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- Love and Healing - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn my role as a “mind-body” physician for the past three decades, I’ve come to recognize a person’s symptoms as a kind of admission pass that entitles the bearer to a few moments of a doctor’s attention. And I’ve come to realize that if I can hold a safe space for the sufferer, an underlying ...
Views: 758 - Love Happens First, Greatness Follows - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI spent this past Sunday with a new friend of mine enjoying an incredibly beautiful and much-needed sunny day in San Diego. It has been foggy here for the last two months, very typical of this area in during May and June, so the sunshine is a welcome change! (I have been wondering if I brought ...
Views: 915 - 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 - Love with No Limits - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost of us long for relationships in which we are loved and accepted just the way we are. Our hearts' desire is to give and receive love in relationships that make us feel that even if others disagree with what we do or say, they still love us. They accept us. They appreciate our contributions ...
Views: 751 - Love Your Mother - Earth That Is! - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHappy Earth Day 2009. Twenty nine years ago, in 1970 amidst the Vietnam War and the last of the real hippies, the first Earth Day was celebrated. I don’t think I took much notice back then and for the next two decades. I was too caught up in my own world of abundance and working for a large ...
Views: 666 - Loving Voices - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: A couple of years ago (11.07) after an accident I started hearing voices they were pure loving voices. Teaching me about life, death the soul, the universe and its power. I have pages and pages of things written (the voices told me to record) I started journalizing. I was ...
Views: 557 - Magic Mushrooms - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIMPORTANT NOTE: Magic mushrooms can be very dangerous to an unstable mind and I do not condone their use unless you are in a controlled, safe environment, or at an Allman Brothers/Widespread Panic concert taking place this summer. I was hangin' with this cool dude who came on my yoga retreat ...
Views: 2697 - Mainstream Medicine and the Oprah Factor - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA recent cover story in a struggling news magazine, under the title "Crazy Talk:" accuses Oprah Winfrey of spreading "dubious advice" in a wide range of health issues from menopause and hormone replacement therapy to autism, cancer, aging, and weight loss. The tone of the article was the same ...
Views: 554 - Make the Food-Mood Connection - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMac and cheese. Chocolate chip cookies. A bite of Ben and Jerry’s. Some call it “comfort food”; others say it’s “food as friend.” However you phrase it, turning to food to soothe the soul has been a short-term defense for coping with unwelcome feelings for decades. And now science is verifying ...
Views: 676 - Make Your Own Luck - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“What are the odds that the next person you meet will change your day, your year, your life?” This is the opening line of an article I recently read in Oprah’s February issue of “O.” “Chance of a Lifetime” discusses whether or not we make our own DESTINY. Coincidentally (or maybe not), I was ...
Views: 817 - Making Certain Moves in an Uncertain Marketplace - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWith the state of the economy and the bailout plan, everyone is concerned about the stability of jobs and 401Ks. As an entrepreneur, I understand and appreciate the concern over being able to maintain revenue. Regardless of whether you're a business owner, entrepreneur, or recent grad, the ...
Views: 609 - Making Sense of the Dating Process - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDating is a process with a beginning, middle and end. Very importantly, the process is different depending on why you are dating. If you are Dating to Find Your Ideal Partner, be crystal clear; the more you know what you want the more likely you will be successful finding your ideal partner. ...
Views: 4357 - Making the Big Leap with Gay Hendricks: Exclusive Podcast Interview - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDo you believe that you have the potential to be a genius? If you are like most people, you may shrug off this suggestion as ludicrous or overly idealistic. Best-selling author and Intent Voice Gay Hendricks, on the other hand, believes that all of us are capable of reaching our own unique ...
Views: 1020 - Making the Most of the Recession - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLike many young couples do these days, my husband and I are planning a backpacking trip around the world. Saving up our money for two years has been a long and tedious process and really we’re still not done yet. Our original timeframe would have been to leave between December of 2009 and March ...
Views: 665 - 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 - Manu: Destined to Remind Us of Who We Are - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe power of intent is enormous. Call it prayer, deliberate creation or healing, directing one's energy with a clear intention is what shifts manifested reality with ease and elegance. This universal law is most easily accessed when the intent arises as a natural gesture from our Being, with ...
Views: 658 - March 19, 2009 Best of the INTENTERNET: Cheap, Sleep, Tweet - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsCHEAP Here are three links to keep your savings happy--in honor of this week's theme on saving money, being frugal, and hoarding those greenbacks like squirrels hoarding acorns for the coming winter. A sobering article from The Huffington Post reminds us that however tough these economic times ...
Views: 583 - 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 - Marital Insecurities - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I am struggling internally and I am not sure how to overcome my fears. My wife and I have been together for almost 15 years and this time last year we went through a phase where she questioned her love for me. To make a long story short, I found out that she was attracted to ...
Views: 807 - Marty Tankleff and the Murders He Did Not Commit: Our Obsession with Scapegoats - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSeveral weeks ago, I listened with horror the story of a fourteen-year-old suburban boy who was manipulated by his interrogators to confess to the brutal murder of his younger sister. This story was one incident of other cases highlighted in an old podcast episode of This American Life, which ...
Views: 649 - Mastering Money and Managing Debt: Being True to Your Own Action Style - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Never be limited by other people’s limited imaginations. …You can hear other people’s wisdom, but you’ve got to re-evaluate the world for yourself.” --Mae Jemison, the first Black woman to travel space If you are hoping to grow in the area of personal finance and organization, ...
Views: 609 - Mastering the Five Powers for Joy and Peace in Your Life - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Path of Constructive Life is a paradigm for happy, healthy and prosperous living. It teaches that the source and path of a peaceful, healthy life of universal harmony lies in the constructive engagement of each person with Mother Nature. Natural conditions provide for the health of all ...
Views: 583 - May Day! May Day! A Survival Guide for Your Spring Schedule - by Submitted on May 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMay Day traditionally marks the first day of May – a month celebrating the birth of spring, and events surrounding new beginnings; Mothers Day, first communion, and graduation. The whirlwind of events that accompany gift buying, parties, concerts, planning and buzzing through your “to do” list ...
Views: 836 - Meaning-Centered Eating - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost eaters, when eating, search for either nutrition or comfort or leisure or health. Some, while eating, search for meaning. Mindfulness and meaningfulness go hand in hand: what is meaningful is typically approached with heightened attention, concentration and, therefore, with mindfulness. ...
Views: 611 - Meditate Like The Beatles - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAccording to Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, the two remaining members of the Beatles, Transcedental Meditation helped stabilize their band. (Read more about it here.) They will be performing at a concert on Saturday to raise funds for the David Lynch Foundation, an organization dedicated to ...
Views: 577 - Meditation and Near Death Experience - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion:Sorry, I do not speak English. The text below was written in Portuguese and translated by Google. But I need this much response. I am a 55 year old Brazilian studying and practicing self-taught meditation for 20 years. I am a great admirer of his work. Have read several of his books, ...
Views: 871 - Meditation for Self-knowledge - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have been exploring way to "inner knowing the self"... I have done significant recovery around childhood trauma and am still recovering from a Dissociative Disorder. The greatest challenge for me is to truly know my self, as this is often clouded. I am considering meditation. ...
Views: 875 - Meditation to Lower Your Stress Levels and Increase Your Sense of Well-being - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost people are familiar with brain waves, but not as many people are familiar with heart waves. Researchers have found that our heart emits waves, much as our brain does. When we are in a state of stress, anxiety, worry, or depletion, these waves form a jagged and rough pattern. On the other ...
Views: 699 - 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 - Meditation: Open Your Heart - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI think a lot of people have learned to close their heart in order to protect themselves from all of the negative news in our world and from getting hurt in relationships. Closing our hearts certainly can be one way to cope with difficult and sad events. Putting up your walls of protection can ...
Views: 555 - Metabolic Syndrome, Your Weight, and Your Wealth - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsObesity is now classified and defined as a national crisis and epidemic that is costing Americans trillions of dollars annually. AND, it is significantly affecting our economic recovery by overburdening our health care system along with significantly decreasing worker productivity. A new term, ...
Views: 725 - Metaphysical Meditation - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I wanted to ask you a question about metaphysical meditation. I think that is what it is but am not sure. Since I was a child I have on occasion meditated on the physical universe and all existence within it. Visualizing it's vastness in my mind. I then try to bring my focus to ...
Views: 767 - Michael Jackson: A piece of the puzzle. - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"There are no extra pieces in the universe. Everyone is here because he or she has a place to fill, and every piece must fit itself into the big jigsaw puzzle." ~ Deepak Chopra Here follows a jigsaw puzzle created by me for you. Something to work on and play with as you might wonder about ...
Views: 902 - Michael Jackson: A Troubled Yet Beautiful Soul - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI never knew Michael Jackson personally but like many of you, felt I knew him because of his lyrics and my love of his music. When I was a young girl growing up I worshipped him. I wanted to sing like him, dance like him, be as famous as him. I loved how he expressed himself through words and ...
Views: 1393 - Mindful, not Mouthful - by Submitted on May 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Mindful-Not-Mouthful approach, as I like to call it, aims to override the old habit of “if eat – then be mindless” by a new, more adaptive habit of “if eat – then be mindful.” In a manner of speaking, the Mindful-Not-Mouthful approach aims to automate mindfulness. Automate mindfulness? ...
Views: 637 - Mindfully Exercise Right Through Stress - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsNo matter what the challenges are that you are facing in your life, regular exercise moves you through stressful times with greater clarity, increased energy and a more positive outlook. And to benefit even more from exercise - get mindful. Exercise can be a form of meditation. And if you ...
Views: 514 - Mini Skirts, Yes. Burqas, No? - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf France had a humane, democratic record in its treatment of Muslim immigrants, one might be bemused by Pres. Sarkozy's attempt to suppress the burqa. But the opposite is true. Arab immigrants are treated as second-class citizens, and the rightist politicians, including Sarkozy, are happy to ...
Views: 682 - 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 - Money Saving Tricks - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen it comes to money saving I see it as simply cutting down on the non-essential things in life. However, there is one things that we can all cut out of our monthly expenditure's but it's still very much "essential": - Our gym membership / exercise budget. Ok, now here, I do need a favour ...
Views: 722 - More Happy, Healthy Birthdays! - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRecent survey results released by the American Cancer Society reinforce, once again, the benefits of a healthy lifestyle, and the findings are definitely cause for celebration. The online survey, which showed a strong link between health and attitudes about birthdays, revealed that people who ...
Views: 945 - Mother's Day and the Universal Law of the Garbage Truck - by Submitted on May 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf my clientele is any indication, many of us have psychospiritual garbage around our mothers. A client sent this story to me via email. It seemed perfect for the aftermath of Mother’s Day. “One day I hopped in a taxi and we took off for the airport. We were driving in the right lane when ...
Views: 1447 - Motherless Daughter's Day - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEvery year, since l996, women who have lost their mothers gather to honor their Mother’s memory and to support each other through the difficult Mother’s Day weekend. When your Mom is dead there is nothing like Mother’s Day to remind you of just how much you have lost and how painful that loss ...
Views: 2679 - Muscle Soreness, Exercise Injuries and Vitamin D - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen doctors don't know the cause of a patient's problem, they often give it a fancy name so you will believe they are giving you a useful diagnosis. A perfect example of this is "idiopathic inflammatory myopathy", which means you have chronic muscle soreness and your doctor doesn't know why. ...
Views: 1424 - My 5 Favorite Books - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHere are my 5 Favorite Books (in order of preference). 1.) I Am That by Nisargadatta Maharaj 2.) Freedom from the Known by Jiddu Krishnamurti 3.) Of Human Bondage (Signet Classics) by W. Somerset Maugham 4.) Arrowsmith by Sinclair Lewis 5.) Kim by Rudyard Kipling The Common ...
Views: 925 - 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 - My Embarrassing Admission - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLet’s see if you can walk across 6th Avenue without criticizing yourself.” I have no clue why that thought jumped into my mind one muggy July-in-New-York-City afternoon. Maybe it’s because I was so sick of the Criticism Committee playing its soundtrack during my every waking moment. I had an ...
Views: 606 - My Flax Obsession - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAfter falling head over heals for Nature's Path Organic Flax Plus Granola Cereal with Pumpkin Seeds , my interest around Flax was peaked. I did some research around the benefits of Flax and why we should be incorporating this little teeny weeny seed into our diets. Omega-3 ...
Views: 744 - My Grandmother Talks to Plants - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA Gift of Flowers This past Easter, my mother & I stopped the car along the side of the road to buy potted tulips for my grandmother. My grandmother & grandfather both share a liking for botany, as evidenced by their pseudo-greenhouse in their patio area. Most people would agree that my ...
Views: 1251 - My Intent is to Dissolve Time - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs Einstein said time is a stubborn illusion. In our daily lives, time is probably the most experienced certainty and worldly reality. There is no more precious entity than time. Even those who have acquired enormous wealth, power, and fame, suffer from the absolute scarcity of time. All those ...
Views: 675 - My Little Miracle Maker - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI saw my grandchild for the first time yesterday. I was such a huge moment that it took me more than twenty four hours to process it and be able to write about it. As I held the little bundle of joy and delved into his luminous grey eyes I felt a sense of indescribable joy and wonder. It was a ...
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