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- Why Meat from Mammals is Risky - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA study of more than 500,000 Americans over 40 shows that those who consume the equivalent of at least a hamburger a day have a 30 percent increased chance of dying during the next 10 years, mostly from heart disease and cancer. Cold cuts, sausage and other processed meats also increased the ...
Views: 594 - Why Modifying Your Mortgage Could Be Bad for You - by Submitted on May 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsToday it has become impossible for many people to refinance a mortgage. And if you’ve got one of the interest-only loans that were so popular a few years ago, you may be faced with much higher payments, when your loan resets and you start paying off the loan. It will usually be higher because ...
Views: 890 - Why Only a Loser Would Want Someone to Fail - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe may not always agree with others, but why would we want them to fail? What makes us want to put someone down? There must be another way! Rush Limbaugh has repeatedly said he wants President Obama to fail, as well as his administration and its agendas for economic and healthcare reform. He ...
Views: 1036 - Why Our Mothers Matter - by Submitted on May 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMother’s Day is this Sunday, and of course, it puts me in mind of my own mother who left this Earth twelve years ago. I miss her every day. It also reminds me of several clients and friends talking to me about their mothering experiences. Just this week alone, I heard … - of a mother whose ...
Views: 715 - Why Social Networking Matters... Sort Of - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFacebook, Twitter and other social networking sites, continue to explode and some people wonder why? Do they matter? What's all the fuss about, really? Looking into this world is a bit like looking into a hall of mirrors, with reflections bouncing around all over the place. Sorting out the ...
Views: 764 - Why the God Delusion Won't Go Away - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA Baltimore mother accused of joining a cult and starving her child says she was acting on her religious beliefs. What's the difference between extreme religious conviction and delusion? Between a religion and a cult? Children believe that their mothers love them. The proof they have is the ...
Views: 706 - Why To Do Lists Don't Work - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast week, we looked at Stress Free Ways To Get More Done. Evidently, that idea resonated with quite a few people. Part of the problem has to do with having multiple, competing priorities that all seem to be screaming at you for attention. In February, I offered a few thoughts about how to ...
Views: 845 - Why Use Twitter? It Comes Down To "Preferential Attachment"... - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEverybody is talking about Twitter lately. It seems the phenomenon has well surpassed its “tipping point”. But why bother using Twitter? At first glance it just appears to be another time-suck. But when you look a little deeper it has some very interesting upsides. Some argue that 140 ...
Views: 740 - Why Was I Born? (A Poem) - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI looked for my true calling I looked for my true purpose What I am supposed to do on the planet why was I born? and I asked the question deep inside me beyond logic, beyond thought, deep in the bowels of the space where I connect to the universe where I can be thrown into the raging ...
Views: 920 - Why We Need to Cleanse - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOur bodies evolved in an atmosphere which had fresh water and clean air, where we ate food which contained no toxins, antibiotics, hormones, or chemicals. Today, we are all surrounded by unclean air, polluted water, processed food made with thousands of chemicals, pesticides sprayed on our ...
Views: 607 - Why Workout Calendars Work - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLike everything in life, studies show developing a game plan significantly improves your chance to succeed. Seeing progress is a powerfully positive reinforcement for you, both emotionally and spiritually. That’s why as part of my two-part “How To Create Your Best Ever Home Workout”, at Make ...
Views: 756 - Will Organic Food Be Outlawed? What You Need to Know About the Latest Bills in Government - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRumors have been circulating on the Internet in the past few weeks, sounding an alarm over a new federal bill that will presumably outlaw organic farming. The so-called-Monsanto bill, HR 875, got its nickname because the Congresswoman who introduced it, Rosa DeLauro, is married to Stanley ...
Views: 1057 - Will the Planet Be Saved in 10 Easy Steps? - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"We are each other's harvest; we are each other's business; we are each other's magnitude and bond." Dave Lowenstein and Gwendolyn Brooks hooked me. Just over two years ago, I was contemplating my stay in Lawrence, Kansas and sorting out future plans. The circumstances that brought me there ...
Views: 755 - Will Your Relationship Succeed? - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFor decades people have suggested that relationships typically fail because individuals disagree about politics, child rearing, sex, or religion. At first blush, this makes sense because these topics matter a great deal to us. In truth, the extent to which two people disagree on key topics ...
Views: 711 - Winning Freedom from Religion - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHow would you respond to radical Muslim clerics in northwest Pakistan -- now under Islamic law -- who are calling for expansion of Islamic law across the entire federal republic of Pakistan? Should any nation be governed by religious rules? Although it may not often be realized, freedom from ...
Views: 889 - Witnessing vs. Intervening - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I am trying to understand the balance in being the silence witness to my mind, (in just witnessing all it’s churning thoughts of insecurities etc. and knowing that it is not my true essence), verses taking what an insecurity says to me and working it through. An example is that I ...
Views: 544 - Women and Money – The Economy of Emotions - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI run a business that teaches women to manage their personal finances. It’s not solely for women; everyone benefits from the techniques. But I find that it’s women who most often use my services. Why? We are the multi-taskers. We care for our families, ourselves, our jobs, our environments, our ...
Views: 1239 - Women's Stories To Change the World - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI’m finally doing it! I am writing that long dreamed of book that I have been yearning to write. My kick in the butt came from a very talented friend, writer and teacher, Jen Sincero, who teaches a class called “How to Write a Non-Fiction Book Proposal in 8 Weeks.” Jen lives in Venice, CA and ...
Views: 948 - Women, Courage & Dignity - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI was just sitting down to write a memorial for Jacqueline Péry D'Alincourt (1919-2009), whose courage during the Nazi occupation of France in World War II was beyond measure, when I read a recent blog post by my colleague Carter Phipps that contained a quote from a young Iranian woman on the ...
Views: 830 - Words in Meditation - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have been meditating regularly. This is a relatively new routine for me; within the last year. I often begin my routine meditation by listening to the Soul of healing meditations and continue with silent meditation afterward. I try follow this protocol once each day. I have been ...
Views: 618 - Working for Good Principle: Arriving - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“We must not cease from exploration. And the end of all our exploring will be to arrive where we began and to know the place for the first time.” ~ T.S. Eliot Today is my 51st birthday, another pause for reflection. One way of looking at it, is as the first day of the second half of my life. ...
Views: 647 - World Malaria Day 2009 - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne year after UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a call to provide all malaria endemic countries with universal coverage of malaria control tools by the end of 2010, an unprecedented effort to combat malaria is under way. Impressive gains have recently been realized, as 40 percent of the ...
Views: 570 - World TB Day 2009 - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsToday is World Tubercuberculosis Day. It is a day not as widely known and a cause not as widely supported, yet one that affects so many everywhere. So to honor and raise awareness for this day, I wanted to shed a spotlight on the disease, the cause and what is being done around the ...
Views: 581 - Would You Like Some Birth Control with Your Glass of Water, or Maybe a Dose or Two of Antidepressants? - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEvery spring since 2007, we've been reminded that not only do we have to worry about removing lead, copper, excess chlorine and arsenic from our drinking water -- we probably also want to forego our tap water's pharmaceutical fortification. This month, the AP has conducted another ...
Views: 791 - Yes We Can! - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYes, we can! But what exactly can we do? We all start out with great intention; however, it is the commitment which fades away. President Obama infuses us with new hope; he is a symbol of change. Are you secretly hoping he will inspire you with his gift of oratory to improve your life ...
Views: 661 - Yes, You Can Find or Create More Work in Today's Downturn - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEven with the new hope inspired by Obama's election, pragmatic reality is setting in as more and more banks and stores are affected by the recession, and the unemployment rate rises. Most recently, it was up to over 9% in California, about 7% throughout the country. However, deep ...
Views: 641 - You Are a Leader (Really!) - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsToo often I hear the word "leader" misused. It's a sad fact that many business professionals don't see themselves as leaders, mainly because "leader" is a term typically linked to people in positions of formal authority. This is a fallacy that undermines performance, in all aspects of ...
Views: 610 - You Are the Blessings - by Submitted on May 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am inviting you to open yourself up to this truth of your being: You Are The Blessings. The blessings, the opportunity for greater good, are always present in you, others, and the world around you. All that is needed is to bring your awareness to that truth, follow, and choose as best you ...
Views: 821 - You Are Who You Are, Not What You Do - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOur perception of the traits and characteristics that make us who we are is often tightly intertwined with how we live our life. We define ourselves in terms of the roles we adopt, our actions and inactions, our triumphs, and what we think are failures. As a result it is easy to identify so ...
Views: 638 - You Call This Normal? - by Submitted on May 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast week an old friend of mine and I spoke on the phone. I asked her how she was doing and her response was this: "Well, I am still totally stressed out and get those headaches and am running around a mile a minute, so I feel completely drained. You know, the normal stuff." I paused and ...
Views: 1010 - You Can Help Roxanne Saberi, Euna Lee, and Laura Ling - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSeveral years ago when I was detained by officials while trying to pass through immigration on the way out of a certain “rogue nation,” and kept in a holding cell while the officials tried to determine what to do with me, I alternatively freaked out, tried to reflect on the lessons I could learn ...
Views: 969 - You can only manage your half of any relationship - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI'm always struck by how opposites attract. I'm also struck by how attraction turns into frustration over time. It's a fascinating phenomenon that we are drawn to people with different characteristics and strengths than we have. Then we spend the rest of our lives trying to change them so that ...
Views: 696 - Your Angelic Self or Your Evil Twin? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs you might be aware of, your unclaimed shadows lurk in your unconscious and tell you what you can and cannot do, what you should eat, when you should or shouldn't exercise even if you said you were going to do the exact opposite, how much money you can make or save, or how fulfilling your ...
Views: 788 - Your Challenges Are a Gift - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen I chose to step into the process of making my first yoga DVD earlier this year, it sweetly reminded of how my life's challenges have brought me my greatest gifts. In 1996 at the age of 24, I was seeking a way to become more of myself when I was presented with a huge challenge and gift -- a ...
Views: 593 - Your Doctor is Part of Your Grief Team - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn my life as a psychic medium, I receive many calls and emails from people who have recently lost loved ones. Some people, in deep grief, can hardly function and it is understandable. It is important for all of us to remember than if we or people we know cannot function due to grief, a trip ...
Views: 806 - Your Seven-Step Guide to Better Digestion - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAre you one of the 70 million Americans suffering from digestive diseases, like irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), ulcerative colitis, constipation and peptic ulcers? Unfortunately, good digestive health appears to be on the decline and what’s worse is that poor digestive health affects your ...
Views: 668 - You’re Perfect Just the Way You Are - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLife can be very hard and confusing. It often seems that when you take one step forward, you wind up taking five steps backwards, doesn’t it? It’s okay, and you’re okay. In fact, you’re more than okay. You’re perfect just the way you are because God loves you. That makes you perfect, and strong, ...
Views: 3047 - Yummy Chocolate Fondue - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWash and Prepare Dipping Foods Fresh Strawberries Fresh Red Apple Fresh Pineapple Fresh Bananas 1/4 cup Large Cashews 1/4 cup Brazil Nuts TWO OPTIONS FOR CHOCOLATE SAUCE OPTION 1 Real Chocolate-Light sauce 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder 1/4 cup ...
Views: 2045 - “Thanks for Making the World More of the Place I Want to Live” - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com Authors(I apologize for the delay my Intent.com friends, this was originally from March 27, 2009) What a fun week and launch on Tuesday! It was just plain fun, both to create and share it, and because it resonated with people. Here are some stats about the launch webinar (thank you again Yanik ...
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