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- 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: 642(1 vote) - The Healing Power of Children's Imagination for Medical Procedures: Help for Pain, Anxiety, and Fear - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMedical procedures and surgery can be terrorizing to a child. The worry, anxiety, fear of pain, and feeling out of control can send kids over the edge - from hysterical crying to aggressive and acting-out behavior, to hiding and crawling up in a fetal position. As nurses and practitioners you ...
Views: 841(2 votes) - The Importance of a Good Night Sleep - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHave you ever missed a good night sleep and then the next night stayed up late to watch your favorite rerun of Friends, Frasier or Scrubs...because even though you had seen it five times, you just couldn't get enough? And then the night after, you went out with friends for drinks and dinner, ...
Views: 537(2 votes) - The Man in the Mirror is the Man I Choose to Remember - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMallika Chopra's blog, Bloodsuckers and The World of Michael Jackson (http://www.intent.com/mallikachopra/blog/bloodsuckers-and-world-michael-jackson) hit the nail on the head with a great big smack. I’ve avoided blogging about Michael Jackson because I did not know him personally – only his ...
Views: 823(1 vote) - The Nature of God - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: You speak of a consciousness that is at the basis of all things, that is shared by all people and plants and objects. Sometimes you mention God. What do you mean when you mention God, do refer to Him as something that is outside of us, outside of this all encompassing consciousness? ...
Views: 615(1 vote) - The Numbers Tell the Story - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOver 1.5 million angioplasties and coronary bypass surgeries are done annually in the U.S., which makes heart surgery among the most commonly performed surgical procedures for men and women. This would be fine if these procedures worked. Although heart surgery can be lifesaving, truth is that ...
Views: 599(1 vote) - The Paul Newman Way to Buy Office Supplies: Give Something Back Office Supplies - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsGive Something Back, an office supply company with an unusual business model, won two accolades from Inc. Magazine in the same year; it was billed as one of the country's fastest growing companies and lampooned as the worst corporate name in America. I spoke with Give Something Back's Mike ...
Views: 981(4 votes) - The Perfection of Misperception - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHave you ever played the telephone game? You know, person A whispers something into the ear of person B, who whispers the very same thing (hopefully) into the ear of person C, who whispers that same message (theoretically) into the ear of person D, and on and on until they reach the end of the ...
Views: 2276(2 votes) - The Power of Connection in Miracles - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere are instances in our lives when we cannot understand why certain things happen. Some people call them coincidences. Others believe they are miracles. Still others discount them as mere chance. Let me share a personal experience with you. You decide whether it’s a coincidence, chance or ...
Views: 908(1 vote) - The Power of Forgiveness - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen someone’s actions create pain for us, it is natural to engage in an inner conversation of resentment. The mind replays the offense, repeating the stories over and over. My wife betrayed me. My father destroyed my trust. My partner didn’t come through for me. And so on. The dialogue of blame ...
Views: 947(1 vote) - The Power of Positive Images - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsImages are all around us. We see them in the media, in nature, and in our own minds. The images in our “head” correlate to an emotion and can rule what we say, how we behave, and our thoughts. Some images connote the negative; others the positive. Each image plays a significant role in our ...
Views: 827(1 vote) - The Realization that Leads to Genuine Letting Go - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe all know exactly what it is like to be certain we have let go of something sorrowful or worrisome, only to find ourselves in a similar sad situation moments later. Dropping this person and picking up that person doesn't end the loneliness that drives us into dead-end relationships. This ...
Views: 512(1 vote) - The Right Place: The Four Phases of Networking - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt can be so important to be in the right place at the right time. Networking can happen anywhere. It happens in four phases: Mingling, Mating, Meeting, and Matching. Let's explore each phase together! Phase 1: Mingling ---> Phase 2: Mating ---> Phase 3: Meeting ---> Phase 4: Matching ...
Views: 633(3 votes) - The Single, Best, Handy, Working Assumption for Drama-Free Relationships - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs many of you know, we discuss love relationships, psychically and common-sensically, on the famous Radio From Hell show every Friday morning (KXRK 96.3 FM – www.x96.com ). Many people want happy, fulfilling interpersonal connections in their life and continue to struggle over this. So, I want ...
Views: 504(1 vote) - The Struggle Within - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“When you see through the eyes of the soul, life becomes a richly sensual experience and an extraordinarily exquisite dream...Dance when you are broken. Dance if you have torn the bandage off. Dance in the middle of the fighting. Dance in your blood. Dance when you are perfectly free.” Rumi. I ...
Views: 759(2 votes) - The Thousand Songs - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsImagine that you are a lover of music. You are, in fact, so in love with music that you spend your days seeking out the most beautiful melodies – the most transporting songs. Music is the thing that warms your heart and lights up your world. One day you meet a woman who shares your passion. ...
Views: 824(1 vote) - The Thrifty Vegan – Small Ways to Save Big with Plant-Based Foods - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe are often asked about ways to save money on a vegan diet. Here are a few suggestions to help your well-earned funds go that extra mile. Remember the hidden savings of going vegan is that by eating a well-balanced diet of plant-based foods we are protecting ourselves from a host of diet ...
Views: 747(1 vote) - The True Corporate Responsibility - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI was reading yet another article lamenting the dearth of corporate regulatory instruments when an insight hit me broadside yesterday. Follow my thought process, if you will. The author—and now, of course, I can’t find whatever it was I was reading—offered corporate responsibility as the ...
Views: 460(1 vote) - Tips for Creating a Sacred Place - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt is important to create a sacred space in your home so that you can retreat from the outside world and connect with your inner resources – your soul-self. Setting up this special space in your home will give you refuge and a sanctuary to recover from the stress and tension of your daily life. ...
Views: 615(2 votes) - Today's Astrological Forecast: Brain Power! - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Moon moves into Aquarius today. For the next couple of days, both the Sun and the Moon will be in Air signs, stimulating the brain, hopefully not too much! Use the Fixed nature of the sign Aquarius to stabilize your thinking and organize your to-do list. In addition to all that mental work, ...
Views: 553(1 vote) - Today's Astrological Forecast: Buckle Up! - by Submitted on Sep 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf today is any indication, we'll have a busy month ahead! For starters, rebel planet Uranus is at a standstill, preparing to go retrograde in December. Naturally, this means that all things Uranian will capture our attention. Watch for startling, even freakish stories about electricity, ...
Views: 576(1 vote) - Today's Astrological Forecast: The Return of Dignity. - by Submitted on Sep 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Moon moves into Leo today, a proud and noble sign. If your dignity has taken a hit in the last day or two, now is the time to stand up tall. Start your day with some deep cleansing breaths. Reach for the stars and feel your inner strength returning. Do a power walk if you are able. Slowly ...
Views: 587(1 vote) - Un-Ask the Question! - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI asked myself a koan: "What is a koan?" "A koan," my mind says, "is a question that burns itself out (a tip of the hat to U.G.*); and the left-over ash-less-ness is the essence that is the answer, the very answer that compelled the mind to ask the question "What is the koan?" in the first ...
Views: 1405(1 vote) - Unrealistic Expectations Can Lead to Frustrations - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI sat at the staff meeting listening to a social worker talk about a client who was very upset because the elevator in her subsidized apartment complex was too far from her door - and I marveled. Not only had the client invested a lot of energy in being upset about this, but the social worker ...
Views: 815(3 votes) - What Are Life Force Silver Foods? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLast week you eliminated or greatly reduced many harmful substances in your diet. That allowed your body to improve its ability to detoxify substances that interfere with or impede natural enzyme and other bodily processes. It was critical to tackle this step first to eliminate obstacles that ...
Views: 524(1 vote) - What Capitalism Can do for Do-Gooding Companies: B Corporation is Setting the Standard - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsJay Coen Gilbert of B Lab, the non-profit that certifies and supports B Corporations, distinguishes between good companies versus good marketing, and how B Lab is supporting the broader social shift from green businesses to good businesses. What are B Corporations? B Corporations are a new ...
Views: 501(2 votes) - What Comes Next After Sin? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsImprovement is a simple, natural impulse — everyone wants to see a better life for his family and society. But when you add the ingredient of sin, improvement becomes clouded. Is it an improvement to deny women education and health care, to dictate what they wear in public, and to regard them as ...
Views: 603(1 vote) - What is Recovery From Addiction? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe professionals in the field of addiction, have not even come up with an agreed upon definition for recovery. This means we can’t really study the effectiveness of various treatment modalities because we haven’t defined success. In June of 2007, at the Betty Ford Clinic, a team of top notch ...
Views: 905(2 votes) - What You Hate Most in Others May Be the Shadow in Yourself - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Shadow in ourselves consists of all the emotions and thoughts we repress as being socially inappropriate. Jealousy, rage, that evil twinge that relishes the thought of your boss being called on the carpet? That is shadow material. The more we repress shadow material, the more of a hold it ...
Views: 1569(1 vote) - Where is Home? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhere is home? That’s a good beginning for all of us. In fact that is the beginning, when we first realize that there’s something missing, something lacking. We don’t know what it is. It’s a mystery. Yet we have this sense, there’s a kind of awakening to what we could call spirituality, or ...
Views: 546(2 votes) - Where is your Happy Place? - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy happy place is Ashland, Oregon. (I actually have another happy place - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil - but I've only visited once, so I'm not counting that one for now) My very first encounter with Ashland was when my father, my brother, and I drove from Seattle to San Francisco to move half ...
Views: 638(6 votes) - Where to Scout for Free Stuff - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs we celebrate the first week of spring, many of us are taking time to renew our resolutions, relationships, appearance, routines and spirits. The idea of recycling (as in reusing) goods is the original cultural practice and dominate norm until roughly the last century when societal affluence ...
Views: 738(2 votes) - Why Antioxidant Supplements May Harm, Not Help - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA new study from researchers at University of Bonn and Harvard gives a plausible explanation for the negative effects of antioxidant vitamins that have been reported in several previous studies. They show that people who take 1000 mg/day of vitamin C and 400 IU/day of vitamin E do not gain the ...
Views: 424(1 vote) - Why Gay Marriage is Important for All Americans - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe California Supreme Court’s decision to uphold Proposition 8 in banning gay marriage is a setback not only for gay rights, but for the psychological and spiritual growth of our country. Gay marriage concerns far more than the 5-10% of our population that identifies as gay. America’s deepest ...
Views: 879(2 votes) - 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: 658(2 votes) - Why the #IranElection Revolution could Succeed! Twitter MicroBlogs - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDear Friends In case you missed our Twitter MicroBlogs here are the highlights: . Twitter, FaceBook and YouTube: Has 21st century Social Media ripped the veil off 'the other'... and we see ourselves each time we look? . Has Tehran's Tiananmen Square already happened on Twitter? Have ...
Views: 628(1 vote) - Woman Up: Recognize The Beauty In You - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEditors note: The Woman Up series is written by my wife Pam. Enjoy! Most of us recognize beauty when we see it. God created a universe full of beauty for our eyes to behold – oceans, mountains, flowers, skies,…human bodies. Some people were just blessed with fabulous figures. I see some of ...
Views: 735(2 votes) - 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: 662(1 vote) - Words for Hard Times - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI don't think there are many people left on the surface of the globe who haven't noticed that times are not as cheerily affluent as they were about a year ago. Yet not all of us are gloomy. Joseph Campbell famously observed that we would all be well advised to "follow your bliss. You can ...
Views: 566(2 votes) - Would You Choose Pain Over Non-Existence? - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI searched this on google- The pain that is existence...and I found an interesting ongoing discussion on a Physics forum addressing this question: Would You Choose Pain Over Non-Existence? Those guys on that Physics forum seemed to be very smart and dug deep into the meat of the question. ...
Views: 1343(2 votes) - You Are the Blessings in the Challenge - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThink of a challenge in your life and ask yourself, “What is the blessing?” Take a moment to consider that this difficulty may be a blessing in disguise. Be open to seeing the answer in a way that includes you as the blessings. You are integral to the blessings. There’s nothing separating you ...
Views: 529(2 votes) - You Have More Support Than You Know - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Intent.com Authors"God's the kind of guy you can trust," was my friend John's advice on a particularly bleak autumn morning. At the time, I probably gave him one of those oh-please-do-you-think-this-is-going-to-help-me-pay-my-bills looks. Sure, he could trust the Universe. He had a beautiful wife and a great ...
Views: 628(1 vote) - “You Can Heal Your Life” Affirmation Tool Kit - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen Elevated Existence Magazine first launched in June 2008, the life-changing movie sweeping the nation was, “You Can Heal your Life,” based on the bestselling book of the same name, by Louise Hay, founder of publishing firm Hay House Inc. The movie features Hay, along with other well-known ...
Views: 1714(3 votes) - Reconnecting to the Source - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsA lot of people struggle with turbulent emotions and addictive behavior. They spend years in psychotherapy and at times they are able to overcome addictive habits through will power, only to have a recurrence and go back to old ways. From my experience, and also through observation of many ...
Views: 660(21 votes) - 10 Ideas to Take Care of You - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost of us are so busy with work, family, friends and life in general, we sometimes forget to take time to nurture and love ourselves. Maybe we find ourselves getting angry easily, or frustrated with things around us that we can’t control. Or maybe we are moving non-stop from waking in the ...
Views: 1083(6 votes) - Who are the Five Most Influential People in Your Life? - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsGot sidetracked from the blog post I was writing (the magic of feeling your feelings) when I read an email about The Noticer Project. It’s a “worldwide movement to ‘notice’ the five most influential people in your life.” (Based on the book The Noticer by Andy Andrews.) Naturally, I started ...
Views: 5152(6 votes) - Why Don't We Volunteer? The Dare to Care - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsGet Involved! Volunteer! This administration's determination to address recession fallout spans beyond the reach of bail out dollars, and into old fashioned barn-raising, with a passionate call to service. The United We Serve campaign challenges all Americans to make a difference by doing "good" ...
Views: 1795(6 votes) - Seven Powerful Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat Healthy - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWith childhood obesity, autism and other childhood disorders on the rise, everyone from doctors to teachers and parents are seeking solutions for better health. At the most basic level, everyone can agree that kids can benefit from eating healthier. Truth is, with all the glitzy candy and ...
Views: 1190(16 votes) - The Law of Attraction and Sankalpa - by Submitted on May 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSankalpa is the subtlest level of intention at the cusp of choiceless awareness and thought. It is like the seed structure of intelligence around which time, space, and matter consolidate into a manifested event. The fundamental mechanics of intention manifesting into reality is based on the ...
Views: 1170(15 votes) - The Question of Free Will - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have enjoyed reading your books, and some similar books, and have felt comforted and reassured that if I only used my free will I could do anything. It has also been a burden of cause, when it seemed like it 'didn't work', or maybe I did something 'wrong' or maybe I didn't listen ...
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