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Reset for a long life, for enthusiasm, for vitality. The natural order of things is to complete life/career projects, relationships, places we live in. The natural order also has us RESTORE and begin again.
Completion is thrilling for some, depressing for others. The one sure thing is that ... Views: 880
Love him or hate him, Michael Jackson left a huge legacy in the world. He was a father, entertainer, genius, abused child, wounded man, humanitarian…He was a man with many sides – more than two and a man on mission to re-enter the world of entertainment after a long delay. The world was ... Views: 1265
"Destiny is ours to create. It is a living masterpiece designed by the heart." - Flavia Weedn
Human nature is created so that you can choose your destiny. In order to know your destiny you must realize that your life is in a constant state of change. The key to deciding your destiny is to be ... Views: 2118
I first learned of this valuable strategy from my good friend and mentor Richard Sutphen, author of Radical Spirituality.
Many try to change outer circumstances instead of working with the law of attraction and changing their inner world. Often trying to change the outer world will work ... Views: 1998
Watching the video…how do they do this Sky Dive? This is my first time ever to “jump out of a plane” …attached to a complete stranger…. Yes, you go in tandem, with an instructor….you are harnessed together before the jump…..
“Josh and Kay”…that is us…now we get outfitted….. these harnesses ... Views: 860
Noah benShea’s Ten Commandments for Tough Times
1. Being broke is not the same as being broken,
losing money is not the same as being lost,
and finding your balance is not something you can do on a balance sheet.
2. Don’t confuse having less with being less,
having more with being ... Views: 1246
The future feels uncertain right now, but we may be able to glimpse it through a child's blue sweater. The child, a little girl, wore the same blue sweater to school every day. She loved it because of the African scenes with zebras in the front and mountains across the chest. The time came when ... Views: 702
By Alex Blackwell.
The Blackwell family recently passed their own Economic Stimulus Package. The slow economy and resulting recession is playing havoc with our family budget. The rising cost of groceries (I paid over $4 for a box of breakfast cereal last night) is putting a substantial dent ... Views: 653
You already know the laws of attraction can bring in your desires. When you are expanding your universal energy to attract more of your desires, it is important to live in the law in all your waking moments. You can learn to practice living using the laws 24/7. To shift to invite more into ... Views: 1607
Quote - A dream written down with a date becomes a GOAL. A goal broken
down into steps becomes a PLAN. A plan backed by ACTION makes your dream come true. -Greg Reid
If you could plan your future, what would it look like? What are your hopes, dreams and images of financial success? What is ... Views: 2662
I trust any yoga teacher who knows how to make me laugh. And as a self-proclaimed chocoholic, I also trust any yoga teacher who truly believes that chocolate can be used as a gateway for reaching our highest spiritual potential.
I had the honor to speak with Intent Voice David Romanelli, more ... Views: 581
It’s that time of year in Arizona when the Northern Mockingbird again claims its territory as he seeks a mate, and I have been lucky enough to be blessed with one who has claimed my back yard! I just LOVE listening to this bird sing his heart out every night, all night long, with his trills, and ... Views: 599
Every new born child is a message from God that he has not lost faith in man wrote Tagore. The quote was sent to me by a dear friend upon the birth of Agastya Noor. I guess even the cynics would admit this, particularly when you look deep into the eyes of a young life. At that moment not a ... Views: 568
It doesn’t take much for me to feel inspired. It can be ignited just sitting on the back porch and feeling the warm sunshine on my face, or the cool breeze rustling my hair, or sipping a warm cup of tea or a cool glass of lemonade. It can be from looking at beautiful flowers, listening to water ... Views: 1353
Years ago, my stepmom Judy (whom I call “Mamma Jude”) gave me a framed print of a car climbing a winding road through a beautiful Southwest canyon with blood orange rock walls made more luminous by the graphic’s black background.
The text underneath reads, “Change - a bend in the road is not ... Views: 572
Life 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: 3001
When my husband asked what the title of this article was, he replied… “What? Ultimate money Saving tip? Is it to never marry a woman like you?”
Isn’t that charming? I told him that I instantly thought of another way to save money: no more Saturday date nights with him!
Seriously, with ... Views: 531
Here at Intent.com, we are bombarded with tons of great advice from great people. How many of them actually stick in your head and become a permanent part of your everyday life?
Here are ten small things I started doing from being a part of the Intent community. I hope they also inspire you ... Views: 550
In part two of this series on preparing for change I gave you a tool for observing your life and beginning to acknowledge that a cycle of life is ending. I instructed you to keep tabs of what interests you now as a contrast to what has become stale, boring, and not life giving. Over the next few ... Views: 609
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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: 555
Knowing that life is a journey and we encounter obstacles, challenges and limitations on the way, we don't expect a perfectly smooth ride. It seems that some of us are lucky and fortunate but for many, the ride is getting bumpier and bumpier. The cup of woes is overflowing...
The question ... Views: 977
Most of us are familiar with the idea that we are not human beings having spiritual experiences; instead, we are spiritual beings having human experiences. We hear this and even though we may experience a resounding yes in our bodies, we may not take the time to really acknowledge the truth of ... Views: 736
I had just taken a book I was packing for a trip OUT of my suitcase, feeling that I needed a break from anything "heavy" and needed to just have some pure R&R. The book is called "Unattended Sorrow." I came back to my desk, intending to post on Intent about the subject of sleep, something I am ... Views: 528
Everyone is using the word REINVENTION. Many have told me not to use it because everyone else is using it. “It’s over-used” they say; or “it’s trite.”
Well, that might be true. I mean, it’s on TV when you watch the General Motors ads. I’ve seen it in the NY Times and the Wall Street ... Views: 954
We do not live our lives truthfully. We show a different face to the different people we interact with in accordance with the expectations of the situation. We act differently with our parents, with our friends, with our bosses, with the gardener, our spouses, homeless people, etc. We have ... Views: 731
Two weeks ago Robin Sharma arrived to Israel as our guest and speaker in three events, we had an amazing time where Robin gave inspiration to so many people in the events, in meetings and to every person he met.
It was also the launch to our new ... Views: 593
Come a little closer. Do you want to know the secret to getting ahead in life? Stand still. That’s it. That’s the secret.
You look surprised. I was, too, when I discovered it. Then I realized that the reason I had missed this secret for so long was because I was so busy trying to rush head. I ... Views: 588
I’m very excited to have been invited to blog on “Intent.com”! As a professional songwriter and recording artist, I have been fascinated by creativity all my life and in the past decade I have been asked increasingly to teach workshops and lecture on the subject. So I thought my first blog ... Views: 968
An affirmation is a form of auto-suggestion a.k.a. self-hypnosis, in which a statement is made about the future in the present tense, as if it had already happened in the past.
Yes, that's right. Repeat, please ... An affirmation is a statement about the future, made in the present, as if it ... Views: 594
The journey of water as it flows upon the earth can be a mirror of our own paths through life. Water begins its residence on earth as it falls from the sky or melts from ice and streams down a mountain into a tributary or stream. In the same way, we come into the world and begin our lives on ... Views: 692
The opposite of work is not play. It's depression. So states psychiatrist Stuart Brown in his new book, Play: How It Shapes The Brain, Opens The Imagination And Invigorates The Soul.
Brown has conducted more than 6,000 play studies on what goes wrong when people do not play-studying ... Views: 1161
As life proceeds, so to do our intentions change. My wish for you is that your dreams and goals change in favour of your deepening access to your true self.
I have set many goals and many intentions in my life. I've had many desires, some have been fulfilled, some have not. Sometimes ... Views: 709
Love is one of the most misunderstood energies of our time. Most people look at the lore of love predominantly from a romantic viewpoint. However, viewing love through this narrow lens filters out the larger picture and misses the deeper meaning of love energies.
The love you have learned to ... Views: 1262
So in preparation for the Aries new moon (this thursday), which symbolizes the astrological new year, I highly recommend doing a space clearing in your home. If you can do one in your work space (on a small scale if you share an office) I recommend that too. Why our work spaces? Remember we ... Views: 902
When I was a college instructor for psychology majors, I taught an entire semester on the Jungian approach to dream interpretation, so distilling this into a few paragraphsis an interesting challenge. My favorite use of dreams involves using them to prepare for life changes. After you have done ... Views: 614
Here are a few things you can find around the house help you lower your stress and reinvent your day. Here goes!
Alarm Clock Set your alarm clocks to remind you to go to bed! Set it 15 minutes earlier than your normal bed time for a week. Many Americans sleep account is overdrawn -- start ... Views: 562
Sure, we’ve all heard it a thousand times… “Expect the best!” But does positive thinking really work, or is it just some cliché? It really works!! You’ve gotta use this phrase correctly, though. Keep reading to find out how…
The thoughts you think and the mental images you picture in your ... Views: 752
I saw a coaching client recently who wanted to get right down to business and plan out her new, bold life. She wasn’t sure what that life was, but she wanted to map it out, pin it down, and make it happen. She looked at me with exhausted eyes and silently begged me for light. I wanted to tell ... Views: 1321
In celebration of this week's theme on spring renewal.
DO: Yoga classes at your local community center
DON’T: Naked morning jogs
DO: Picking up litter and recycling
DON’T: Painting over freshly-tagged gang territory
DO: Listening to the sweet twitter of birds
DON’T: Excess ... Views: 533
You have no idea how strangely magical you are.
Most of us could never imagine the fire and promise we hold. We live in a culture that tells us to be “realistic.” That means dampen our enthusiasms and compromise our vision. We are encouraged to bow to the known world, and shun our unknown ... Views: 746
When 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: 677
A few weeks ago we wrote a blog called "Walking Your Talk: How Do You Treat a Waitress?" We had a great response and so this time we thought we would look at the same issue from the other side: How do we deal with people who are rude?
There is no doubt that waitresses can get the worst of ... Views: 1449
Nobody said change was easy. That's why most people don't do it. But there is a deeper reason as to why it is hard that if understood, will lead you to action that will bring you new habits and sustainable results.
When you evolve and grow as a person you start with: 1) VALUES which create ... Views: 1337
Article Title: It's in OUR Hands to Give Peace a Chance"
Author: Phwaye Aye
Shared (with permission) by: Craig Lock
Category/Key Words: Peace, Possibilities for Peace, Inspiration, Phwaye Aye, Hope, Dream, Believe
Other Articles are available at: ... Views: 820
Although this may not be the appropriate forum for this article, I wish to share a few memories of how Michael Jackson inspired me as a child and was a key role model to me, paving the way for me to believe that anything is possible.
When you truly believe in yourself, nothing, nothing stands ... Views: 1435
We may not solve every problem we encounter or always find the right words to say in a challenging situation, but we do have the ability to make a difference today. When our focus is how we can make a positive impact, just one helpful action today, then we really can change the world - one day ... Views: 566
Freedom is not worth having if it does not include the freedom to make mistakes.
~ Mahatma Gandhi
I have a very vivid memory of being in the 4th grade, standing at the blackboard with a long division problem in front of me, feeling completely in the ... Views: 503
A report in the latest issue of the journal Current Biology chronicles the adventures of a Santino, a chimp at Sweden's Furuvik Zoo. Apparently the 30-year-old chimp began evidencing some aggressive behavior eleven years ago when he was 19--about the time chimps, in their maturity, seek to ... Views: 493
Spring brings Vitamin D energy and green growth into our lives. There is an easy, natural self-confidence about hidden potential percolating beneath the earth’s surface. When buds and bulbs emerge, there is no consciousness of the past, only fresh beginnings with a clean slate. One of the most ... Views: 775
I love the work of Joe Vitale. He has opened my mind and my heart. One of the things he talks about, is how we have to disassociate ourselves from our thoughts and understand we are not our thoughts.
He says it’s a bit like us being the sky and our clouds being our thoughts and that we can just ... Views: 1218