Inspiration Articles
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Inspiration can have many sources - from the everyday to the divine - but the end result of inspiration is to lift the individual to a more focused and determined pursuit of their goals.
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- It Is Better To Be Transparent and Truthful - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe 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 secret ...
Views: 9(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Daily Inspiration: You Have The Power To Improve Your Life - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTwo 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 program ...
Views: 10(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Stand Still to Get Ahead - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsCome 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: 8You must read the article to rate it. - Creativity Is God - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI’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: 7(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - How to Make an AFFIRMATION CONTAINER (and change your life)! - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAn 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 had ...
Views: 15(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - A Great Teacher: Living Like Water - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe 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 earth. ...
Views: 12(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Play! The Sanity Saver For Tough Times - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Eileen McDarghThe 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 everything ...
Views: 9(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - To Thine Own Self Be True - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs 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 fulfilled ...
Views: 13You must read the article to rate it. - Life Surfing: How To Catch Your Next Wave - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Nicola BuntingWhat comes to your mind when you picture a graceful surfer on the crest of a huge wave.....exhilaration, harmony, connectedness, balance, beauty? What if you could approach your life with the same qualities, poised and ready to catch your next wave and seize all the extraordinary opportunities in ...
Views: 17(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Why Love Awareness Is Essential For Success - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Mercedes Oestermann van EssenLove 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: 8You must read the article to rate it. - A Fun SPRING Ritual, Space Clearing - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSo 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 spend ...
Views: 7You must read the article to rate it. - Using Dreams to Prepare for Change : Emotional Stimulus Package Part V - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen 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 the ...
Views: 10You must read the article to rate it. - What Everyday Objects Help You to Reinvent Your Day? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHere 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 making ...
Views: 7You must read the article to rate it. - "Expect the Best" - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSure, 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 ...
Views: 8You must read the article to rate it. - Allowing Life to Change You: Choosing Trust instead of Control - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Tama KievesI 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: 5You must read the article to rate it. - The Do's and Don'ts of Spring Renewal - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn 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: 5You must read the article to rate it. - Your Secret Self: Awakening the Powers of the Inspired Self - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Tama KievesYou 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: 9You must read the article to rate it. - Manu's spirit - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen 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 garbage ...
Views: 6You must read the article to rate it. - How Does A Waitress Deal With Rude People? - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA 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 it. ...
Views: 12You must read the article to rate it. - It's in OUR Hands to Give Peace a Chance - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2009 from Craig LockArticle 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: 38(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Making This World a Better Place - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2009 from Joan LaineAlthough 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 in ...
Views: 4(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - How to Make a Difference Today - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe 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 at a ...
Views: 8You must read the article to rate it. - The Big Mistake about Mistakes - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFreedom 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: 3You must read the article to rate it. - Future Chimp - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA 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: 3You must read the article to rate it. - Research Reveals New Flower Power - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSpring 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: 8(1 vote)You must read the article to rate it. - Clouded Vision - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Janet WilksI 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: 24You must read the article to rate it. - Making a Difference - Stepping Outside Your Comfort Zone - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Sarah WhiteRobert Louis Stevenson is quoted as saying ‘Don’t judge each day by the harvest you reap, but by the seeds you plant.’ We all strive to live good lives. We go to work, earn our money and provide for our family. In return we harvest the results – we live in nice houses and have ...
Views: 20You must read the article to rate it. - A Step in the Right Direction - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYogi Berra is one of the most popular and beloved baseball players of all time. In addition to winning ten World Series rings and being inducted into the Hall of Fame, Yogi Berra is well known for his poignant, yet often confusing sayings. “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over”, “When you ...
Views: 0You must read the article to rate it. - WakeUpLive.com presents: “The Look That Changed My Life!” - by I was born in Kingston, Jamaica, to very poor parents who struggled to put food on the table. My mother was ambitious and dreamed of going to America and bringing the family there. When I was 14 years old, my mother fulfilled her dream. She was sponsored by a very kind lady who took her to America ...
Views: 15You must read the article to rate it. - WakeUpLive.com presents: "Carpe Diem" - by What is your big dream? What do you feel passionate about?
What was the secret of all those famous people who succeeded and left great legacies?
It’s not what you do, your status, or money that make a difference.
It is about believing in yourself enough to put your whole heart into doing what ...
Views: 8You must read the article to rate it. - Our magnificnet moon ... - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Michelle Roberton - JonesYesterday the 22nd of June was the beginning of our New Moon phase ... As before the Angels teach for me to practice for self, for I can only truly share "my truth" - what I have experienced - anything else is simply passed on knowledge,- not wisdom. I have been guided to share a "practice" the ...
Views: 4You must read the article to rate it. - 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 been ...
Views: 10You must read the article to rate it. - 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. ...
Views: 10You must read the article to rate it. - A Message of Light - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"Light! More light!" howled Goethe before he died. Dear Loved Ones, You have been called to be who you are -- the whole luminous light. No one can dim your light when you are fully present to the depth and breadth of it. No one can say no to a light so bright. No one can deny who you are unless ...
Views: 19You must read the article to rate it. - 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: 4You must read the article to rate it. - Commitment - by Submitted on Jun 19, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowCommitment; we have wonderful intentions at the beginning of a new and exciting venture in our life that entails our hopes and dreams coming to fruition. We make a promise to ourselves that we will follow through in all areas to ensure our obligation is met. We vow that we will take all the ...
Views: 18You must read the article to rate it. - Dreaming Your Inner Light Into Reality - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHoovert was a child who, due to reject, fell right down into the bowels of the earth; down there where drugs like ‘bazuco’ and crack cocaine are kings of the darkness because they are the only foundations able to support the torture of being forced to live in a sewer. And as if such conditions ...
Views: 10You must read the article to rate it. - Sit in a Room and Read--and Read and Read! - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMoyers: “How do we know these things [how experience bliss]?” Campbell: “I’ll tell you a way, a very nice way. Sit in a room and read--and read and read. And read the right books by the right people. Your mind is brought onto that level, and you have a nice, mild, slow-burning rapture all ...
Views: 10You must read the article to rate it. - The Woe is I Economy - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHas anyone else had it with the woe is I economic reporting? Yes, I understand that the world economic situation is precarious. Yes, I understand there is much higher unemployment in the United States right now than in the recent past. Yes, I understand that the Obama administration has chosen ...
Views: 8You must read the article to rate it. - What Would You Do If You Knew You Couldn't Fail? - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany years ago, I had an important dream. In it, I was walking on a tightrope, wearing a business suit, carrying a briefcase, and wearing high heels. As the dream unfolds, I'm watching myself from an enlightened observer's viewpoint; I'm cautiously making my way along the tightrope, every muscle ...
Views: 6You must read the article to rate it. - Gym Story: Smiling Woman with Physical Challenges Changes My Day - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI feel sorry for myself sometimes. When I arrive at the Boston Sports Club in Newton, I am mentally beating up on myself because I am not in as good shape as I would like to be. Somehow I am never enough: not strong enough, not thin enough, not pretty enough. It goes on and on like a negative ...
Views: 9You must read the article to rate it. - Let's Clean This Place Up! - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Dawn AngierLet’s Clean This Place Up! “The world is not to be put in order; the world is order incarnate. It is for us to put ourselves in unison with this order.” —Henry Miller A few years ago, I was the publisher of a magazine called Creating Excellence. We were nearing an important advertising ...
Views: 15You must read the article to rate it. - Life on the Other Side - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Lily MarsMany years ago I experienced something incredible, bordering on mind-boggling. I glimpsed and felt what it was like to die and cross over to the other side. In essence, I experienced what mirrored a near death experience (NDE) without any of the trauma or crisis that typically accompanies such an ...
Views: 9You must read the article to rate it. - Going Platinum - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast night I caught a couple minutes of a show I’ve never seen on a channel I don’t remember - a sort of musical biography of Kid Rock. My first memory of this guy was how hard he made my best friend Greg laugh to the words of I Got One For Ya. Very irreverent (both of them). Although I ...
Views: 5You must read the article to rate it. - Being Helped by Hidden Hands - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMoyers: “Do you ever have this sense when you are following your bliss, as I have at moments, of being helped by hidden hands?” Campbell: “All the time. It is miraculous. I even have a superstition that has grown on me as a result of invisible hands coming all the time--namely, that if you ...
Views: 9You must read the article to rate it. - Creativity or Inspiration from Divine Consciousness? - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhat is the difference between creative expression and a true contact with Divine Consciousness? This is a fascinating question to ponder, but a question that deserves the attention of all of us who are either creative and/or claim to have inspirations filled with Divine Wisdom. The answer to ...
Views: 11You must read the article to rate it. - What the Buddha Might Say to Michelle Obama - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFor the first time in history our First Lady has attended a Passover Seder in the White House, as the President honored the Jewish people. For the previous week she electrifyed Europe with her warmth and her fearlessness in showing that she cares. She is adored wherever she goes for one simple ...
Views: 8You must read the article to rate it. - Deciding to Embrace Change - by Submitted on Jun 12, 2009 from NANCY BARRY-JANSSONRecently, I wrote an article about the incredible power of decision, about how just deciding what you want can create the opportunities for that creation to appear in your life. Now, I'm inviting you to consider whether you've made, or are ready to make, the decision to change what isn't working in ...
Views: 12You must read the article to rate it. - Blessing the Way - Meditations With Lumari - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Lumari ~ Akashic Records ExpertPARADIGM SHIFT INTO BLESSING As we grow and move into a new energy and a new paradigm, consider the greatest thought that you can think, the greatest act that you can do. We are all here to bring an uplifting change to our world. What can you do to bring about this uplifted and honoring change? ...
Views: 7You must read the article to rate it. - 5 Reasons to Love the IRS - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s tax time. The filing deadline is this week for those who don’t opt for an extension. How many people have you heard cursing the IRS in the past month? I’ve lost count. So here for your contemplative pleasure are five reasons to love the IRS. 1. People The IRS is an organization ...
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