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- Prostate Massage Can Ease Prostate Symptoms - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Paul RodgersAn enlarged prostate can cause impotence and low sex drive, so it is essential to maintain optimal prostate health. If you are experiencing prostate symptoms, regular prostate massages are recommended. Prostate massagers make the job easy and comfortable, minimizing the dread men usually feel ...
Views: 5836(1 vote) - Keep Your Mind Open To Find Your Perfect Partner - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2020 from Amanda HarveyTo find your perfect partner you need to keep your mind open and be willing to take a chance. If your expectations are unrealistic, or your requirements are too rigid, you many pass up many opportunities for happiness. Most of us have probably met potential partners that could have really ...
Views: 1310(3 votes) - A Healthy Prostate Means A Healthier Sex Life - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Paul RodgersMost men don't understand what the biggest threat facing their life can be. The number one cause of cancer in men is the prostate. Now that it is time for you to learn how to keep your prostate healthy, you have to recognize that there are very specific types of nutrients that your body must ...
Views: 3267(1 vote) - Your Infinite Resourcefulness and Why It’s Counter-Productive to Enter into a Comparison Mindset! - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Jennifer BroadleyOne of my biggest challenges when I started to build a life as a single parent was to not compare myself with 2-parent families. They appeared to do things smoothly, effortlessly and happily. I struggled with everything: parenting skills, work, conflict with my ex, communicating with ...
Views: 917(1 vote) - Babysitter Services - What Are the Things You Should Clarify with Your Sitter - by Submitted on Aug 13, 2009 from Sheila HugginsWhen you hire a babysitter it is important that you are clear with the individual about what you expect of him or her while they are caring for your child. Babysitter services can vary as much as the children that are being cared for. However, as long as you and your sitter are on the same page, ...
Views: 853(1 vote) - You Think For Yourself but You Act Like Your Friends: How Homophily Changes the Way We Think - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBirds of a feather tend to shop together. That we know. They also tend to talk together and walk together; and who their friends are affects more than just what type of jeans they buy. Their friends have the capacity to affect their tastes, activities, and their lives overall. Sociologists ...
Views: 1755(1 vote) - The 150 Myth: You Actually Know More People than You Think - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAll the literature and studies that claim that people can only build relationships with maximum of 150 other people is only half true. The "150" number is often referred to as the Dunbar number after anthropologist Robin Dunbar. As covered in Gladwell's Tipping Point and CommonSenseAdvice: ...
Views: 670(1 vote) - Resolutions Revisited - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn 2009 I resolve to stop yelling at my kids. That is precisely the New Year’s pledge that Marion Budnick broke the first week of the new year. It wasn’t that she didn’t have positive intentions. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to end the yelling. It wasn’t even that she wasn’t sincere ...
Views: 685(1 vote) - Mother-in-law Nightmare - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion for Deepak: I'm married for the 2nd time now. My previous wedding was a 'love marriage' - now, it's a typical Indian arranged marriage. I'm in US with my husband from the past 2 1/2 months, the issue between us is his mother- whom he wants me to listen to, obey and please- I have ...
Views: 957(2 votes) - Finding Big Love is Possible at Any Age - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIs it your dream to find a soul mate? A life-partner who will love, cherish and adore you? As someone who didn’t meet and marry my soul mate until I was 44, I learned a lot along the way about what does and doesn’t work in the world of love and romance. Here’s what I know for sure: ...
Views: 751(2 votes) - The 21-Day Complaint Free Marriage Experiment - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy wife and I have embarked on a 21-day complaint free marriage experiment. I was first introduced to this idea. Tim Ferriss’ blog. In fact, there is a huge movement towards a complaint free world, almost 5 million bracelets distributed worldwide. The idea is simple; go 21 days in a row ...
Views: 1085(1 vote) - Family Constellations - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEver know a family that seemed “cursed?” Patterns of bad fortune sometimes go back several generations, due to forces that act as an energetic, rather than a genetic legacy. Alison Rose Levy, another intent.com voice, has written about this in her blog, calling it your “psycho-energetic ...
Views: 1298(1 vote) - Use Fall Sports to Teach Healthy Competition - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Jody Johnston Pawel‘Tis the season for Fall sports — when parents spend more time at playing fields or driving to games than they spend at home. At the game, parents enthusiastically cheer their child’s team and discuss the game on the car ride home. While most parents have good intentions, they can inadvertently ...
Views: 1403(1 vote) - The Top Ten Best Tools for Improving Relationships at Home AND Work - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Jody Johnston PawelI am a Licensed Social Worker, Certified Family Life Educator who has been training parents for over 25 years. As a second-generation parent educator, however, I’ve been involved with parenting classes for almost 40 years, because my parents taught classes while I was growing up. (Read my bio. ...
Views: 1296(2 votes) - Prepare Teens to Leave the Nest - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Jody Johnston PawelThis month our family is experiencing two major transitions. Our youngest child is entering high school and our oldest is starting college out of town, in an apartment with three strangers. Each has brought unique challenges to my children — and us, their parents. Our experiences have reinforced ...
Views: 1380(1 vote) - 10 Ways to Get Back into the School Routine - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Jody Johnston PawelCome on, admit it. You intended to keep a schedule this summer, but when the kids slept in you liked the extra quiet time. Then the daylight lasted so long it was often later than you realized when the kids finally hit the sack. Not living by the clock was a refreshing change of pace, but school ...
Views: 1974 - How Will Our Teenagers Function in the “Real World”? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Tish TishermanThere is so much going on out there, and teens are pretty clueless of how they appear to us “adults”. They think they know how they want to be perceived, yet the girls are wearing the shortest tightest skirts, (I can’t imagine how they can even sit down) or the boys have their jeans hanging way ...
Views: 1562(2 votes) - ***The Best Marriages on Six Continents of the World - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Dr. Charles and Dr Elizabeth SchmitzBy America’s #1 Love and Marriage Experts. The “heart of the matter” is this – successful marriages around the world are bound together by their commonalities – certainly not by their differences. Learn the lessons, emulate them, practice them, take them to heart, and engage in the simple ...
Views: 4583(28 votes) - Invest Yourself - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Charles LutzWhen life is complete, what is the legacy you want to leave behind? One of policy, plans, procedures and rules? Or, do you want a to leave a legacy that represents your true self? If your answer is the latter, then read on. At home, work, or play - if you want to leave a legacy that is of true ...
Views: 1301(5 votes) - The Cement of Strong Relationships - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Charles LutzRelationships parallel houses in the way they are built. Daily, we add (or detract) from the foundation of our relationships - at work and at home. Daily, we lay bricks, reinforce walls, put up barriers, and cover open spaces. How much reflection and planning are you investing into the building ...
Views: 903(2 votes) - The Business of Creative Living - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Sherry AnsharaTHE BUSINESS OF CREATIVE LIVING! Life is certainly interesting, the ups and downs that come your way. As you reflect to your past for lessons of your experiences, you probably engaged in some of those situations and wondered why did I even go there? You could easily say for the lessons. ...
Views: 1868(1 vote) - A Bowl of Cherries - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPublished in The Broomfield Enterprise, 3/2/08 It’s hard to tell which is the culprit–the dark, indoor days of winter, the long work hours of her husband’s busy season, or the hormonal shifts of her third pregnancy. Cherries These feelings of isolation are ones my girlfriend is ...
Views: 662(1 vote) - Caring For Aging Parents - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: Please can you give me your advice----I am very troubled. Last December my mother became very ill with a stroke. It was a huge shock ans she is now in a nursing home after massive organization on my husband and my part. My father is 86 and wants to stay in the old family house . He ...
Views: 602(1 vote) - We of the Sandwich Generation - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe duel burden of raising children and caring for aging parents is becoming commonplace for baby boomers, and will probably last longer for us than it did for generations past. Based on a Pew Research Center study, one in eight middle-aged Americans are raising a child and caring for an aging ...
Views: 1003(1 vote) - Breastfeeding Part II: Sexual or Spiritual? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhen I read a passage in Ina May Gaskin’s book that suggested that breastfeeding can be a sexual experience I nearly fell out of bed. Sexual? Was she kidding? I felt as though nursing was one of the least sexual experiences. I had heard women say that breastfeeding was physically pleasureful. ...
Views: 615(1 vote) - Sexuality and Spirituality...Is There a Difference? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy daughter asked me to help her to explain the birds and the bee's to an 18 year old who lost her mother at a young age, and who had a father who was unable to broach the subject with her. This comes at a time that I am studying the Kabbalah in an online course. The technical side of Kabbalah ...
Views: 912(1 vote) - ***Disengaging From Your Family of Origin - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Margaret Paul"Honor Thy Father and Thy Mother."But what if your father and mother didn't honor you? What if instead of loving and honoring you they physically, sexually and emotionally abused you? What if you were scared every day of your growing up years? And what if, when you finally grow up and ...
Views: 5141(3 votes) - Kids and Creativity: Tips for Sparking Your Child's Natural Creativity - by Childhood and creativity seem to go hand in hand. Many times, the best thing we can do to encourage and spark their natural creativity is to get out of their way.
Here are some tips that have worked for me to help spark our children's natural sense of curiosity and creativity.
1. Have a ...
Views: 999(1 vote) - Learn How Yohimbe Helps Erectile Dysfunction - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from i-Supplements comErectile dysfunction is curable with Yohimbe! Yohimbe is one of the most powerful and effective herbal remedies that every man should know about, especially if you have an erectile dysfunction problem. Yohimbe increases the amount of blood that is allowed to flow into your penis and helps ...
Views: 2692(2 votes) - *** Male Sexual Supplements and Their Functions - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Executive Image InternationalDo not be fooled, women are quick to criticize the shortcomings of their partner. Throw out the comforting notions that it is not the size, but what you can do with it. Women are not buying into it. In fact, over half the women asked say they want a man with a fuller, larger and firmer penis and ...
Views: 3981(3 votes) - Law of Attraction Relationship Success - by Submitted on Sep 01, 2009 from Nea Joy JusticeLaw of Attraction is a Universal Law, thus it impacts every part of your existence, including your love life. If dysfunctional or otherwise unsuccessful relationships are your pattern, do not give up hope. It's easy to feel scared, mistreated, or even cursed if you've had a series of ...
Views: 1906(2 votes) - Babysitter Rates - How Much is Acceptable? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Sheila HugginsThe babysitter rate of pay varies depending on a few factors. For example, the number of children that will be cared for by the babysitter is one very important factor in determining the acceptable pay rate. In addition, the ages of the children will also weigh heavily on the price you will ...
Views: 1609(1 vote) - Raising a Family - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPublished in The Broomfield Enterprise, 11/12/07 Years ago, as a new mother, I had moments of self-perceived superiority over my husband when it came to making decisions for, and about, our child. My resolve to follow “mother’s intuition” outweighed and trumped all outside forces. I even ...
Views: 614(1 vote) - Glutton's Remorse: When You've Eaten Like There's No Tomorrow - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSo, one of the problems with attending a Super Bowl party when you don’t really care much about football, is that you tend to spend the entire evening hovering around the buffet table. This would be the definition of mindless eating. Which, of course, is the exact opposite of mindful ...
Views: 1121(1 vote) - Change Begins with Parenting - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsDo you feel the energetic vibration pulsating across the country? It’s called change. Our nation as we know it is about to undergo a massive alteration. Our new leader, President Barack Obama, is calling for us to transform our ways. The president is asking congressional leaders to join ...
Views: 644(1 vote) - In Spite of My Best Efforts, I Can't Find Anyone - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsArielle Ford, author of The Soulmate Secret: Manifest The Love of Your Life With The Law of Attraction and her husband Brian Hilliard, a business consultant, answer your questions about life, love and relationships. They believe that whether you are eighteen or eighty years old finding Big Love ...
Views: 636(1 vote) - Learning to Love in New Ways - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn the beginner's mind there are many possibilities, in the expert's mind there are few. -- Shunryu Suzuki By nature, I am happiest when I am running, hiking or dancing around my kitchen. My children were dragged onto trails and ski hills from a very early age, I must admit, not so much so ...
Views: 673 - Man Up: The Art Of Non-Sexual Touch - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you are neanderthal or cromagnum man reading this, your reaction to the title may be “What? Me must procreate!” If you are somewhat more enlightened you may be saying, “Yeah right, like there is such a thing.” We are all sexual beings. It’s part of our design. Sexuality plays a role in ...
Views: 1198(1 vote) - Looking for Mr. Right - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I think about sharing my life as an individual who, is independent with a person who is similar and strong in independence and may also seek as I do a relationship which may want to share a life together to learn ,to love, to care for each other, and in all things in marriage. ...
Views: 654(2 votes) - Throw Out Those OLD TAPES! - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Dan and Rebecca SnellTHROW OUT THOSE OLD TAPES, OLD STORIES, OLD MESSAGES! God doesn't make mistakes. YOU are not a mistake. Ask God to renew you. The past is past. Tomorrow is a fresh start! It's God's promise that His grace and mercy are new every morning! SCRIPTURE ASSURES US... 'Yet this I call to ...
Views: 2247(3 votes) - Praying For Those Who Have Wronged You in the Past - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Kathleen HoweHaving had a very difficult past wrought in domestic violence and relationship dysfunction it occurred to me recently that it would be better to forgive those who wronged me in the past than to hang on to the negative energy I held within me through horrible memories and unresolved feelings and ...
Views: 2852(1 vote) - Have You Ever figured Out the Return on Investment of Your College Degree? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from SCOTT LIFERWith that 4 year study endurance test out of the way, a piece of paper that states we have a BS, BA or some other two letter insignia, and the debt racked up with paying for that piece of paper, do we really know what college costs us? I think the time is well overdue that we get caught ...
Views: 1677(2 votes) - Baby Sitter Services - How Can I Find an Affordable Sitter? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Sheila HugginsFinding a babysitter that you can afford might include you lowering your criteria for a sitter. Babysitter services vary, depending on the needs of the child being cared for and the needs of the parents. For example, you can ask that a sitter also run errands for you throughout the day, do ...
Views: 677(2 votes) - Forget ABC...The Three Magic Letters for Parents and Children Are EFT! - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Jennifer Davidson(The following article was published in the June/July 2009 edition of the New Stork Times, a parenting magazine that is distributed in Switzerland.) Slightly to my surprise, following a sudden impulse, I found myself at the zoo in Basel recently. Wandering along excitedly thinking “lions and ...
Views: 1294(1 vote) - Having A Natural Labour - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Ashley AylingChildbirth is classed as being one of the most painful experiences in a woman's life, which begs the question why are more and more women opting to have a natural birth? The choice of natural childbirth is starting to re-emerge as more women are learning about what is involved. It does ...
Views: 979(1 vote) - Dinosaur Preschool Activities - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from tamil selvi aldragenDinosaur Preschool Activities..Yippie! Dinosaurs ruled the Earth millions of years ago, fetching a solid following of children positively intrigued with their magnificent existence. Dinosaur preschool activities can give your children hours of fun and merriment. With a list as long as ...
Views: 7989(5 votes) - The Sky's the Limit - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIs there anything you wouldn’t do to build a stronger connection with your child? In her profoundly simple, Connection Parenting: Parenting through Connection instead of Coercion, through Love instead of Fear, Pam Leo suggests that a big part of conscious parenting is learning how to connect ...
Views: 650(1 vote) - Girl Scout Cookies - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMy daughter, Tara, is in first grade and is in Brownies, the precursor to Girl Scouts. I have to admit I was very wary of her joining what I thought was a conservative, all American, clan of secret codes and rules. Really not my thing. That said, its part of the tradition at her school and so ...
Views: 777(1 vote) - Mistkes...Msitakes....Mistakes are Essential - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFor pioneering fathering author Will Glennon, a dad’s biggest challenge isn’t mastering the “proper” way to change a diaper or teach your kid to read. The biggest challenge is to set aside obsolete attitudes about a father’s role and to begin fathering from our hearts. That means becoming ...
Views: 600(1 vote) - Growing up Chopra - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsNot a day goes by that someone I encounter doesn't stop and ask me - "wait, your dad is DEEPAK CHOPRA?! Oh my God, what was it like to grow up with him as a father?!" I try to be as candid as I can, sugarcoating the fact that he was a physically abusive, self-obsessed, substance abusing ...
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