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- My Path to Green: Step 1 - How to Compost - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHello everyone, So I began my first step in "My Path to Green" this week by learning How to Compost. I used Norma Hartie's blog as a guide for what to do. Of course, composting is far easier if you have a backyard but for those who live in an apartment (like me!) I made my compost in a small ...
Views: 657 - My Path to Green: Step 2 - Vegan Cooking & Cookies - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHello everyone, I am continuing my "My Path to Green" this week by learning all about Vegan and Vegetarian cooking. I was inspired by Mark Reinfeld's Go Green with Vegan Cuisine, he had some crazy statistics about the difference between a animal based diet vs. a plant based diet: A UN ...
Views: 782 - My Path to Green: Step 3 - Green Alternatives to Toxic Cleaning Products - by Submitted on May 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHello everyone, This week on My Path to Green, I made some non-toxic cleaning products from things I already had in my kitchen (well I had to get the lavender oil). My guide this week was Annie Bond and her "5 Simple Alternatives to Toxic Cleaning Products". At first I was not sure that these ...
Views: 744 - Nasal Neti Pots and Your Health - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAre you one of the 37 million adults with chronic sinusitis?1 Or perhaps you are one of the 50 million people in the United States routinely affected by allergies?2 If your upper respiratory health is important to you, then a not-so-new technique can be one of your front lines of defense this ...
Views: 1053 - 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 - Nature-Deficit Disorder - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYesterday was Earth Day. My email Inbox was packed with announcements, newsletters and events all in honor of this day. I didn’t attend any particular event, but I did go out for my daily walk in my Santa Monica neighborhood and soaked in the beauty of the flowers, the warm breeze and the ...
Views: 623 - Networking for the Newly Unemployed - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsNow that layoffs are increasing, a new type of networking is emerging that echoes the pink slip parties held during the dot.com bust -- though now unemployment has been hitting just about every type of industry. Besides pink slip parties, there are unemployed groups forming all over, where ...
Views: 703 - New Beginnings And The Possible Dream - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” Harriet Tubman Since 1996, with a few breaks, I have been holding monthly Saturday morning meetings on the theme of The ...
Views: 581 - 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 - Nine Tips for Thriving in Tumultuous Times - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Intent.com Authors1. Reconnect with your favorite spiritual/religious practice. Showing up at temple, church, or mosque can be especially rewarding if you have not been for a while. A unique perspective on your purpose in life is available there, as are connections to a neighborhood community. 2. Take a free, ...
Views: 447 - 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 - No One’s Perfect (not even you! :) - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are no perfect human beings! Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. There do in fact exist creators, seers, sages, saints, shakers, and movers...even if they are uncommon and do not come by the dozen. And yet these very same people can at times be boring, ...
Views: 717 - No Pity for a Strong Soul - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI write from my home office, on a danish teak table, in front of a big window looking onto our street. I usually have the blinds closed because the sunlight makes it hard to read the computer screen. And from the sidewalk, at nearly the same time everyday, I hear loud hollering yelps, a ...
Views: 640 - No Way To Grow Taller After Puberty - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWeb sites for products such as "HeightGrowth" are so unbelievable that the people who wrote them must be laughing as they steal people's money for totally worthless products. They tell you that if you take HeightGrowth, you will continue to grow until you are as tall as you like, at any age. ...
Views: 956 - Non-Resistance Rocks! - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBoy, does the Universe think a lot of me! In the past two weeks, I've had one of the biggest breakdowns, and one of the biggest breakthroughs of my life. I won't bore you with the details of the breakdown. Let's just leave it at this; I am not shy about sharing my opinion with others, ...
Views: 618 - Not Everything That Happens is Personal - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe sensation of pain can make it seem difficult to let things go. When life hurts, we tend to want to hold on, as if holding onto our pain will somehow make it feel better. The problem is that the opposite is the case: the more we hold on, the more we suffer. The more we cling, the more pain we ...
Views: 770 - Not In Our Stars But In Ourselves - PRIDE Weekend and Our Potentials - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA few months ago I was on the phone with a friend who was visiting family in her old home town. She’d just challenged her parent’s boast about the diversity of their church, by asking where the gays were seated amongst all the recently-immigrated Africans and Asians in the pews. I’d just come ...
Views: 661 - Nouvo-European Vocal Harmonics - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn our last conversation, we began the discussion of harmonics. We talked about the actual physics of harmonics--their relationships as geometric multiples of vibrating strings. We also discussed some of their uses in the esoteric traditions such as the Tibetan "Deep Voice" chanting style. I ...
Views: 1918 - Now You Can Tell the Sex of Your Unborn Child, After Ten Weeks! - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsToday's news brought me the snippet that there is now an over-the-counter test, called Intelligender, that can tell the sex of the fetus a mere ten weeks after conception. The manufacturers are careful to point out that the test, which measures hormone levels in the mother's urine, is about 70% ...
Views: 1665 - Obama and the Age of Authenticity: Be a Leader, Be Yourself! - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWith Barack Obama’s victory, it became official: Being “different” is no longer a handicap. If a black man can shatter the race barrier and claim the highest office in the free world, we can all achieve our dreams. Yes, a new day of acceptance has dawned, and if you listen closely you’ll hear ...
Views: 551 - Obama Pledges Summer Jobs: 600,000 of 'Em - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis morning thousands of Americans who otherwise envisioned themselves pounding the pavement and collecting unemployment checks this summer received some good news: With the aid of Vice President Biden, President Obama unveiled the Roadmap to Recovery, an aggressive extension of the Recovery ...
Views: 560 - Obama: Our Plumber-in-Chief - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAlthough the Presidency is about issues, challenges, and complex negotiations, there's another side. With every new President we get the pleasure of watching a human being adapt to the office. Very quickly an image emerges. Barack Obama entered the White House at a time of crisis, amid frayed ...
Views: 658 - Octuplets: An Infertility Doctor's Perspective on the Impact for Fertility Patients - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne must consider the media frenzy that surrounded the Octuplet case as the previous day, there was tragedy at Kaiser Permanente, the medical system that provided the care for the Octuplets. A working family was fired under circumstances that led to a murder/suicide of this entire family with ...
Views: 750 - Old Techniques for Modern Daters - by Submitted on May 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I'm in my early 30s and I've never dated anyone that I didn't meet through online dating or speed dating. While I've met some good people through these means, I always feel it is a little forced and wonder what people did before we had these things. I don't meet many single men I'm ...
Views: 619 - On Meaning: The Silver Lining of The Recession - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHuman beings have often engaged in the search for meaning, but today's economic downturn has brought the subject to light in a new way. People are re-evaluating whether their financial power to accumulate possessions and wealth is the only determining factor of their happiness and success. Some ...
Views: 684 - 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 - On Sexual Desire and Monasticism - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: My son has just begun in the last few weeks to study to learn enlightenment. He has the book A Course in Miracles and Eckhart Tolle's Book (CD) that I gave him. He studies your books and others from libraries...my question... A week ago he left on a bus to go out west as he ...
Views: 950 - On Susan Boyle: Cynicism Makes the Video - and The Good - Go 'Round - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am typically quite cynical. Whether it is because of my Capricorn lineage (aren't we the most cynical sign?) or personal life experiences, others have criticized this often-unflattering trait in me. So, some were not surprised when I posted the following update to my Facebook page ...
Views: 576 - 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 - Only You Will Know Your Resonant Sounds - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI would like to suggest that there may be some significant differences in people, from the vibrations of their physical body parts to the vibrations of their etheric fields. And I would like you to contemplate the importance of this as we delve more and more into the world of sound. Be aware ...
Views: 1653 - Operating System Corrupted - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOkay, so I’m no more exempt than anyone else. I’ve spent the past four days under a cloud of a corrupted operating system in my computer. According to Dell, they receive 20-30 per DAY about just the same problem. What it eventually meant for me was a restoration of my computer to the day it was ...
Views: 3188 - Opposing Forces of the Cosmos - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: A thought/concept... If we are to make an assumption that good and evil do exist, that they are opposites of the same condition of existence and strive against each other, that existence is the state of being, that reality is simply the observable portion of existence...I am ...
Views: 990 - Organic Beauty Not Yet Mainstream: The Green, the Eco and the Utterly Confusing - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis article from CosmeticDesign, hit a nerve for me. For the (almost) three years I've been writing the OBE, the issue of the efficacy of natural products has been a point of contention. How do you justify the cost of a product when we, as the consumer, aren't quite sure whether it's going to ...
Views: 776 - Orissa Cometics :: UKs newest brand for ethnic women - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAccording to the 2001 Census, the UK has approximately 3.6million people of Black African/Black Caribbean/Indian/Pakistani minority. Orissa Cosmetics is hoping to offer a perfect match for women with darker skin tones. Orissa Hand made in the UK using natural minerals, Orissa Cosmetics is ...
Views: 736 - 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 - Our biggest "toxic asset": ideology - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe government is trying to solve the problem of toxic assets that have infected America's biggest banks. But apparently it hasn't disinfected its own toxic asset — political ideology. It was ideology that made House Republicans vote against the first bailout in September, a bailout proposed by ...
Views: 505 - Our Furry Familia - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWinston Churchill once said, “We make a living by what we get…..we make a life by what we give.” Our furry familia innately demonstrate this life lesson to us daily. They show up to heal us and to teach us life lessons, by giving, giving, giving. From them we have much to learn. For ...
Views: 702 - Our Invisible Safety Net -- Will It Hold Us Up? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAmerica's safety net is fraying, and that's a problem, because it was an invisible net to begin with. The issue of safety nets isolates us in the world. We don't like to think that we are a cruel, careless, or reckless country. Yet consider how others see us. The United States isn't getting any ...
Views: 582 - Our Only True Happiness is Peace - by Submitted on May 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSuccess, achievement and material possessions produce fleeting moments of euphoria: we celebrate and invite friends to see our new home or car and are happy when we wear new clothes for the first time. Luxury, comfort and riches, however, are not the ingredients of true happiness. They give ...
Views: 1084 - 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 - Own the Power of Your Self-Love! - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere is nothing more beautiful and powerful than a woman who truly loves herself. Most people would totally agree that this is true, and most of us can think of a woman like this, and nod our heads and say “Yes, she is both beautiful and powerful.” So if self-love gives you true beauty and ...
Views: 514 - Pain on the Path - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: When one begins the path to Enlightenment, I've read it can be from either what we would call a painful or a wonderful experience. My enlightenment began when I fell in love with a man whom I left my husband for. I thought he was the love of my life. After leaving my marriage of 13 ...
Views: 735 - Paper Towels in Your Bathroom Space? - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOk, this maybe out of the box thinking, but at least consider it. Using paper towels in the bathroom helps save on laundry, and reduces germ transference. My Mom sometimes leaves out those nicely decorated hand paper towels in the guest bathroom during holidays. They are so pretty you almost ...
Views: 929 - Pattern of Pain: Withholding - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe most common form of withholding is what we commonly call "the silent treatment," but withholding encompasses any unwillingness to express your true feelings. It also includes an unwillingness to give support, praise, or positive attention to the people you love. We have all known someone who ...
Views: 6473 - Peace and Collaborative Development Network - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHere’s quite a
Views: 932 - Peace of Mind as a Tool to Abate the US Crisis of Confidence - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI believe – and I think this is a relatively non-controversial view – that the current recession/crisis has been and will be worse/deeper as a result of fear seeping deep into the American psyche. Even though I disagree with many of the actions and in-actions of the Bush administration/team, I ...
Views: 704 - People Powered Planet - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEarth Day was never intended to be just a day. Does "Every Day Is Earth Day" ring any bells? Seems to me that April 22 is -- dare I say it? -- a symbol of the wake-up call that we've been collectively shallow enough to write off as an idealistic hippie movement until now. We know, for real, ...
Views: 762 - Perfume Pollution as Harmful as Cigarette Smoke - by Submitted on May 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany workplaces, health clubs, yoga studios, and other public settings are going scent-free, banning perfumes and scented products and the “perfume pollution” they leave in their wake. Currently, many people suffering from asthma, other respiratory disorders, environmental illness, chronic ...
Views: 2103 - Phil Spector - A Sad Tale - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMusic legend Phil Spector was convicted yesterday of murder - as you may know - when what is said to have been a game of Russian Roulette (how did that ever become a ‘game’?) claimed a woman’s life. She was the sixth such woman that we know of on whom Spector inflicted this behavior over a ...
Views: 823 - Picking Up the Pieces - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI went to the dry cleaners yesterday which is very unusual for me. As the mother of two small children, my wardrobe is mostly wash and wear (or don't wash and wear, depending on the week). When I gave the woman behind the counter my phone number, she asked if I was there to pick up. But I ...
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