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- Pictures, and the Power of the Innocent Archetype - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA short while ago I asked some of my workshop members to select pictures of themselves, aged about 5, and to examine and discuss what they saw. At first the discussion was somewhat hilarious, looking at these snapshots of kids in unusual or cute poses, yet it quickly became obvious that there ...
Views: 757 - Playing Dead: How to Survive Like the Hero in the Binghamton Massacre - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe massacre in Binghamton boggles the mind and breaks the heart. The sadness is only matched by the lunacy of the rampage. What happened inside the American Civic Association is also a reminder that in the most terrifying and tragic situations, ordinary people are capable of the most ...
Views: 817 - Pledge Allegiance to the Present: Just One Bite of Just Eating - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYou've heard this before: when you eat, just eat. To just eat, and not let mind wander, is a lot. But why should you just eat and not read a newspaper or watch TV? After all, it's just eating. But it's not just eating! Mindful eating is a commitment to being present, it's eating in real time. As ...
Views: 595 - PMS & Chocolate - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen I first heard about these chocolate bars from Jamieson Laboratories, I thought it was a fabulous idea to "hide" natural, herbal relief inside a yummy treat since I typically only crave chocolate one week out of every month. The fact that the directions state that you're supposed to ...
Views: 718 - Poem From The Rooftops Of Iran - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn the coming hours, a new day begins in Iran, and the world is watching. Will it be a day when the voices of the people are heard? Will it be a day that brings peace and acceptance, or one that continues to push the tides of change. Does history tell us that those tremoring voices can no ...
Views: 765 - Poke the What? (On Being the "Nice Mom") - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“My boys asked me why I can’t be a nice mom like you,” my girlfriend told me. This comment was misguided and untrue, of course, but amidst the daily beatings I lavish upon myself for my various imperfections, I take whatever niceties I can get… “They think you’re the nice mom because you ...
Views: 795 - Power in Numbers: Sending Our Collective Light to the World - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLike tiny ripples that merge to form great waves, combined human intent is worth more than the sum of its parts. A single individual can initiate worldwide improvement by emitting conscious frequencies of love, beauty, goodness, and wisdom. A group of people focusing their energy on sending out ...
Views: 495 - Premonitions and Spirituality - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSpirituality involves an awareness of being connected with something greater than the individual ego or self. This "something greater" has traditionally been called God, Goddess, Allah, Great Spirit, the Almighty, the Absolute, and many other names. Some consider it as the Universe, or as a ...
Views: 1401 - Premonitions: Making Money with the Mind - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"If people have the ability to sense the future, why aren't they rich?" This is one of the most frequent questions I've been asked by readers of my book The Power of Premonitions. The fact is, some are very rich, and they attribute their wealth in part to their ability to sense the future. As ...
Views: 936 - Present Danger – Is Scarcity the Real Enemy? - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA state of danger is where something is perceived to be at risk. The state of the world right now has us concerned that what we have come to rely on is at risk. A shift is happening which is both welcomed and feared. How did we get to this place? We’re highly intelligent beings. How did we allow ...
Views: 627 - President Obama: Keep Your Enemies Closer Than Your Friends - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPresident Obama has faced many difficult challenges in the first 100 days of office, including thinly disguised racial attacks at home, bitter opposition at his attempts to put the country on the right track after eight years of fiscal irresponsibility, as well as the proverbial 3am phone call ...
Views: 913 - Psychic Abilites - by Submitted on May 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have a very important question. My yoga instructor told me when I get enlightened, and my third eye opens up, that my psychic abilities, intuition, and wisdom will open. Do you know of these psychic abilities? As a Christian I was raised to believe that anything psychic is bad and ...
Views: 1114 - Psychic Manifestations - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: We have all heard of, or maybe even known someone who is referred to as psychic. Some of these people have premonitions about things that are about to happen. My question is, are they manifesting their premonitions? Or are they able to see the universe organizing to fulfill someone ...
Views: 714 - Pulling Yourself Together, When You Are A Nervous Wreck - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSome days I feel grounded and other days it is as if I am splitting off in ten directions at the same time. I see myself coming and going. When in this state, I am ultimately exhausted. I am learning how to avoid this shattered state by paying attention to what has been called in my channeling ...
Views: 581 - Put the "BA" Back to Where It Belongs - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhether we sit alone or sit together, we sit in the ba. “Ba” is Japanese for a circumstance of a shared space: “what I feel now is not in me, but in the ba” (1). Life is movement. There is no movement without friction. This friction you feel when you sit (meditatively) alone is the feel of the ...
Views: 596 - Question About True Love vs Infatuation for Teenagers - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHello Margaret, I am a faithful listener of radio from hell and love your hour on the show. My question is, do you think true love is attainable at such a young an age as the late teens or is high school purely a source of infatuation? I am the Editor-in-Chief of the high school newspaper. I ...
Views: 2242 - Quick Organizing Tips - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOrganized people save time: Being disorganized just wastes time, as you are constantly searching for stuff. If you do a good job at organizing a project, it stays organized, so maintenance is a breeze. Motivate yourself to stay organized by making it look pretty and ...
Views: 896 - Quick, Easy and Healthy Recipes - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs a mother of two, finding the time to cook a homemade meal sometimes feels like the most impossible task in the world. Whenever I am tempted by frozen dinners or take-out meals, I try to go through a mental list of my favorite quick and easy recipes instead. Quick and easy recipes, in my ...
Views: 697 - Quickly Get into Great Shape for Summer - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe calendar says spring and a feeling of imminent dread creeps into your heart as your mind imagines a beach with a beached whale and you are the whale. You make plans for a marathon run into the water and will stay there until it is time to leave. How will you ever remove the layers of clothes ...
Views: 524 - Real Change Happens - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWow, it was a great workshop this past weekend in Los Angeles. It made me see something about the seeking mind. When you really watch it in action, particularly on the task of seeking truth, it’s an amazing and beautiful thing to see. The “mind that seeks the way” can be so sharp and so ...
Views: 651 - Recapitulation: Keeping Your Heart and Soul Free from Toxicity - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHaving exerted the effort to release emotional toxicity from the past, you are now in a position to consciously avoid accumulating emotional ama as you move forward. Recapitulation, the technique of reviewing your choices and experiences at the end of each day, is a valuable technology for ...
Views: 1475 - Recession of the Thousand Days - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI watched "Anne of the Thousand Days" yesterday, the story of Anne Boleyn and Henry VIII. I actually listened to it more than watched it, I was preparing dinner, TV was on at the other end of the living room. Anne just gave birth to a girl and the terrible drama resulted. I thought: this ...
Views: 521 - Recipe: Chocolate Orange Pudding - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsImage via Wikipedia Chocolate Orange Pudding from the Complete Idiots Guide to Eating Raw Sure to please the whole family, this pudding actually resembles an elegant mousse. Yield: 3 cups Prep time: 15 minutes Chill time: 1+ hours Serving size: [1/3] cup 2 cups avocado, mashed 6 ...
Views: 726 - Recipe: Good Morning Sunshine Apple Pancakes - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne of our top 50 recipes from The Most Remarkable Vegan Recipe Contest. Good Morning Sunshine Apple Pancakes Kimberly Brown, Kansas 4 servings 5 minutes prep 10 minutes cook 1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour 2 tsp. baking powder 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 2 Tbl sucanat 1 cup soymilk 1 ...
Views: 702 - Recipe: Love Burgers - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne of our top 50 recipes from The Most Remarkable Vegan Recipe Contest, 12 Burgers 75 minutes prep 3 cups Raw Pumpkin Seeds (soaked dehydrated & ground) 5 lbs of Carrots juiced (pulp for burgers reserve juice) 1 cup Celery chopped fine 1/3 cup Red Bell chopped fine 1/3 cup Fresh ...
Views: 1071 - Red River Rising: How to Survive the Floods of 2009 - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn El Dorado, Kansas earlier this month, a 15-year-old girl on her way home from high school lost control of her Honda Accord and crashed into a drainage ditch. Bayleigh Stovall hydroplaned on pooled water that had collected on Main Street during a downpour. Bayleigh managed to call a friend who ...
Views: 647 - 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 - Reduce Water use in the garden - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI live in a desert and water is precious. Yet I take it for granted. It is always available when I turn on the faucet. But I am also very aware of how much I use, especially outside in the yard. Today I used water from my rain barrels to water the plants in the back yard. As I poured the rain ...
Views: 650 - Regret without Regret - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI took an Art of God class this weekend. It was very powerful. There were only three students and the work was very deep, very focused, very intense. We just kept going with hardly any breaks for talking. Opening, transforming, letting go of old trauma, becoming present in places we've never ...
Views: 680 - Reinterpreting Eve - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsNot too far in the past, if a woman was assertive, demanding and purposeful, she was considered a controlling bitch. On the other hand, if a woman complained about her lack of opportunity and played victim, she was considered an annoying whiner. Today, many women are looking to each other for ...
Views: 698 - Relationship Lessons from Gorillas - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy daughter recently returned from a two week trip to Rwanda and Uganda. She attended a wedding of friends who celebrated in the tradition of their countries. While in Africa, she visited the natural habitats of the native gorillas on a guided tour through mountains and deep forests. The family ...
Views: 614 - Relationships and Money: What Promises Do You Make (and Break) About Spending? - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI used to work with a couple, the wife of whom habitually overspent. Considering their lines of work—an attorney and a CEO—they had plenty of money. However, they had an agreement that she would not overspend, and each month, she did. With some observation, it came to light that the wife liked ...
Views: 586 - Relationships and Sustainability - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere is an old saying that says: “Make new friends, and keep the old. One is silver, the other is gold.” Life is all about relationships. We have a relationship with the environment, with our work, with our home, and especially with the people in our lives. Earth Month gives us an ...
Views: 435 - Relationships and Sustainability - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere is an old saying that says: “Make new friends, and keep the old. One is silver, the other is gold.” Life is all about relationships. We have a relationship with the environment, with our work, with our home, and especially with the people in our lives. Earth Month gives us an ...
Views: 535 - Remember the Sun: The Sun is Always Shining - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are times when gloom or darkness causes us to momentarily lose sight of the light. Although it is at these times when the thought of the sun can help us. Its warm, glowing rays brighten even our thoughts, and it's good to remember that despite appearances the sun is shining right now. We ...
Views: 743 - Remembering First Love - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy first love recently found me on Facebook. When I saw her friend request I left the present and went back to 1979. 30 years ago, I was a junior in high school driving my ’69 Volkswagen Beatle while listening to the Bee Gees on the AM-only band radio and not realizing the power love would have ...
Views: 876 - Remembering Ron Brown and Crafting an Agenda of Sustainable Commerce - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhile most of us might not pause today on April 3, it is a date that should resonate with every American. It is the anniversary of the death of Commerce Secretary Ronald H. Brown. Secretary Brown and 34 other people, including more than a dozen dedicated public servants, lost their lives 13 ...
Views: 695 - 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 - Resetting the American Table - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsResearch highlights the health benefits of making family fare a daily event An eat-alone dining scene plays out daily for millions of people across the country: Children reach for a piece of pre-packaged pizza, then eat it at the computer; single working women heat up their frozen meal in the ...
Views: 882 - Resisting the Oneness - by Submitted on May 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: You often speak about the "All Is One" concept, and I am re-reading "Anatomy of Spirit" while working with my root chakra to deal with all my tribal issues, and Caroline Myss is also writing of "All Is One." But as often happens when I contemplate that "sacred truth", I would like to ...
Views: 700 - Return to Flow! - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com Authors~I return to the ease and flow of life now. I let go of my judgements and opinions of the way I think life should be, and accept whatever comes as part of a Divine process. When I connect to life itself by accepting and surrendering to each moment, I experience a smooth flow of events, ease, and ...
Views: 1392 - Reverand Cutie: A Modern Day Thorn Birds Romance - by Submitted on May 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy cousin, Aparna, and I had a tradition when we were growing up. Every year, when I visited India, Aparna and I would sit up all night and watch the movie, The Thorn Birds, starring Richard Chamberlain and Rachel Ward. We probably did this for over 10 years, and the night before I got ...
Views: 1129 - Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney Say to Teach the Kids Meditation! - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast week's concert in NYC which reunited Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney has once again brought attention to Transcendental Meditation. It's quite historic for the two surviving Beatles to perform together, and the concert brings back images of the Foursome's days in India so many decades ...
Views: 726 - Sacred Mountain: Protecting the Homes of Tribal People - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am always in awe when I hear about documentary filmmakers who bravely dedicate their limited time and resources to raise awareness on an unknown cause or give voice to those who are silenced. Below are the words from an individual who worked directly with the film production team of the ...
Views: 673 - Sat, Chit, Ananda - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Now, I came to this idea of bliss because in Sanskrit, which is the great spiritual language of the world, there are three terms that represent the brink, the jumping-off place to the ocean of transcendence: Sat, Chit, Ananda. The word “Sat” means being. “Chit” means consciousness. “Ananda” ...
Views: 1494 - 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 - Saturday Night Lights: Celebrating Earth Hour - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSure, it's only Tuesday. But, really, is it ever too early to start making weekend plans? This week, as you're thinking about what to do on Saturday night, remember that Earth Hour is observed on March 28 at 8:30 p.m. Taking part in this global event is easy: wherever you are at 8:30 -- ...
Views: 766 - Save the Planet or Eat Toro? - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEarlier this year, I decided to eliminate seafood from my diet. I had already stopped eating meat from farm animals for the last two years, and giving up fish seemed to be the next logical progression. My parents were perplexed when I told them. "Fish aren't really animals," my mother scoffed ...
Views: 659 - Save the Planet, Wage Peace - One Car at a Time - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSave the Planet, Wage Peace - one car at a time Last night on TV I came across a road test for a Honda Clarity, available only in California as yet. It’s an electric car with a difference. It fills up on hydrogen and has a converter that changes hydrogen into fuel for the electric motor. So you ...
Views: 753 - Saying Goodbye to Farrah and Michael - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe world was saddened by the death of Farrah Fawcett yesterday and shocked by the death of Michael Jackson on the same day. Both celebrities were loved by millions of people around the world. Farrah’s recent documentary about her three-year battle with cancer won critical acclaim, and Michael’s ...
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