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- How to Find and Impress the "Perfect" Man - by Submitted on May 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsStatistics say men lie five times more often than women. (Now ask yourself, is that true, or did I just make it up?) And despite human progress and enlightened times, we're still slaves to our genes. Males are hardwired to impress women. Watch the elaborate dances some birds go through to win ...
Views: 859 - 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: 859(1 vote) - The Choice to Feel - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsRecently, a friend of mine named Renee was driving her seven-year old son home from school, and she was preoccupied with worry. She had a lot of bills to pay and was having difficulty making money. Her husband had been ill and unable to work, so they’d fallen behind on their mortgage. This was a ...
Views: 858(1 vote) - The Muses Will Keep Blessing - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsJust yesterday, The New York Times published an article on how the recession has affected artists. Aptly titled "Tight Times Loosen Artists' Creativity," the article gathers a spectrum of reactions to the current economic crisis from artists who were already struggling and poor to begin with. ...
Views: 858(1 vote) - The Picture on the Wall - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am a youngin’. A spring chicken, if you will. The world is my oyster and I am ripe for the pickin’. I have never been more ready to go than I am right at this very moment and let’s go, time’s a-wastin’, let’s move people. It’s just that there’s this picture on my wall. And it stops me ...
Views: 858 - Relationship Advice for Singles: Jerk Magnet Seeks Nice Guy! - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: Why have I been such a JERK magnet? How is it that such a warm, friendly, loving, giving woman has such a hard time finding a good man? I've been through my share of good and bad times. We all have. And according to my closest friends, mine haven't turned me into a bitch. I just ...
Views: 857(2 votes) - Accept Uncertainty - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsUnemployment occurs when a person is available to work but is without work. The unemployment figures are growing worldwide, in US it is 8.1% ( Feb 09) Vs 4.8% ( Feb 08) and many articles describe this phenomena as the biggest threat to the world, bigger then war. Yesterday I spoke to friend ...
Views: 856(2 votes) - Happy Surprises: Unclaimed Money Means You Might Be Rich - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Dateline NBC show “You Might Be Rich” helps people find money they didn’t know they had, and you too can quickly search state databases to see if any of your money is lying unclaimed in a government coffer somewhere. How much unclaimed money are we talking about? Billions of dollars! To find ...
Views: 856 - Women Bullies - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany of us are familiar with teen bullying. If you didn’t see Mean Girls with Lindsay Lohan, you probably heard about it. Girls being mean to girls – backstabbing, back-talking and sabotaging. Pretty depressing, but pretty true. Where does this come from and does it go away as we get older or ...
Views: 856(1 vote) - Lift Yourself Into a Brand New World - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWithin each of us there is an expansive world of thoughts and feelings whose movements determine how we perceive and experience the world outside of us. While this inner-world of thoughts and feelings may not directly bring us what we see, it does profoundly influence how we see our world of ...
Views: 854(1 vote) - Sleep: Necessary, but Sometimes Hard to Get - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAn article a while back in the New York Times got me thinking about sleep. Scientists tell us that sleep is crucial for mental and physical health. There is some evidence to suggest that during sleep, the body repairs and regenerates tissues, builds bone and muscle, and appears to strengthen the ...
Views: 854(1 vote) - They Say it Makes Me Weak. I Disagree. - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany people have told me not to be so open and vulnerable in these notes to you because they say it weakens my leadership position. I say that's BS. You know why? Because I believe that the new-school of leadership doesn't just show you their good side, they show you all sides. So here ...
Views: 854 - This Little Piggy Doesn't Go to Market: How to Fight Fear and Make It Work For You - by Submitted on May 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsToday's reactions to the swine flu virus include: school closings, threats of borders closing, people being told to stay off planes and trains, high school sporting events canceled. The natural response to fear is to contract. This contracting behavior shows up in all types of animal species, ...
Views: 854 - We Had Him - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThank you Maya Angelou, for creating such a beautiful, soulful, and loving tribute to Michael Jackson. His memorial service today (which I admittedly feared might become a spectacle) was a moving tribute to the Man in the Mirror that I choose to remember. This is Maya Angelou's poem: (and I ...
Views: 854(1 vote) - Enjoy Today Regardless, it’s Your Choice - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you knew you had one day left before going to prison for the rest of your life, what would you do on that last day of freedom? Perhaps those are the things we all should be doing right now. Things that really nurture us. Things that put us in touch with our Spirit. Whether we're ...
Views: 853(3 votes) - Overwhelmed with where to begin spiritually - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I am so overwhelmed with spiritual growing. I have no formal religious background. Where do I start? I believe in a spiritual entity. And that we are all connected. I believe there was a man named Jesus that walked the face of the earth and was given information from god. I do not ...
Views: 853(2 votes) - Mastery or Multi-Tasking? - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSome women claim their ability to perform multiple tasks simultaneously is confirmation of the obvious superiority of the female mind; some men respond that multi-tasking is simply a term for doing a bunch of things badly. Parents lament that computer games and Internet surfing is costing their ...
Views: 852(2 votes) - The Energy of The Financial Meltdown - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe are in a time of financial crisis. People are anxious. People are seeking solutions. People are scared. With all of this activity, tremendous bursts of energy are being expended, some positive but mostly negative. But the energy that we project into the cosmos is not an isolated event. Your ...
Views: 852 - Learning to Let Go - by Submitted on May 31, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe more you want something, the more you need to let it go. This can seem counter-intuitive. I mean, it's important to feel passionate about something, right? Well, yes and no. Feeling passionate about something, wanting to make a difference, wanting to make an impact - these are all good ...
Views: 851 - May Day! May Day! A Survival Guide for Your Spring Schedule - by Submitted on May 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMay Day traditionally marks the first day of May – a month celebrating the birth of spring, and events surrounding new beginnings; Mothers Day, first communion, and graduation. The whirlwind of events that accompany gift buying, parties, concerts, planning and buzzing through your “to do” list ...
Views: 851 - Seven Simple Exercises to Invite the Extraordinary Life - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI can think of no greater encouragement than the self-evident Truth that there dwells in each of us the opportunity to explore and know the Extraordinary Life. The meaning of Extraordinary I wish to convey points to the immutable and inexhaustible source that is the secret center of each of us: ...
Views: 851(2 votes) - Feng Shui Your Kitchen - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are numerous schools of Feng Shui, and what it entails. Generally speaking, not much is said about Feng Shui in the kitchen, and that’s too bad, because it is a very important room. When Feng Shui is discussed, it centers around the stove, and it is generally concerned with the direction ...
Views: 850(1 vote) - How To Teach Your Kids to Cook - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYears ago, it was a family tradition to pass down the secrets to treasured recipes and spend hours in the kitchen teaching children to cook. Somewhere between the addiction to video games and the overactive schedules of parents and children, cooking lessons have been neglected. While there ...
Views: 849(2 votes) - 9 Happy Weight Loss Tips from the Patron Saint of Permanent Fat Removal - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOur Lady of Weight Loss, the patron saint of permanent fat removal (she who guides me) takes a light approach to weight loss. It is her mission to make weight loss fun. She asked me to share the following with you. Tips that will up your energy, keep you focused and help you to happily melt the ...
Views: 848(1 vote) - How to Go Vegan for Earth Day and a Shepherd’s Pie Recipe - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe mentioned in our last article how important it is for those who care about our environment to look at the impact their food choices have on the Earth’s limited resources. Here are five suggestions for those wishing to include more plant-based foods in their diet as a way to go green. 1. ...
Views: 847 - Phil Spector - A Sad Tale - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMusic legend Phil Spector was convicted yesterday of murder - as you may know - when what is said to have been a game of Russian Roulette (how did that ever become a ‘game’?) claimed a woman’s life. She was the sixth such woman that we know of on whom Spector inflicted this behavior over a ...
Views: 847 - Touch... May it Never Go Out of Style - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsGrowing up, massage was not a part of my life. Touching played no role in my house at all. I think the last time I really hugged my mom as a child, I was 11 or 12. I look around me now and our lives are set up on remote: minimal interaction, minimal physical contact. We email work to say we're ...
Views: 847(3 votes) - Philip Arnold Honours Womanhood - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMarch 8 is International Women's Day 2009 and, once again, my theme on this very important day is the Stopping of Violence Against Women. People often ask me why I love, respect and admire women so, and why am I so interested in stopping violence against them. Frankly, I am amazed and ...
Views: 846(1 vote) - The Most Compelling Leadership Vision - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA distinguished woman rose to speak in the front of a room of 40 fellow employees during a Total Leadership workshop I was conducting earlier this week at a large pharmaceutical company’s headquarters. “Joyous laughter — this is the sound I hear throughout the home I have built and now ...
Views: 846(1 vote) - 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: 846 - What Are Your Earliest Memories? - by Submitted on May 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy father insists that he can remember being born. When questioned, he describes the darkness of the birth canal and his emergence into daylight. He was born at home, in 1934. He assures us that he wondered, in his little baby brain, “Where was I before I came here?” Some members of our ...
Views: 845(1 vote) - 10 Tips for Being the Best You Can Be - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhat do Susan Boyle, Paul Potts and J K Rowling all have in common - apart from they happen to be British? Their success did not come about overnight, or easily. Not for any of them came instant fame, and recognition in the spotlight. "The soul is placed in the body like a rough diamond, and ...
Views: 844 - An Alien Encounter Revisited, A New Family Emerges - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am here to talk about a new kind of family to be honored and it isn’t always your birth family. You need to, if need be, give yourself permission to feel that. I am thinking of the Chopra family now who has reached out into the world and shared their stable base with us all. Intent.com ...
Views: 844 - Early Morning Thoughts! - Part XXXII - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDear Friends Part XXXII - Some early morning thoughts: . Everything is already perfect! it is exactly as the Supra Universal Consciousness intends it to be! . We all agree that your theory is crazy, but is it crazy enough? - Niels Bohr . At the height of laughter, the universe is ...
Views: 844(2 votes) - Tel Aviv Woman Mistakenly Trashes $1 Million Mattress -- Where Should You Put Your Money? - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTalk about a case of regretting doing something nice for somebody. An Israeli woman in Tel Aviv, known simply as Anat (not her real name) only wanted to do something nice by buying her elderly mum a new mattress. Little did she know that her mum, after a bad experience with a bank, was saving ...
Views: 844(1 vote) - 11 Tips: Transform Your Home into a Safe Haven - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn these times of economic upheaval, it’s tough to keep stress levels down. Most of us know some ways to keep stress in control; eat right, get plenty of sleep, exercise, meditate. But, did you know that making your home a safe haven can also be extremely beneficial? The other day, Oprah had ...
Views: 843(1 vote) - Choosing a New Response: Common Fears - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEveryone has fears—it is a natural part of being human. Fear can protect us from harm by sending a rush of adrenaline to help us physically deal with potential danger. But there are times when fear may keep us from participating fully in life. Once we realize that fear is a state of mind, we can ...
Views: 843(3 votes) - Heart Surgery Still Rules -- Despite the Lack of Evidence - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAfter more than three decades of doing bypasses, which is major surgery after all, and before allowing virtually every hospital to set up shop to do it, you would think that there must be plenty of data to prove that this works. But that is not the case at all. Three major studies, performed ...
Views: 843(1 vote) - Living and Working with Purpose - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEverything that arises in your life is there for one purpose only -- to teach you to exercise an underutilized aspect of your life. Because work involves contact with other people, the underutilized aspects of your life can become more apparent as you compare and contrast yourself with others. ...
Views: 843(2 votes) - Target Goes Au Naturale - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe already know that Target has heart. And whether you keep it a secret or brag to your friends, you love the sensory overload of the affordable accessory meets trendy staple meets unnecessary housewares, one-stop shop. Nevermind SuperTargets, with their in-house grocery stores, Starbucks and ...
Views: 843 - When You Need It Bad - by Submitted on May 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn the April 28 ezine issue of Get What You Want, we explored the challenges of feeling (and releasing) need. Here’s a quick reprint in order to facilitate discussion around it, as well as expanded coverage about why some people seem to manifest better when they get desperate: From a law of ...
Views: 843(3 votes) - A Chopra in a Yoga Class - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAre you intimidated by doing yoga. I am! I realized today that it has been over 3 years since I took a yoga class. I blogged about my last yoga class on October 4, 2005! The original blog is below... Undoubtedly, yoga is good for us on so many levels. But the performance anxiety gets me ...
Views: 842(1 vote) - Create An Eco-Friendly Kitchen - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPurchase as few prepackaged prepared food items as possible. The burden to the environment from the extensive use of plastic, tin cans and cardboard containers is staggering. Trash from the packaging of food in the U.S. is two hundred million tons a day! Try to cut down or eliminate the use ...
Views: 842(3 votes) - Do We Really Want a Mini Cold War? - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe issue of Iran's nuclear threat escalates every day, but it is already wearisome — one more threat to add to a pile that's too high already. Several weeks ago Iran launched a solid fuel missile capable of striking Israel. Reading the news, I felt Cold War déjà vu. Anyone who grew up in the ...
Views: 842(1 vote) - Flu Season Prevention Should Start Today! - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsExperts say with summer upon us, the risks of the (swine / h1n1) flu may subside…until winter months. Phew! One less thing to worry about, right?! No. Preventive efforts for the flu should begin today. Consider this list as important for you, your family, your friends as any summer reading ...
Views: 842(1 vote) - National Skin Cancer Month - by Submitted on May 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAh, spring has sprung! And like every year with the melting of the snow means the shedding of those winter clothes. But before you bare it all doll, I want to give you the skinny on that skin of yours. Did you know that the skin is the largest organ of the body? As we recognize May as ...
Views: 842(1 vote) - The Blame Game: It's Time To Take Responsibility - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOriginally published on Huffington Post. Last week, we talked about the myth of control and how the pursuit of control prevents people from making real choices. We built on the timeless advice of the Greek Stoic philosopher, Epictetus: it's not what happens to you but how you respond that ...
Views: 842(2 votes) - This World is Yours & Mine - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHope you all had a wonderful Earth Day, however you celebrated it. I was originally going to write a blog on 5 films to watch in honor of Earth Day but never got around to it (though if there is one you must watch it is BBC's Planet Earth series -- I have never seen anything more fascinating and ...
Views: 842 - Fearless Fish or Jellyfish? Test to See If You’re a Workplace Wave-maker or All Washed Up! - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere’s a pervasive belief in Corporate America—especially in a scary economy rife with layoffs and unstable companies—that you’d better conform if you want to survive. Not true! Being different gets you noticed, which is the first step to gaining influence. “Fearless fish” show their ...
Views: 841 - How Women Undermine Themselves and Their Girls - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy daughter believes in the Tooth Fairy. At 45, I believe in The Cornstarch Fairy, who visits me once a week and adds a teaspoon of her thickening agent to my body while I’m sleeping. I’ll come back to the pertinence of these age appropriate fantasies in a minute. As a psychoanalyst who works ...
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