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- Living Like Water (Part II) - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsContinuing along with the theme of flowing like water, I wanted to share the following excerpt from the book "I AM THAT" by Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj. In the book, a questioner is asking Maharaj (an enlightened master) how to achieve freedom or liberation. Maharaj says "Inertia and ...
Views: 587(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: 618(2 votes) - Losing My Religion - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I need some clarity on a sensitive matter. I am 35 years old with 2 beautiful children and my own successful business. Since childhood I strongly believed (or led to believe) that going to church every day to the organised church activities is the path to salvation. After reading 5 ...
Views: 526(2 votes) - Make Better Business Decisions - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAccording to leadership experts Kerry Patterson, Joseph Grenny, Ron McMillan, and Al Switzler, "Crucial Conversations" are those tough, day-to-day interactions in which the stakes are high, people have conflicting views, and emotions run strong. The surprising thing about these conversations is ...
Views: 708(2 votes) - Make Your Mornings Super-Green and Earth-Friendly: 10 Action Steps - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn celebration of this week's call for content for making the best of our mornings, here is a list of ten action steps to make your mornings a little more eco-friendly. And what better way to love Mother Earth than to acknowledge her gifts at the very start of the day? 1. When you wake up, ...
Views: 711(2 votes) - My Most Valuable Real Estate - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThis morning it hit me like a ton of bricks, a revelation that catapulted me to new meaning for a theme I have heard, read and tried to integrate into my life: You attract what you think and your thoughts become things. The Secret made me most aware of this truth. Incorporating it into my head ...
Views: 666(2 votes) - Mystifying Dairy: East Meets West - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn India, milk has been nectar for body, mind, and soul for millennia. So why is it so controversial in the West? Here, a look at ancient wisdom about dairy, blended with the perspective of modern science. When morning arrives in cities throughout India, what do many homemakers do? ...
Views: 729(1 vote) - Never Use New Paper Products Again: 10 Alternatives - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2009 from Intent.com Authors1. Never buy gift wrap again. Instead, use magazine pages, brown paper from grocery bags, newspaper or other discarded paper products. Tie them with a brown string for the classic, understated look. As an even better alternative, give a gift that doesn't require wrapping, like an online ...
Views: 704(3 votes) - Night Night, Sleep Tight: A Look at Sexual Abuse - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn every story worth telling, there is a colorful beginning. This one begins with me… When my stepfather started caressing me, and lightly tickling my arms, legs, and back, it felt nice. I felt loved. I was often watching television when he would cuddle with me on the sofa. My ...
Views: 3307(1 vote) - No -- Just Say It - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOnce you've tamed your inner-guilt monster, you are ready to welcome that most wonderful of words into your vocabulary. We're certain you barely use it. But it's a potent combination of two letters that could routinely save our sanity. Go ahead. Say it. You know the word we mean. NO. Are ...
Views: 555(1 vote) - No More Complaining, Ever! - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsFor many years I have heard from others (teacher and friends) "STOP COMPLAINING". I have taken many workshops that made a big deal about this practice and said, "if you do it for a week your life will change". They had me at the line my life will change as I am always wanting to be better and ...
Views: 662(2 votes) - 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: 806(1 vote) - Not Entirely Happy With Your Life? Well Answer This One Key Question - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMom. Dad. Your spouse. Clergy. An ex. Your big brother. Who is in your head? And do you allow them there? Carefully watch the choices you make. Carefully watch the actions that you take. Are you certain you are living your own life? If you feel anything less than very happy with ...
Views: 648(1 vote) - Opportunity for Reflection - Hard Days - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe all have days that seem endlessly difficult and hard. On these days, it is as if the odds are stacked against us and we just can’t get a break as one challenging situation follows another. We may feel like we’re standing in the ocean getting hit by wave after wave, never able to get a full ...
Views: 912(1 vote) - Organic Pot Planting for Your Space! - by Submitted on May 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI know, I could of used the word Container instead of Pot, but pot planting seems so much happier! It can be expensive to reduce pesticides in your food consumption by eating organic vegetables. I want to share Organic Pot Planting with you. Pot planting is a fun, easy, low cost and delicious ...
Views: 1293(1 vote) - Overcoming Challenges in 12 Action Steps - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsLife is full of challenges and learning how to meet them, and overcome them, is one of Life's lessons. Here are a few things I have learned about dealing with Life's little curve balls. I hope they help someone else. 1. Emote Feel your feelings and let them out in whatever way you feel ...
Views: 1085(4 votes) - Pain is Inevitable, but Suffering is Optional - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe more troublesome the nation’s economic woes become, the more each of us seems to complain about all the bad things “happening to me”. The distinction between happening in the world and happening to me may seem specious or trivial or even irrelevant, but in fact it could not be more ...
Views: 731(1 vote) - Positive Energy May Increase Life Expectancy - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you're a Tonic reader, rejoice! Positive, energetic people who are involved with the world around them may actually live longer. According to an article in Science Daily, a new study shows that "extroverts, and in particular those high "dispositional activity" or engagement in life, ...
Views: 2083(2 votes) - Practicing Mindfulness isn’t Selfish, it Can Make you Happier - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI can’t tell you how frequently a student raises her (and usually it is a her) hand in the mindfulness meditation classes I teach at UCLA and says, “I feel really guilty about taking time out of my day to meditate or do anything for myself. I feel like I’m stealing time from my family. It feels ...
Views: 1085(1 vote) - Productivity Gains in Software Engineering Are Powering Innovation - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEngineers are the best deal – so stock up on them Everyone is more productive these days. This has been a consistent trend for at least the past decade, where productivity gains have been particularly strong within the business sector. According to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor ...
Views: 1684(1 vote) - Raw Food: Eat Whatever You Want and Still Lose Weight - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTrue story: A writer sits down next to another writer on a flight from New York to Los Angeles. They pop open their laptops, each ends up peeking at what the other one is tapping away at, and a few hours later they’ve mutually inspired each other to make major life changes. Sounds like the ...
Views: 1268(1 vote) - Reading Tea Leaves - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne of the most challenging psychic tools for beginners is that of tasseomancy, or divining through tea leaves. The trick to reading tea leaves is to use plenty of imagination and intuition. The trick to writing an article about tea leaves is to resist -- with all one’s psychic might -- using ...
Views: 1004(1 vote) - Recipe: Grilled Teriyaki Tempeh brushed with Asian Pesto - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOne of our top 50 recipes from The Most Remarkable Vegan Recipe Contest. Grilled Teriyaki Tempeh brushed with Asian Pesto served over Baby Spinach Salad with a Citrus Vinaigrette a.k.a. ’Dean’s Tempting Teriyaki Tempeh Salad’ Dean Boswell, Lancaster CA 5 servings 35 minutes prep 25 ...
Views: 1073(3 votes) - Relearning How to Pray - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I grew up in the church and up until two years ago, I didn't leave the house in the morning or go to sleep at night without praying to God. I have had an awaking of sorts in the past couple of years and my idea of God has expanded. I am grateful to have undergone this experience, ...
Views: 632(2 votes) - Remembering My Homeless Friend, Vietnam Veteran, Mama Lee - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI never knew when Mama Lee was born and I don't remember the exact day in 1995 when she died, but I knew and loved Mama Lee during the ten years she was a homeless Vietnam veteran living on the streets of Santa Monica, California. Born in Texas, Mama Lee was a full-blooded Comanche Indian whose ...
Views: 927(1 vote) - Restorative Slumber: The Importance of Napping - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs we focus on the many obligations we gladly undertake in order to create the lives we want, sleep is often the first activity that we sacrifice. We’re compelled by both external and internal pressures to be productive during many of our waking hours. While this can lead to great feats of ...
Views: 622(1 vote) - Rethinking the Food Pyramid: Mindfulness - the Missing Ingredient - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEating changes both body and mind, the total of who we are. What we eat and how much we eat changes who we are physiologically. Why we eat and how we eat changes who we are psychologically. Mindlessness is Blindness When we eat mindlessly, the body expands (to the extent to which mindless ...
Views: 449(1 vote) - Satan's Last Gasp - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsSatan is losing the battle for people's minds. This is a clear trend, and it's been mounting for a long time. The basic reason is that evil has gotten a lot of competition. Are schizophrenics possessed by the Devil? Raise your hand if you say yes. A century ago, countless more people would have ...
Views: 972(2 votes) - Say Goodbye to Dangerous Personal Care Products - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you are the average American woman, you expose yourself to over two hundred synthetic chemicals that are found in the products you use as you prepare yourself for the day. These products do not simply sit on your skin; approximately sixty percent of these ingredients get absorbed into your ...
Views: 1032(1 vote) - Sending a Clear and Assertive Intention - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThose are the first words I have written down from last weekend’s horse seminar with Koelle Simpson and Martha Beck in Scottsdale, Arizona: “Do you mean it?” Our first exercise was designed to reveal the energy we each flowed as reflected by the horses. Koelle asked us to perform a “join up” ...
Views: 781(2 votes) - Sensory Specific Satiety: The Thrills of the Tongue and Fullness - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe human tongue is a thrill seeker. As it tires of one taste, it looks for another. This sensation-seeking tendency of the tongue is what accounts for the so-called sensory specific satiety. Recall what happens in a buffet: while you might feel too full to eat another plate of roast beef and ...
Views: 2520(1 vote) - Sign the Petition to Free Laura Ling and Euna Lee - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPay attention, please. It matters. Please take the time to review, contemplate, and sign the following petition: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/1/free-euna-and-laura This Thursday, June 4th (Wednesday Night in the US), Laura Ling and Euna Lee, two American journalists will go on trial ...
Views: 652(2 votes) - Similarities Between the Zodiac and Medicine Wheel - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEarth Medicine and the Medicine Wheel were derived from an ancient source—the Circle of Life and Power, which was the original “Magik Circle” going back to the Phoenicians, the Babylonians and beyond. The sun, with its power as an amazing generator of electromagnetic energy, was the first object ...
Views: 2000(1 vote) - Sixteen Tips for Getting Good Sleep - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThere’s a lot of advice out there about getting good sleep -- and it's very important. We quickly adjust to being sleep-deprived, and don't notice that we aren't functioning at a normal level, but lack of sleep really affects us. If you're feeling blue or listless, try going to sleep thirty ...
Views: 1023(1 vote) - Slumdog Millionaire: Dilemma of a New India - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAfter its sweeping win at the Oscars last Sunday, Slumdog Millionaire seems like the movie everyone wants, and perhaps needs. It has all the ingredients of escapist fare from the Great Depression -- a populist hero who overcomes all odds to get the girl and the money. There's an added element ...
Views: 1581(1 vote) - Some People Hate Me - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf it's alright with you, I would like to share a personal story from last week that has made a profound impact on me. I believe you'll find many valuable lessons in it too. On Monday, I wrote a letter to the tribe declaring that selfcentered will be exclusively focused on teaching ...
Views: 753(2 votes) - Spiritual Hierarchy - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have been studying various spiritual paths for over twenty years and have incorporated ideas, meditations and practices as my higher self has lead me, including some from your teachings. I've been trying to reconcile the concepts of a "spiritual hierarchy" and a path of initiation ...
Views: 655(2 votes) - Spirituality is not About Being a Good Person - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe idea of being a “good person” is just another false sense of self that we can buy into. Being a good person is not the point of spirituality, interestingly enough. It is not the goal. It’s not about being some superloving and compassionate saint. It’s about realizing who you really are. With ...
Views: 1031(2 votes) - Start with the Heart: Checking in with Your Heart Daily - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsEvery day we experience a magical twilight between our dreams and waking state. During this brief period of time, our minds still remember that all things are possible. We can smoothly transition into our physical world without losing a sense of hope when we check in with our heart center first, ...
Views: 754(1 vote) - Stress Can Make You Fat - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsPeople who are already battling the bulge seem to really pack on the pounds when they experience stress. Jason Block, MD, whose Harvard research appears in The American Journal of Epidemiology, implicates stress as a trigger for weight gain. Apparently stress is gender specific. Men get ...
Views: 1427(3 votes) - Stuck in the City Solo for July 4th - by Submitted on Sep 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I know this note comes to you on short notice but I am seriously dreading July 4th weekend. Most of my friends will be traveling and somehow it looks as though I will be stuck in the city, solo. Normally, I love being alone on long weekends but for some reason this year I am ...
Views: 784(1 vote) - Summer - A Time to Revisit Vegetables - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsGive thanks for summer – a time of healthy eating! There are fresh veggies in the garden, farmer’s markets are open on the weekend and there is no excuse to increase your fresh fruit and vegetable consumption. Try this summer coleslaw recipe – a departure from the usual. Strawberry ...
Views: 1208(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: 819(1 vote) - Swaying During Meditation - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: I have been wanting to ask this for a long time but didn't want to bother you until had exhausted other sources. Anyhow, for the past year and half have been experiencing something that I haven't been able to find an explanation for. When sitting in meditation (i was doing ...
Views: 6843(1 vote) - Sweetness without Sugar–Spikes: Low–Glycemic Raw Foods - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn recent years, a number of lovely low–glycemic raw food sweeteners have appeared on the market, which can be wonderful additions to any healthy eating plan. However, many people feel unsure how to use these delectable ingredients. In this article, you can find out the ‘skinny’ on delicious ...
Views: 1442(2 votes) - Teaching Our Daughters About Sex - by Submitted on Jun 14, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe as mothers are putting our own fears ahead of our daughters’ wellbeing, and we have to confront this crisis of confidence in order to offer our girls more grounding in sexual vitality than we were given by our own mothers. In not giving them the sexual information they need, and offering ...
Views: 1501(1 vote) - The 7 Keys to UltraWellness: Discover Why You are Sick and How You Can Heal - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“I didn’t know how bad I was feeling until I started feeling better.” That is what my patients tell me every day. They go from being ill or just okay to experiencing UltraWellness. Most people don’t know how poorly they feel until they feel better. In fact, most of us don’t ...
Views: 839(1 vote) - The Anti-Affirmation - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI have heard it said over and over in the personal growth world that in order to reach your potential, you must “embrace your dark side,” or “shadow.” What the heck does this mean? I thought for years. What dark side? Little by little I would step a toe into what I thought was my “dark side,” ...
Views: 1413(2 votes) - The Basis for Helping Others - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsQuestion: It has been years since my husband died and I've done so very well. Yet, now I find that I'm stuck between wanting to move forward and just wanting to reach him and be there forever. Not long ago I met someone who lost their wife a lot earlier than I lost my husband. I found ...
Views: 644(3 votes) - The Dangers of Fabric - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMost fabric on the market is saturated with chemicals. Pesticides are doused on growing cotton, chemicals are used in the manufacturing of almost all fibers, petroleum is used in the creation of some man-made fabrics, and chemical dyes are used for color. The result is degradation of the ...
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