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- "I Feel Your Pain" Fact or Fiction? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBill Clinton famously told Americans, "I feel your pain." Was the Prez speaking truthfully or was he, as his detractors claimed, just an oily politician currying favor from suffering citizens? In the past few years, neuroscientists have discovered that individuals may indeed feel the pain of ...
Views: 809(1 vote) - Are you tired and frustrated? Do you want more energy? - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere is nothing like pushing through a day at work when you are feeling tired and frustrated. Especially when that day turns into a week and all you long for is the weekend! We dream about how we want things to be but just don't have the energy to get started. We know that living for the ...
Views: 809 - Dealing with the Challenge of Negative People - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTurning up the volume on any positive emotion will empower you and make you feel good. However, one of the big challenges you’ll face again and again is dealing with negative people. When you’re in a confrontation, observe the emotions you’ve chosen to feel and depersonalize what the other ...
Views: 809(4 votes) - Business Strategies from the Yoga Mat - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs the president of a communications firm with a twelve-year daily yoga practice, it’s been extraordinary to see how the lessons I’ve learned from my teacher and the practice have benefited my work. The following are three ideas, phrases, and strategies that can benefit your business and smooth ...
Views: 808(4 votes) - Do You Wish You Were Somewhere Else? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI got a mass email the other day asking me where it was that I would rather be. I thought and thought, I am already living on a tropical island, so this was a little difficult to answer... :) So, I changed the wording to instead say, Where do you want to be in the future? In the end I came ...
Views: 808(2 votes) - Seeds: Unstarted - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPeter Kingsley is the author of three books and numerous articles on ancient philosophy, including Ancient Philosophy, Mystery and Magic, In the Dark Places of Wisdom, and Reality. He has written extensively on the pre-Socratic philosophers Parmenides and Empedocles and the world they lived ...
Views: 808 - What False Fears Are Holding You Back? - by Submitted on May 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn evolutionary terms, fear serves a good purpose – it reminds us to run away when we face a situation that's too dangerous for us to cope with – like facing a hungry lion with no weapon at hand. Unfortunately, we've developed a sense of false fear as well, which has nothing to do with survival ...
Views: 808 - 5 Tips for a Homegrown Garden-- Money Saver or Not? - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAt a luncheon in Beverly Hills, all the ladies were jabbering about the rising costs of food and especially fresh vegetables and fruits. We decided to set up a challenge; who could grow the best garden and serve the best salad at our next luncheon! The race is on- in a matter of a few weeks we ...
Views: 807 - How to Thrive in Today's Tough Times - by Submitted on May 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsToday, as the financial upheaval ripples through the economy, more and more employees are affected, and for those still on the job, there is increasing stress. Employees and managers alike are asking themselves if they'll be the next to go, just as company owners are asking the same question ...
Views: 807 - Why Groups Are Healing - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s a vibrant sunny day and I’m sitting under my veranda overlooking my garden, which contains a nest of chicks. The mother bird has flown back to the nest, and instantly three grey fuzzy heads with pink beaks bop up crying to be fed. There is quite a commotion as the mother bird starts feeding ...
Views: 807(2 votes) - 'Enough Already!': The Seduction of Stuff, The Liberation of Gratitude - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHello!! This is my first Intent blog, and I am so honoured and delighted to be joining this community of intention, inspiration and true innovation. As an artist, humanitarian, mother and praise singer, I feel called to sing a song of joy, love and compassion in these magnificent and challenging ...
Views: 806(1 vote) - He Likes Me -- Doesn't He? - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTimes have changed. The days of Rhett Butler telling Scarlett O'Hara he didn't give a damn are long gone. That's a shame in some ways. At least it made dating simple. Nowadays, guys try to be considerate in an attempt to not hurt your feelings. His miscues make it hard to know whether he's ...
Views: 806 - The Best Year of Your Life! The Best Minute of Your Life! - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis one liner is so popular at the beginning of each year. It is usually followed by popular triggers: Lose Weight! Increase your Wealth!! Achieve your Dreams! Overcome Obstacles! Find your Perfect Mate! Get Healthy! Articles and seminars used this one liner so much; I wondered if it would be ...
Views: 806 - BeadForLife: Getting Out of Poverty By Making Paper Beads - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMillie lives on $1 a day earned from crushing rocks in a quarry, and she has asthma. This is enough for one meal a day for her whole family. She lives in a 4x7 hut with her 6 children, 2 of which are AIDS orphans she has adopted. They have no water, no electricity, and no possessions. It is so ...
Views: 805 - Does (Wallet) Size Matter? Why Women Are Spending Less and Living More - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn my moms group last week, I asked the question, “What are you all doing to save money?” What I meant was, “How are you saving cash around town?” The answers I got clued me in to a core shift in our experience: the economy is changing not just the way we spend, but the way we live—that is, the ...
Views: 805(2 votes) - Fathers Day - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt doesn't matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was. ~Anne Sexton From years of gentle rolling waves, the waters of Lake Michigan deposited piles of powder-white sun-bleached sand into monolithic climbable dunes. Along with the sound of the water, it’s slathered ...
Views: 805(1 vote) - Supporters: The Power Behind Us - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBehind each of us stands at least one supporter. This was once thought to be the spouse who ran the home while leaving the other spouse free to work. While this is still one valid scenario, most of us will find that we have other kinds of supporters in our lives. In some cases, our supporters ...
Views: 805(1 vote) - Tales from the Bumpy Road to Consciousness - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFrom the Ridiculous to the Sublime and Back Again Warning: The following article contains descriptions of specific bodily functions that may be too explicit for some readers. Or maybe not. I am trying to grow, really I am. Each day, new learning opportunities present themselves. It ...
Views: 805(1 vote) - Job Loss, Life Gain. Part 1 - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsJust in the past week, I’ve had four clients show up at my door with the bad news: they are out of a job. It is becoming rather common these days for jobs–and whole companies–to up and simply disappear. On top of that, it seems that every time I turn on CNN or any news show for that matter, some ...
Views: 804(1 vote) - Why I Don’t Watch the Evening News … And Some Really Good News - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYesterday, for the first time in a long time, I watched the evening news. And I learned something. Their news was of deception, murder, fear, greed, celebrating greed, and people gossiping about other people. And I learned, yet again, why I don’t watch their news. Because if I didn’t catch ...
Views: 804 - Persuading Others - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: How does one go about trying to persuade others to awaken their spirit, and to pursue enlightenment - if those that one wishes to help are too stubborn and egotistical to allow themselves to be helped? Answer: You don’t need to try to persuade anyone to awaken their spirit. ...
Views: 803(2 votes) - Reduce Electric Usage - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSwitch to compact fluorescent bulbs (CFL). While the upfront cost is greater for a CFL than an incandescent bulb, a CFL lasts approximately ten times longer, burns cooler and utilizes seventy-five percent less energy—so you save money and resources. The coloring cast by a CFL is the cool side of ...
Views: 803(3 votes) - The Great Health Vitamin: Are You Getting Enough? - by Submitted on May 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDo you know which vitamin is imperative to healthy bones and muscles, helps maintain hormone balance, ensures proper sleep, helps the nervous system manage stress, and is even linked to balanced moods? Both a vitamin and a hormone, there's a lot more to vitamin D than just getting some ...
Views: 803(1 vote) - Addiction to the Self - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: Addiction is defined as “the state of being enslaved to a habit or practice or to something that is psychologically or physically habit-forming, such as narcotics, to such an extent that its cessation causes severe trauma.” What makes so many of us prone to addiction in its various ...
Views: 802(2 votes) - So This Is What Fifty Looks Like - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen I was in college, way back in the late 1970s, I took several courses on Marxism. One may have been enough for most people, but not me—I was fascinated with Marx’s five-year plans. As I remember it, his idea was to move Marxism forward in five-year increments, so he would map out all these ...
Views: 801(1 vote) - Spiritual Spring Cleaning to Create a Brilliant Future - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI've been going through a time of letting go of things, projects, and people from my life lately. It's never an easy process and, frankly, some of it can be quite emotionally draining. I was feeling a bit down about the ending of a particular professional relationship when my husband reminded ...
Views: 801 - Wife, Mother, Goddess: A Message to Men for Mother’s Day - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsShe’s the mother of your children, whether they’re still in diapers or already driving themselves to work. She might even be a grandmother. She’s your wife and your partner in the day-to-day management of your life, your family, your home, and maybe your business. Mother’s Day is an opportunity ...
Views: 801(1 vote) - 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 ...
Views: 800(1 vote) - Beyond the Prison of the Past - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I rather enjoy reading this Q & A on your site. Thanks for providing it. My question to you is how does one let go of a troubled past? I am a recovering alcoholic and, as you can imagine, there are many events from my past that I wish had not taken place. I was involved with a ...
Views: 800(2 votes) - Get Transformed: See Food, Inc. - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBy James Boyce, Common Sense NMS I am a realist and and optimist, which in 2009 America, often conflicts in somewhat bizarre ways. Last week, I took my kids to see Transformers II - I made the mistake of thinking that I could actually show up 15 minutes before the movie started, it was on ...
Views: 800(2 votes) - It Only Takes a Little Bit of Poison to Kill - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI was married to a wonderful man. All my life, I’d dreamed of having a happy marriage; and Charles was funny, warm, and caring. I felt that I had worked through a lot of my own insecurities and was ready to be a part of a healthy, loving relationship—but I wasn’t. Unbeknownst to me, I still ...
Views: 800(2 votes) - Poke the What? (On Being the "Nice Mom") - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“My boys asked me why I can’t be a nice mom like you,” my girlfriend told me. This comment was misguided and untrue, of course, but amidst the daily beatings I lavish upon myself for my various imperfections, I take whatever niceties I can get… “They think you’re the nice mom because you ...
Views: 800 - July 4: Holiday Pig Out Special - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhat???? HUH? Is Janice Taylor, Weight Loss Guru, the voice of Our Lady of Weight Loss, 50-pound big-time-loser, Intent.com blogger extraordinaire telling us that it's okay to pig out? "You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, ...
Views: 799(1 vote) - The Tao of Instant Liberation (in Dating and Beyond) - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis article is about how your perpetual happiness is pretty much in your hands right now. And I will state without proof that being a healthy, happy, optimistic person makes you more fun to be around. And that people who are fun to be around are just going to be more successful in the dating ...
Views: 799(2 votes) - Helping a Niece Find Self-Love - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have a niece that I've raised for the past 10 years she's now 20 and she doesn't share her feelings with me which most teenage young women don't but I overheard her on the phone the other evening and it made me so sad to hear her begging a boy to allow her to come over to spend ...
Views: 798(2 votes) - Why Do Little Girls Skip (and Little Boys Run)? - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsJust the other morning we were going to the gym when we passed a little girl holding hands with her mother. The girl was happily skipping along. It immediately made Deb ask: Why do little girls skip? And why, as young William says, do little boys walk when they can run? Obviously, it is because ...
Views: 798 - Ayurvedic Weight Balancing - Preliminary Study - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis study measured the effects of specific lifestyle changes on a variety of common complaints plaguing an average American population. These complaints included: weight gain, insomnia, anxiety, depression, fatigue, cravings, exhaustion after work and a general sense of being unhealthy. ...
Views: 797 - 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: 797 - 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: 797 - 3 Green, Money Saving Workout Tips - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe all agree that we all need to do a better job conserving our planet’s limited resources, but where do you begin when it comes to making your workout green without busting your budget? Here are 3 simple solutions that will easily help you get green into your workout routine without much ...
Views: 796(1 vote) - A Letter From A Reader: Michael Jackson and the Danger of Prescription Drugs - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEDITOR'S NOTE: We were so touched by this letter sent to us by one of our Intent visitors on the danger of prescription drug addiction that we felt it was worth sharing with the rest of our Intent community. This person's letter is a response to Deepak Chopra's blog post on his personal ...
Views: 796(2 votes) - Energizer Bunnies Unite - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBeing out in the garden is always energizing for me - but then again I am a high energy kind of gal! However, when I feel a mid day slump coming on, all I need to do is take a walk outdoors.I don't always have my garden or a park near by, so even a stroll around the block in the neighborhood ...
Views: 796 - About Time, Pakistan! - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPakistan is fighting the world’s war against Islamic extremism in its own backyard. Granted, it was Pakistan’s own insouciance aided by America’s need of the day, that has led to the empowerment of this behemoth, however, government statistics today claim 1,300 militants dead and counting. The ...
Views: 795(2 votes) - Is "The Biggest Loser" making us fatter? - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhile leading an amazing Our Lady of Weight Loss enLIGHTens Workshop, I tossed the following question out to my group. "How do you know when you are sated?" The question was met with silence and blank stares. I took in a deep breath and again, thinking that just maybe they didn't hear me, ...
Views: 795 - Non-Attachment to Virtues - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Buddhists hold the virtue of non attachment as one of their core principles of belief. The more we detach from material objects, emotions, outcomes, the happier we become. It’s amazing to sit in one place and not be able to run way or go anywhere. I have had a great opportunity to experience ...
Views: 795(1 vote) - Seneca on the Importance of Focus - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“To be everywhere is to be nowhere.” ~ Seneca from Letters from a Stoic Love the fact that was said by a guy who lived 2,000 years ago. (Apparently multi-tasking/over-working has been around for awhile. :) There are obviously a lot of ways we can look at this: from the frenzied pace we ...
Views: 795(1 vote) - Are You a Tweeter? - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThanks to intent.com, I now am. I figured if a community that I love and respect and appreciate, like intent.com, joins Twitter…. I better check it out. I’m still not sure I get it. Why would someone who doesn’t know me want to follow me? Is it more for the famous and stalkers of the ...
Views: 794(2 votes) - Shifting Focus to Overcome Challenges - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWith my Thriving Through Tough Times tip, “Give to your community so you can fully recover,” I had been trying to justify it a bit backwards. With the other techniques, I noticed their appearance in many different traditions and thought, “Ah ha, a theme!” For example, surrounding yourself with ...
Views: 794(2 votes) - Stand at the First Gate - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYou cannot hope to build a better world without improving the individuals. To that end each of us must work for his own improvement, and at the same time share a general responsibility for all humanity, our particular duty being to aid those to whom we think we can be most useful. --Marie Curie ...
Views: 794(3 votes) - 6 Tips: Save the Earth and Your Dating / Social Life at the Same Time - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are many personal benefits to going green, and one of them is your social relationships. Believe it or not, going more pro-Earth can benefit your networking, your friendships and even your dating life. As someone who strives to be more green by the day, here are my personal thoughts on ...
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