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- Do You Believe in Magic? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDo you believe in magic? If you could dream a magical world into being, what would it look like? I raised Brenna and Carter within their imaginations and by stretching their sight to see things not readily seen by the physical eye. When they were young we would take our favorite cookie, which ...
Views: 748 - In response to Ken Dychtwald's Huffington Post column on How to Fix U.S. Health Care - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDr. Ken Dychtwald stated in his June 17th Huffington Post column: "Make disease prevention and self-care a national priority. Let's be honest....we've become a nation of gluttons. We eat too much, exercise too little and then get angry at the healthcare system when we're sick. This lack of ...
Views: 748 - Know Thyself - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Knowing others is wisdom, knowing yourself is Enlightenment.” - Lao Tzu I love this quote! Lao Tzu (Chinese Taoist Philosopher and author of the Tao Te Ching) recognized that self-awareness is a key to success. Unfortunately, our culture does not often support or encourage self-awareness. ...
Views: 748 - Soul Retrieval - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy neurologist told me two weeks ago that I was to stay rested and confined and I am only allowed to use 1 neuron a day. I decided to grab all the books on shamanism in my library at the Hermitage and slowly learn more about shamanic practices. I am fascinated with the concept of “soul ...
Views: 748 - What is the Meaning of Happiness? - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: What’s the meaning of happiness? Genpo Roshi : In my experience there are two types of happiness. The first is conditional, it depends on conditions and circumstances. It is relative happiness. This means that we are happy when the situation is such that we feel good ...
Views: 748 - Best of the INTENTernet: Getting Inspired, Overcoming and Kicking Butt! - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn celebration of this week's theme on overcoming challenges, we have gathered the best content around the web that will make you believe in yourself and start kicking some serious butt. We are all vulnerable to some really scary challenges and we may all sometimes feel like giving up, but at ...
Views: 747(2 votes) - Improve Your Space! Part 1 of 3 - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have pulled together some of my top tips for creating a better space and will share then with you over the next 3 weeks. I hope you find them useful! Minimize or avoid consumption of lead and chlorine when drinking water. Did you know the word plumbing comes from the Latin ...
Views: 747(2 votes) - The Legendary King of Pop Michael Jackson Dies at 50 - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsToday June 25, 2009 is truly a sad day. Today is the day that the world lost a legend as Michael Jackson passed away from a cardiac arrest. People may know him as a lot of things, some good and some bad: a singer, a songwriter, a dancer, an actor, a businessman, a father, a humanitarian, an ...
Views: 747(2 votes) - Today's Astrological Forecast: Power Play - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Sun and Moon join up in early Cancer, forming the New Moon. This lunation is quite out of the ordinary, however. That's because of Pluto, the Planet of Transformation. Being the outermost planet, it takes many years to travel through just one sign. And recently, it changed signs, moving into ...
Views: 747(1 vote) - Are You Feeling Exasperated by the World Economic Affairs? - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDing Dong the Wild Rich is banging his head... Rattling & Rolling with his bed sheets flying and bed bugs crying. His head begins to feel like lead He states, "How do we survive the world climate this date?" Wild Rich has been led astray, recoiling further into his head. But wait...it ...
Views: 746(1 vote) - Awakening our Children - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsCan you think of a greater gift for our children than the possibility of allowing them to grow up in a world full of conscious development and potential? You can do this, even if these wonderful options were not available to you as a child.As parents, we can give our children the gift of an ...
Views: 746(4 votes) - Can't See the Forest for the Trees - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast week, as I stood in line at Kinkos, I overheard someone say that buying recycled paper isn't necessary because paper today comes from young trees grown on farms, and thus no forests and mature trees are sacrificed. It's at times like these that I wish I were bold enough to tap people on the ...
Views: 746 - Holding On & Letting Go - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOur children grow up in the blink of an eye. Practice conscious parenting and you won’t miss a moment! I just returned from my younger son’s fourth grade “Moving Up Day” celebration. It was very low key, but lovely. The gym was full of parents, applauding the children as they prepared to ...
Views: 746(1 vote) - Let's Be Outrageous - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI had a teacher at Cornell, Professor Frederick Marcham, who died in the middle of his 70th year – of teaching. He was 94 years old at the time he died and my mother had been his student too. Prof. Marcham was a cross between Socrates and Merlin because he helped us discover our own answers by ...
Views: 746(2 votes) - The Poverty Will End in a Dance of Uniqueness - by Submitted on May 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI was holding space this weekend for the exploration of poverty and abundance. In a beautiful retreat center nestled in the hills of Montecito, with a view on gorgeous, sprawling mansions on the slopes below, with the ocean beyond, with mountains reaching up to the sky, I learned that 45% of the ...
Views: 746(1 vote) - Cultivating The Seed Within - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn our noisy world, we often find ourselves longing for peace and searching to find it somewhere else. While it’s true that there are places we can visit where we can experience peace, such as sacred sites or buildings, we do not need to wait until we get to one of these places to feel at peace. ...
Views: 745(2 votes) - DASH (High-Plant) Diet for Heart Health, Weight Loss and Diabetes Prevention/Control - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsReports from Harvard School of Public Health shows that a diet rich in plants lowers high blood pressure (1,2). It's called the DASH diet (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension.) Other studies show that similar eating patterns lower cholesterol, help to control diabetes and cause weight loss ...
Views: 745 - How to Go Green Between Your Ears - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMuch of the news about the ecology of our planet focuses on grim statistics and the crisis state in which we have found ourselves. In my new book, The LifeQuake Phenomenon: Your Definitive Roadmap Through Seismic Change™, I talk about how this crisis is really just a symptom of an awakening ...
Views: 745 - How to Prevent and Heal Heart Disease & Other Diseases (and Boost Your Mood!) - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEven the best of us can sometimes feel too overwhelmed, too tired, or too tempted to do the things that put our health first.: Eat smart. Don’t drink. Avoid sugar. Exercise. Laugh. Wait a minute. Laugh? Hey, since when is laughter work? It’s not, but we forget that it’s essential to good ...
Views: 745(1 vote) - 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: 745 - Service: Another Way to Love One Another - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsService is an opportunity that everybody has to contribute to the world. It's like breathing in and breathing out. Although we need to breathe in, it's equally important to breathe out. It's important to receive and it's important to give, and to give of ourselves in the way that actually serves ...
Views: 744(2 votes) - We Have Lots of Love for Great Fathers in Our Space - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFather Pateras El Padre Pappa Pere - A man who raises or nurtures a child - To acknowledge responsibility for - To procreate (offspring) as the male parent Happy Fathers Day to all the wonderful men who joyfully parent their children, others children and or complete strangers. We ...
Views: 744(1 vote) - A Message of Love for Caregivers of the Ill - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLife sometimes gives us unexpected knocks and confronts us with the suffering and pain of loved ones, whether caused by an illness, an accident or simply by old age. When this happens, there are always two different positions: that of the sick person, and that of the people surrounding them, ...
Views: 743 - Chose Eco-Friendly Fabric for Home - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsChoosing safe—or safer—fabrics is possible. Just as the healthiest food is the least processed and closest to its natural state, so should the fabrics we choose. Natural fabrics, such as linen, flax, hemp, jute, sisal, wool and cotton can be made with little or no processing and chemical ...
Views: 743 - Giving Up The Fight - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt’s official. I’m giving up the fight today. On lots of things: I’m giving up my prejudice against processed food. (Why did I carry that so long? I know better!) I’m giving up trying to contain this feral foster mom. (Sweetie, you wanna go - you can go.) I’m giving ...
Views: 743(2 votes) - New Radicals are People Whose Work is How They Give Back - by Submitted on May 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI was at a dinner party in a lovely home in an upscale Toronto neighborhood. Around the table, twelve successful professionals were gathered, including two university professors, a psychiatrist, doctor, management consultant, publisher, concert pianist, and several business executives. Over a ...
Views: 743(1 vote) - The Beauty of an Intent - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIntent is defined in the dictionary as: firmly or steadfastly fixed or directed. As I began to think about what my first blog was going to be, I decided to ask my twelve year old son what the intent was for his life. He said, "I want to fall in love when I get older, get married and have a job ...
Views: 743(2 votes) - Today's Astrological Forecast: Left Brain - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWelcome to Friday the 13th! It's also the last full day that Mars is in the Air sign of Aquarius, a placement the Action Planet rather enjoys. The Moon also trines Mars this afternoon, as if to highlight its importance. Tomorrow, Mars will move into a Water sign, where it isn't nearly so ...
Views: 743 - Sharing Space and Dealing with Moments of Chaos - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are many wonderful things about living with others, but dealing with their clutter is most certainly not one of them. Living with my partner (and before that roommates) has always been a special challenge during times of emotional stress. You see, when I’m sailing through life, ...
Views: 742(3 votes) - The Lakers Don't Exist: The Hidden Secret to Happiness - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI remember when I was a young pup, in the glory days of Showtime, I used to be a huge fan of the Los Angeles Lakers. You had Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson. You had James Worthy and Byron Scott. You had all these guys who were superstars in their own right, and they were all on the ...
Views: 742 - Communicating your Painful Stories to Others - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis is the time to give expression to your stories – to communicate the details that were revealed in prior chapters through intuitive self-reflection. Sitting with your listening partner in a comfortable position, share your first painful experience, including each of the aspects you wrote ...
Views: 741(1 vote) - Gardens of Gratitude - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you're thinking about going green and how you can make a difference, it can be somewhat overwhelming. I've changed my bulbs to CFCs now what? One group has actually got together to make a big difference in small incremental ways. Gardens of Gratitude this weekend are helping hundrends of ...
Views: 741(1 vote) - Goverment's in a Flap? Who Cares? - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI’ve been interested by the week’s news that the British House of Commons has been in a state of uproar. The Speaker has been forced to resign (the first occasion for over 300 years) as a result of a furore about Members of Parliament padding their expenses. What possible significance could ...
Views: 741(1 vote) - How to Reinvent Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI've been doing intuitive consulting for almost 20 years now. It's still amazing to me how some people are able to transform their lives while others stay in a rut year after year. I've thought long and hard about what allows some people to lead successful, happy and balanced lives. Here are ...
Views: 741(2 votes) - Hug the Monster: 4 Secrets of Surviving the Recession - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn the remote forests of Washington state near the Canadian border, where the air force teaches its aviators to survive in hostile environments, the instructors hate the sunshine. They like it cold, wet and miserable. Rough weather, they say, makes the best pilots and survivors. Adversity is the ...
Views: 741 - PMS & Chocolate - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen I first heard about these chocolate bars from Jamieson Laboratories, I thought it was a fabulous idea to "hide" natural, herbal relief inside a yummy treat since I typically only crave chocolate one week out of every month. The fact that the directions state that you're supposed to ...
Views: 741 - Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney Say to Teach the Kids Meditation! - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast week's concert in NYC which reunited Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney has once again brought attention to Transcendental Meditation. It's quite historic for the two surviving Beatles to perform together, and the concert brings back images of the Foursome's days in India so many decades ...
Views: 741 - This Week on Intent: Tell Us How to Overcome Challenges - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis week on Intent, we want to hear your advice on overcoming challenges. What can we all do as individuals to successfully overcome any hardship that stand in our way? Challenge is essential for character growth, but also has an annoying way of making us anxious, intimidated, insecure, ...
Views: 741(2 votes) - Changing the Definition of Addiction - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSince my book The LifeQuake Phenomenon was released in February, I have done a lot of interviews with journalists on a variety of topics, some with the theme of addiction - mommies who drink too much wine at play dates, men who use exercise to compensate for big appetites, screen writers who ...
Views: 740(1 vote) - Children's Meditation: Many ways to connect within - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMallika's post about the TM movement and children's meditation touched my heart and reminded me how I've been quietly helping children meditate for the past 25 years, not calling it "meditation." At least not till recently. Because when I started in the inner city schools in Los Angeles, it was ...
Views: 740(1 vote) - Dealing With Recession Panic: The Science of Physical Exercise - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDuring the economic recession, there are and will be many moments of panic. When stocks are in free fall and the world seems to be falling apart, there is widespread panic that makes the market even worse. Now, in the middle of one of the worst recessions ever, we will also have to face the ...
Views: 740(1 vote) - The Fruits of My Labor - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMany of us have been taught “do what you love and the money will follow.” But what if we’ve been doing what we love and the money hasn’t found its way to us yet – and isn’t even tagging along at a distance? There are many of us who are blazing forward with our passion, with our vision of how ...
Views: 740 - Today's Astrological Forecast: Inner Vision - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOur heads are still spinning even though yesterday's exciting aspects are technically over. The many changes that are afoot will take more than a day to develop and implement! Today's Scorpio Moon can deepen and intensify inner vision, especially as we move towards next week's lunar eclipse. We ...
Views: 740(2 votes) - No One’s Perfect (not even you! :) - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are no perfect human beings! Persons can be found who are good, very good indeed, in fact, great. There do in fact exist creators, seers, sages, saints, shakers, and movers...even if they are uncommon and do not come by the dozen. And yet these very same people can at times be boring, ...
Views: 739 - When The Shift Hits The Fan - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsShift Happens! Change, it turns out, is not a tidy process. Anyone who's ever been through a divorce or quit their job or perhaps more commonly now, lost their job, knows that endings are often very messy and starting over can be even more difficult. Or as Marilyn Ferguson, author of The ...
Views: 739(1 vote) - Find Stillness in a World of Chaos (View Video Below) - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsStillness connects us to a state of peace that dissolves worries. It allows us to tap into our very essence, where we find a core of strength. It can shift our very perception of life… and the role we play in it. How we view life’s events and challenges is what makes up the quality of our ...
Views: 738(2 votes) - Surrender Box: A Place For Worries and Fears - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are times when our minds become too full. Our to-do lists, worries, plans, and dreams may be so crowded together in our heads that we don’t have room to think. We may believe that we are somehow taking care of our desires and concerns by keeping them at the forefront of our minds. In ...
Views: 738(1 vote) - Seriously? The Art of Zen Body Cleaning with Only Five Ingredients:: Clean Body - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI saw this little snippet over at ReallyNatural.com. For those of you looking to be green on a strict budget, Clean Body: The Humble Art of Zen-Cleansing Yourself may just have the answers for you. If you've read the book, please share your thoughts and let us know if five ingredients really ...
Views: 737(3 votes) - Change a Life in a Heartbeat - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI sat in on a class this week that discussed the amount of time it takes to beat stress in our lives. Turns out, as you probably already know, a single heartbeat. Literally though. It takes just a single heartbeat to begin to bring us more into what is termed as a coherent heart rhythm. ...
Views: 736(1 vote) - Shake, Release, and Dance - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen it finds a safe haven, a fox who has been chased by a predator, will stop and shake. Sometimes it will shake its body for almost an hour to free itself of the trauma of fear. Then, renewed, it moves on. The fox came to mind last night, at a mid-way point in a Hellinger Constellation ...
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