire pot of rice. So, if we want to check on the status of our society, we can look at a few families, as ...
Views: 1460(1 vote) - Moments with the Maestro: Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar Turns 89 - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“The word ’improvisation’ to me means to never stop”-Pandit Ravi Shankar In the past almost 9 years that I have known Pandit Ravi Shankar, his lovely wife Sukanya and their brilliant, multi talented daughter Anoushka, I have written a lot about the maestro, his music and beyond. Today as he ...
Views: 1458 - Care, But Not Care - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsContinuing the highlights from the manifesting seminar with Koelle’s horses in Scottsdale, Martha shared a quote that is at the heart of successful manifesting. I thought it might be from Lao-Tzu, but I might have that wrong. Anyway, what she said was that one of the keys to getting what we ...
Views: 1000 - How My Dog Trained Me - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRecently, I stood up close and personal to a hawk which swooped down to attack the plastic heron standing guard over my fish pond. He saw me, obviously embarrassed by his mistake, and flew back up into the expansive blue sky. I could have been on the Discovery Channel! That Hawk got me thinking ...
Views: 770 - A Child's Peace Poem - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThrough reviews of her lovely books, I have become email friends with one of our national treasures, Ruth Gendler. Part of the service she performs for humanity is in our schools. She brings her artistry into classrooms and inspires the talents and imaginations of our youth who, in my opinion, ...
Views: 1078 - The Watcher Within - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn ground-breaking research earlier this century, Nobel laureate Dr. Wilder Penfield, attempted to "map" the connections between specific parts of the body and particular areas of the brain. He wanted to see, for example, where the "wires" from the hand led to, and where the connections to the ...
Views: 1048 - Animals as Representatives of The Wholeness: A Message from My Guides - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany of you know that I channel a group of beings in the higher realms that includes my son Danny, who died when he was 16. One day last summer, a friend talked me into attending the rodeo with her (that was my first and last time at a rodeo). I was overwhelmed by my attunement with the spirits ...
Views: 1002 - First Encounters: Not a Time for Fairytales - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEveryone puts on a show to impress someone at the beginning of a relationship. You meet a guy, you feel connection, and you want the connection to develop into something stronger. You don't want him losing interest in you and moving on, so you exaggerate a bit to keep him interested. Guys get ...
Views: 607 - 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) - Nikita's Wisdom - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy dog is 6 years old. She is a Shiba Inu.... about 25 pounds and looks like a red fox.... She reminds me very day what unconditional love really is. No matter what is happening she is happy. She greats me with her own excitement consistently. I wonder often if dogs were our teachers how ...
Views: 751 - The Dogma for Success: The Inside Scoop to Live Your Life By - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are those who work like a dog to make things happen, there are those who watch things happen, and then there are those who wonder what happened. Be the person who makes things happen. Sometimes you have to work like a dog. If you want to be extraordinary, you must do the things that ...
Views: 805 - The Law of Detachment - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: The 6th spiritual Law of Success, Law of detachment seems to be a tough concept for me to grasp. Does Law of Detachment mean you submit your desire to the universe and just trust it to manifest. Or does it mean that what your desire should not define who you are. For example, if ...
Views: 2082 - How My Dog Licked Cancer - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYou may have heard about the research, still in its early stages, about dogs’ ability to sniff out cancer in people. Pretty remarkable. Talk about being human’s best friend – what a solid to save someone’s life! A dog may have saved my life when I had cancer, at least in a way. The ...
Views: 1076 - The Stink About Deodorant - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSome coworkers recently went looking for some alternative deodorants after hearing that the levels of aluminum in common products can cause complications with lymph nodes. There are several other concerns related to health when it comes to ingredients in beauty products used on the skin around ...
Views: 1838 - A Healing Channel: Everyone Can Heal - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTouch is the first tool we turn to when confronting pain. We react similarly to a stubbed toe and a broken heart, tenderly grasping the affected area. This need to apply physical contact is part of the innate healing instinct present within each of us. We are all born with the ability to heal ...
Views: 812 - 10 Spiritual Ways to Approach Money - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com Authors1. Make Peace with your Financial Past What is your money history? Take time to write about this in your journal. Write whatever comes to mind, no censoring. Make time to reflect on your past actions with money and make peace with it. No matter what it is. Where you see flaws, forgive yourself. ...
Views: 3713 - Diseasing of America Continues: Binge Eating and the New DSM - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe definitions of national sanity don’t just change on election years. They also get revamped with each new edition of the DSM, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the next (fifth) edition of which is due out in 2012. So what, you may ask? Isn’t a new and improved DSM a ...
Views: 1052 - Feeling Frustrated? - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere is always a reason that people and in my case pets, come into our lives. I believe that lessons continue to present themselves to us in many forms until we "get" it and learn what it is that we need to learn in order to move on and evolve. We are surrounded by people that either help and ...
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