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- Day of Reckoning in Health Care - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe unspoken corollary of the old adage, "If it's not broke, don't fix it.." is: "If it is broke, we better fix it.." Broken and broke. That's how a growing number of people -- including President Obama -- see the current health care system and what it does to ordinary citizens. When ...
Views: 539 - Lost Everything, Found the Blessings - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA friend of mine told me recently that she’d “lost everything.” In truth, she hadn’t lost everything. But she had lost more than she ever expected. Her life had changed suddenly and profoundly and would likely change even more in days to come. She told me she felt angry and asked me what she ...
Views: 539 - Thoughts in Meditation - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I'm new to meditation and have trouble getting into the gap between my thoughts. It seems that every time I try to meditate, thoughts keep running through my head. I can't make them stop! What can I do to still my mind so that I can enter the gap between my thoughts and begin ...
Views: 539 - A Moment of Bliss - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsGood Morning!! Maybe it is the freshness of spring and all of the vivid colours but I feel energized and excited today! My ideas are flowing and I am really happy! I love these moments of pure bliss and joy! There is a perfectly calm breeze, the sun is shining brightly and the ocean is ...
Views: 538 - A Trail of Bloody Footprints - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAt dawn last Sunday, on my way down from a hill above Bogotá called Monserrate where I had been doing my daily meditation, I was surprised to see recent bloody footprints mixing with the dew on the grass. The flame-red marks grabbed my attention, and contrasted with the pure, transparent ...
Views: 538 - Avoid Slipping into the Negativity of Others— Uplift Them with Your Own Positivity - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsNot long ago I happened to meet a lovely woman who, like me, was selling her house. We started to have a nice chat, and she told me that she was selling the place because she was getting divorced. It was her second marriage, and naturally she was feeling deeply sad about the breakup. She went on ...
Views: 538(2 votes) - Drink Yourself Beautiful! - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRadiance can emerge from each and every one of us. In order to allow it to do so, we must first provide a sanctuary from modern day assaults. Providing a much-needed sanctuary is actually inexpensive and result-oriented, a fact that is sometimes shocking to even the most impatient and monetarily ...
Views: 538(4 votes) - Greeting the Divine Spirit: Bowing - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBowing is a universal gesture of respect and reverence. In many cultures, it is the predominant form of social greeting, and most religions incorporate it into their rituals of worship. In many cases, bowing signifies not only respect but also an acknowledgment of the shared divinity between the ...
Views: 538(1 vote) - The Heart of Discipline - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAn enraged mom pulls her son into my office. At her wits end with her 10-year-old's acting out behavior at school, she demanded to come into his private counseling session without notice. Across town his dad had a different reaction - on his son's weekend visit, while staying very calm, he put ...
Views: 538(1 vote) - What is Karma Really? - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHow does it work? Traditionally, it is taught that karma is simply the law of cause and effect, the fruits of past actions and little more is said about its mechanism and workings than that. Subsequently, much misunderstanding and vagueness has arisen and continues to be perpetuated. It seems ...
Views: 538 - How to Keep Your Energy Up and Your Optimism High - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am always asked how I keep my energy up, how I maintain great energy and how I stay optimistic even though circumstances would appear otherwise. Here are my suggestions: 7 Tips to Keep Your Energy Up! Remember: Mood and energy follow blood sugar so ~ stay away from the sweets. Candy ...
Views: 537 - 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: 537 - Get Tantric, Burn the Ships & Get Rich - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA long while ago, a great warrior faced a situation which made it necessary for him to make a decision which insured his success on the battlefield. He was about to send his armies against a powerful foe, whose men outnumbered his own. He loaded his soldiers into boats, sailed to the enemy’s ...
Views: 536(1 vote) - Happiness is Available All the Time - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHappiness is a choice. Happiness is available all the time. It’s just a thought away. Think of a time when you were very happy. Perhaps it was the time you saw rainbow, held a baby, fell in love or swam in a tropical ocean. Think of the feelings that flooded your heart – the optimism or the ...
Views: 536(1 vote) - Is Infertility Really a Disease? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne out of every six couples trying to conceive will experience difficulty achieving their dream of starting or growing their family. It might be something that you’re currently experiencing. If not, simply look at couples around you and certainly you will know or suspect someone who is silently ...
Views: 536 - 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: 536 - 7 Money Saving Tips that Improve Your Health - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTo save money you can start making deposits in your health savings account immediately. This means thrifty disease prevention instead of costly treatment. With less money to spend you are more likely to engage in creative improvising. Creativity immediately counteracts stress and a sense of loss ...
Views: 535 - Good Health Not Found in "Secrets" - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt never seems to end. One celeb after another endorseing the next best "secret" revealing the way to great health or a hot body or weight loss. And if it is not an endorsement, it's a book or video proclaiming a near magic transition from the way you are now to a whole new you virtually ...
Views: 535(1 vote) - The Life Force Diet: The Key to Health & Wellness - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDid you know that there is a nutritional factor missing from almost everyone’s diet? No, it’s not protein, water , carbs, fats, vitamins or minerals. The missing factor is enzymes. Yet, virtually every function in your body relies on enzymes to function properly. No wonder so many people are ...
Views: 535 - Morning Motivation: When You Are Excluded or Rejected - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn A New Guide to Rational Living, Dr. Albert Ellis proposed ten irrational thoughts that stand in the way of our happiness. Here is the first irrational thought: “You must – yes, must – have love or approval from all the people you find significant.” What if this irrational thought were ...
Views: 533(5 votes) - Ten Things I Learned About Connection from President Bill Clinton - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLove him or loathe him, you can't deny that Bill Clinton is a masterful connection artist. I've seen him in action many times, and he's a wonder to behold. How does he do it? How can he connect with people who despise him, and within a few minutes have them laughing, hugging, and listening ...
Views: 533(1 vote) - The Dance of Intimacy: Coming Back to Center in a Relationship - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAnyone in a long-term relationship knows that the dance of intimacy involves coming together and moving apart. Early in a relationship, intense periods of closeness are important in order to establish the ground of a new union. Just as a sapling needs a lot more attention than a full-grown tree, ...
Views: 533(2 votes) - Tough Times and Saviors - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am one of those people that believe everything happens for a reason. Obviously spirituality is my passion or I would not have spent so much of my life, three years at Emory getting an Masters of Divinity, and four years getting a doctorate in Spirituality. All of my education, training and ...
Views: 533(1 vote) - It’s a Beautiful Day. Don’t Miss It! - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSpring inspires creativity and thinking outside the box. For gardeners, Mother’s Day heralds the planting season symbolizing the cycle of life and new possibilities. It is a bittersweet time as some things have died in the garden; similarly some people have died in our lives. But even at the ...
Views: 532 - 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: 532 - The Power of Your Smile - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsUnfortunately, there may be times that smiling can be difficult—when it might not be easy and might feel virtually impossible. Sometimes we get so caught up in the bad things that we forget that smiling is actually an option. Maybe your boss inappropriately yelled at you; maybe you had a fight ...
Views: 532(1 vote) - What to Do When Something is New and Challenging - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHave you ever tried to do something new and realized that it was A LOT harder than you thought it was going to be? Because while I was doing yoga with a friend of mine this weekend, I helped adjust her yoga pose and she blurted out: "This is much more difficult than the way I was doing ...
Views: 532(2 votes) - You’re a Mess of Contradictions. How Very Beautiful - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Do I contradict myself? Very well, then I contradict myself. I am large. I contain multitudes.” - Walt Whitman Soon after we met, my man and I were getting ready for a party. “I’m not good at parties,” I warned him. “What?! You’re like the public-speaking power chicklet.” “Noooo. I’m the ...
Views: 532(2 votes) - 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: 531 - Technology for Women - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI had a great meeting with a client yesterday. She’s a lady who needed help with creating an email campaign for a women’s group she is establishing. We talked for about two hours. She explained to me how her idea of a woman’s group came about, what it is going to accomplish, what is its ...
Views: 531 - The Healing Power of Love - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis week my friend, Caroline Sutherland, a brilliant medical intuitive, shares her story with us on how she met her soulmate. When she was 40 a famous astrologer told her that her life” would begin at 60.” Not what she wanted to hear but at the age of 60 she found and married her soulmate, ...
Views: 531(3 votes) - 3 Simple Questions And 1 Powerful Phrase That Can Save You Thousands Of Your Hard-Earned Dollars! - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost of our purchases, whether it’s a nice dinner out, a new pair of shoes, or a flat-screen TV, aren’t made because we actually need the stuff... We buy the majority of stuff, simply because we want to feel better. You might shop for clothes to fill the void when you’re sad, buy the ...
Views: 530 - A Circular Autopsy of Absorption - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsKnut Hamsun wrote: "My soul broods. Mechanically I walk over to a tree, pull my cap low over my eyes and lean with my back against the tree, hands clasped behind my neck. I gaze and think, the flames from my fire dazzle my eyes, but I feel nothing. For some time I stand in this meaningless ...
Views: 530 - Bodymind: Love Your Immune System - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSpring is a time when we can easily catch a cold. Your immune system is one of the most complex and important systems in your body as it recognizes foreign substances, such as viruses or bacteria, and prevents them from doing you any harm. But it is also highly subject to being influenced by ...
Views: 530 - Mistkes...Msitakes....Mistakes are Essential - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFor pioneering fathering author Will Glennon, a dad’s biggest challenge isn’t mastering the “proper” way to change a diaper or teach your kid to read. The biggest challenge is to set aside obsolete attitudes about a father’s role and to begin fathering from our hearts. That means becoming ...
Views: 530(1 vote) - Morning Motivation: Who Are You? - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe often read words from philosophers and spiritual Teachings telling us, “Know thyself.” People typically define their knowledge of self through their roles and the groups to which they belong. Someone might say, “I am a divorced white man, a truck driver, a father, an American, and a ...
Views: 530(3 votes) - The Bluff - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPublished in The Broomfield Enterprise, 7/15/07 My two youngest children are 11 months apart. The close proximity in their age, as you can imagine, creates an added layer of chaos and conflict in our home. My five-year-old son is in a constant state of proving that he is older, bigger, ...
Views: 530(1 vote) - The Stimulus Plan - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“I am convinced, both by faith and experience, that to maintain one’s self on the earth is not a hardship but a pastime- if we live simply and wisely.” Henry David Thoreau Franklin D. Roosevelt is most famous for his statement “there is nothing to fear but fear itself.” He uttered these ...
Views: 530(1 vote) - What I Learned From My Wedding: Part 1 - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Intent.com Authors1. You can’t control anything, or how I learned to love the rain We had chosen the venue for the view. We were to be married in a state park up in the Berkeley hills with a gorgeous view of the mountains in front of which we would be performing the ceremony. The week before we started ...
Views: 530(1 vote) - What Is Health? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA 32-inch waist, bulging pectorals and arms bicep-pregnant—that was me in 1990. I worked out twice a day—for an hour at noon, lifting weights, and for an hour at night, riding an exercise bike and doing pull-ups. I was in the best shape of my life—better than when playing football or training in ...
Views: 530(1 vote) - Awakening a Living Universe with Visionary Duane Elgin: Exclusive Interview - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOur daily lives are usually so busy we hardly have time to reflect on the bigger picture of our lives. Thankfully, visionaries like Intent Voice Duane Elgin remind us of the biggest picture possible that we can all invest the time to meditate on: the future of humanity and the universe at ...
Views: 529 - Open Mind - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWith all the activities our lives are dedicated to, it is easy and usual to overlook the fulfillment present in this actual moment. In service to our goal-oriented minds, we usually neglect to stop our internal chatter for even just a few seconds. When I use the word "stop" here, I am referring ...
Views: 529(2 votes) - Desire or Go with the Flow? - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: Hi, my question is I know we are responsible for all we experience in life, I have my desires, my dreams, but they don’t seem to happen, at times I think well maybe I'm not doing things right, I'm not following the steps, but then I think no, things always happen the way they should ...
Views: 528(1 vote) - Mother's Day, Redefined - by Submitted on May 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis Sunday Michelle Obama will spend her first mother’s day in the White House. We don't know much about the surprises planned -- other than that they will almost certainly involve her two daughters, her happens-to-be-President of a husband and a dog named Bo. Yes, she already gets a fantastic ...
Views: 528(1 vote) - Personal or Private? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"The more I write about who I am, the more I share myself with others, the more present as who I am I become, more centered, more grounded" I told my friend yesterday. We talked about writing books about our own experience, writing of sensitive stuff, embarrassing stuff, private stuff. I ...
Views: 528(1 vote) - The Embarrassed Daughter - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsNo one likes to feel embarrassed and avoiding embarrassment is one of the strongest social motivations people have. Embarrassment has its positive side by keeping us from doing something that would harm us or others. But over-avoidance of embarrassment can stifle a girl's development of her ...
Views: 528(1 vote) - A Spiritual Defense of Nadya Suleman: Mother of Octuplets - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s almost like witnessing a stoning in Afghanistan. When news hit that a single mother was giving birth to Octuplets, the first rocks were tossed. Then, with each subsequent revelation about Nadya’s life, the stones came fast and furious. Some are disgraced with the fact that she’s not ...
Views: 527(1 vote) - 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: 527 - Wellness Means Turn On Your Inner Light - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRemember when you woke up filled with enthusiasm, eager to begin your day, savoring each vibrant moment? How long has it been since you felt vital in that way? If a photo were taken of you at this moment, would you smile for the camera or look nervous and serious, uncomfortable that the picture ...
Views: 527(1 vote) - What Buddha Might Say to Barack Obama - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere is a story of a Buddhist monk who meditated for many years on the quality of patience. He was immersed in everything to do with patience. One day someone walked past him and said, “Eat shit!” The meditating monk immediately replied, “You eat shit!” This story goes to show just how tough ...
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