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- Intend the Return of Laura Ling and Euna Lee - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn light of the recent sentencing of US journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee in North Korea, and the ongoing stalemate in US and North Korean relations, it is vital that we all hold in our hearts and minds the space within which a resolution can be reached so >these women can be quickly returned ...
Views: 779 - Do We Really Want a Mini Cold War? - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe issue of Iran's nuclear threat escalates every day, but it is already wearisome — one more threat to add to a pile that's too high already. Several weeks ago Iran launched a solid fuel missile capable of striking Israel. Reading the news, I felt Cold War déjà vu. Anyone who grew up in the ...
Views: 773(1 vote) - Closet Organization - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowYou know the one I’m talking about, the one that when you attempt to open the door there is an element of fear that accompanies it’s revealing. Has one come to mind yet? If not, perhaps this will spark a memory of a closet in your home. One that is in dire need of an upheaval, some tender ...
Views: 900 - Simplify Your Plate and Simplify Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Daniela Magozzi“There is more to life than increasing its speed.”-M. K. Gandhi Have you ever heard anyone say: “I wish I felt more rushed and my everyday decisions were more complex. My life is way too easy!” I didn’t think so. One of the biggest blessings in disguise for me that came from having chronic ...
Views: 1041(2 votes) - 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: 739(2 votes) - Obama and North Korea – Not Too Much to Ask - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBy Gotham and Mallika Chopra For centuries Cairo University in Egypt has been the home to progressive thinkers, provocative activists, and dynamic policy-makers that have had a profound impact on the course of Human history from the days of Cleopatra to Anwar Sadat to President Obama’s ...
Views: 712(2 votes) - School Starts and So Does Bullying - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Ross EllisBullying and teasing is at the top of kids’ issues at schools, and with school set to open in soon, parents, teachers and school administrators must take caution and sensitivity in handling these issues. Childhood should be a time filled with wonder and joy, but the reality for many kids and ...
Views: 1472(1 vote) - Barack Obama good for hope; not for change - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2009 from Danish AhmedHi there everyone!! I love Obama and he is very much needed to give people of the world hope. Hope is the first, crucial step this world needs before it can embrace change. The reason most people in the world can't cause change is because they do not acknowledge that hope is required ...
Views: 2844(5 votes) - 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: 599(2 votes) - Take My Car.... - by Submitted on Aug 27, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsYesterday I had my car towed. It was my own silly fault. A sign that was obscured by the branches of a tree told me that every fourth Thursday the street would be swept, and I thought it was Wednesday (the Memorial Day holiday threw me off stride). A very cheery gent on the end of the phone ...
Views: 635(2 votes) - Can We Have Security without Fear? - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe war of words between President Obama and Dick Cheney has exposed a rancorous divide over national security. Mr. Cheney states flatly that there is no middle ground on the issue. There is no such thing as being half-safe, he declares. On the face of it, his statement is nonsensical. Unless he ...
Views: 860(1 vote) - A Different Way of Life, or a Different Way of Living? - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe other day the United Nations in New York City decided to celebrate indigenous peoples, and we were treated to pictures on our TV of people dressed in native American Indian garb of all sorts, from Peru to Seattle, chanting songs in the grand meeting chamber. It was an event designed to bring ...
Views: 1211(2 votes) - Spreading Peace on Twitter - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsTwitter’s name makes it sound like it circulates only inconsequential gossip. However, its ability to propagate ideas more rapidly than any medium in history means that it can also be used for profoundly evolutionary purposes. On Tuesday, May 19th, Deepak Chopra (@Deepak_chopra) offered a ...
Views: 688(1 vote) - Peace Through Commerce® - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIn the context of my work with FLOW and my collaboration with FLOW co-founder Michael Strong (author of Be the Solution: How Entrepreneurs and Conscious Capitalists Can Solve All the World’s Problems), for the past three years I have been deeply engaged in advancing the idea of Peace Through ...
Views: 646(1 vote) - In Whose Name, for God's Sake? - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe despicable, abhorrent and loathsome attack on young girls in a pub has outraged the entire nation. The incident defeats all reasoning and has left everyone in a state of shock. What is even more appalling is the fact that the reprehensible assault on young women was done in the name of ...
Views: 685 - Manifesto of Peace: A Prose Poem - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe are a community of men, women and children. We live, breathe and exist together in our community. Our community is our home, even though we also have a roof over our own family. Gathered under such roofs, we form neighborhoods. We leave our neighborhood in the morning and return to it in ...
Views: 685(1 vote) - Investing in Our Human Infrastructure: The Real Wealth of Our Nation Is Its People - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOver half a million people lost their jobs last month. There's no question we need a job-creation plan. The real question is what kind of plan will most quickly stimulate the economy and at the same time provide the best long-term investment for our nation. Let's urge President Obama and ...
Views: 1016 - A Military Solution to a War on Terrorism is Doomed - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIt's a sore temptation to hunt down Osama bin Laden - one of the most consistent campaign promises made by President Obama - and yet there are strong arguments against it. U.S. forces would have to penetrate deep into provincial Pakistan and perhaps even conduct house-to-house searches. Such ...
Views: 874(1 vote) - Woodstock Peacefence: A Legacy Of Brotherly Love - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2009 from Suzanne DoucetThe very fence that couldn’t keep the love out of Woodstock ‘69 now binds the Bethel, NY-based Alexy family together in spirit, as their unique line of accessories formed from the original Woodstock chain link fence continues the legacy of www.PeaceFence.com founder James Alexy. In 1969, the ...
Views: 1238 - Creating Balance in Your Life - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowBalance; creating a state of harmony among the elements of your day, your week and your life is such a precious state to inhabit. Creating an environment of equilibrium provides you with the ability to feel poised, carry on your days with feelings of stability and provide you with a clear sense ...
Views: 1104(3 votes) - Avatar Psychology and Mental Anatomy: Exploring the Mental World of Eternity - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Leon JamesThe Mental Sun of Eternity Nothing can be more familiar to human beings than the mental world of eternity. The moment we are born and take our first breath, our conscious life begins. We become “aware” as a human being, that we are a human being. Our mental apparatus is all set to function ...
Views: 1486(1 vote) - Being Proud of You! - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Deborah McIncrowBeing Proud; allowing yourself to be full of pride and pleased with your accomplishments goes a long way toward making yourself feel happy, uplifting your spirits and setting the stage for you to continue on with your journey toward your hopes and desires for living a healthier, more fulfilling ...
Views: 2401(3 votes) - "We All Speak Arabic" Memorial — Cultural Healing for Iraq - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs of this writing, it looks like the war in Iraq is winding down. So as we prepare to leave, I feel strongly that for all we have destroyed, and for all we have tried to build back up in the way of security and infrastructure, we also need to try to reconstruct some cultural interiors in ...
Views: 902 - Music Speaks Louder Than Words - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Dennis Merritt Jones“Music is the universal language, and love is the key To peace hope and understanding, and living in harmony..." ~ Mac Davis When Mac Davis penned the above lyrics for his 1970's classic pop song, I Believe In Music, he was expressing in song ...
Views: 2740 - The Risk of Peace - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsCreating peace on this planet requires risk. Did you already know that? It surprises me that so many of us think we know what peace is. I’m not sure we do. I’ve been working with peace as a spiritual priority in my life for more than fifteen years, and I’m not sure I know what peace is. On ...
Views: 693(2 votes) - A Complaint-Free World - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsIf you read my Seeds*, you already know that I consider complaining a form of pollution. It’s amazing how much of it we do! In fact, I might even go so far as to say that complaint has become a form of ordinary social intercourse. Ouch. Enter Will Bowen, and his Unity Church in Kansas City, ...
Views: 840(1 vote) - Organizing Myths - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2009 from Holly BoydGetting Organized is always top on the list of New Years resolutions. It is important because it will decreases stress, increase productivity, confidence, competence, and free us up to focus on what is TRULY IMPORTANT. And you know me, I like to get right to it so... What organizing really ...
Views: 1312 - Patience... or Patient? - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2009 from Holly BoydYou choose. It wasn’t that long ago that I was choosing the path of little resistance, which is what happens when you don’t make a decision – or even realize that there is a choice. My life and my health were spinning out of control and I was the first one to say “hey, if you had my ...
Views: 2074(1 vote) - Facing Your Fears With Curiosity - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Shann Vander LeekFor years my friend Jennifer “Jen Moonbear” has been sharing snippets of magical stories about her Shaman teachings and the sweat lodge ceremonies she is passionate about. This summer I was invited to join her and experience my first sweat lodge healing and the alchemy of a lodge pouring ...
Views: 1624 - Stressful Relationships - How to Create Harmony Without Forgiveness - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Cindy L. HerbHow many of you have been so angry that you could not see straight? Perhaps you are upset with another or have stressful relationships. If you would like to create more harmony with others, it is possible. I have a family member who used to get under my skin so badly that I never wanted to ...
Views: 2096(3 votes) - Understanding Difficult Events - No Pain, No Gain - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Cindy L. HerbHave you ever questioned why you went through a difficult situation in your life? Most of us consider that such events are bad luck. However, I would like to offer an alternative approach to understanding obstacles. To keep your physical body in shape, what have you found most beneficial? Do ...
Views: 1781(2 votes) - Dissolve Emotional Pain - Make it a Gift - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Cindy L. HerbHow many of you have trouble forgetting emotional pain? Perhaps you were upset with another or even, with yourself, for events that occurred in your life that were tragic. It is often hard to release the destructive emotions caused by others. There is a way to achieve freedom and change your ...
Views: 2608(2 votes) - What it Really Means to Be True to Yourself - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2009 from Gian Fiero |I have been curious about the concept of being "true to yourself" (i.e. honoring one's true self) for a while. It's a motto for some and an aspiration for others. This article will provide you with deeper (psychological and scientific) insight into the phenomenon and offer a broader ...
Views: 3412(2 votes) - How to Win Pakistan's Culture War - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com Authorsby Deepak Chopra and Salman Ahmad Pakistan is a war zone, but its battle is far more cultural than military. The whole country realizes this fact and is holding its breath, hoping that President Obama will come to the same realization. As long as the United States pursues the futile military ...
Views: 944 - God's Dictionary: Reject - by Submitted on Jul 23, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsReject re- = back + -jacere = to throw I believe that rejection is the number one fear of the human species. The thing that boggles my mind is that if we’re so afraid of rejection, how is it that we’ve become so good at it? Especially since we don’t like having the experience? ...
Views: 642 - Spiritual Movie - Contact with Actress Jodie Foster - Science Proving We Are Not Alone - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2010 from Cindy L. HerbHave you ever seen the movie, Contact? It is one of my favorite movies, because not only has it a great, talented cast and fantastic visual effects, but also because it is a highly spiritual movie, demonstrating that we are not alone in the universe. From a spiritual standpoint, most of you ...
Views: 3394(2 votes) - 40 Days of Peace: 3 Suggestions for Starting Peace Now - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI was pleased to hear from Ode commenter Tim Collardey. He’s written a new ebook about peace called If Flowers Can Grow in Alaska... Creating a More Peaceful World One Person at a Time. His website is www.walkthepeace.com. His free ebook asks the seminal question of the spiritual life: do I ...
Views: 832 - The Power and Peace of Awareness - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from ANDREW J SEUBERTAwareness, mindfulness and observing are words referring to the same experience. There is a profound difference between being immersed in white-water rapids, tumbling downstream, out of control, with all kinds of debris, and then spotting a tree branch hanging over the water, grabbing the ...
Views: 1455(1 vote) - President Obama, How About A Peace Dividend? - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWhat if the worst trouble spots in the world started turning a profit? Would that be a realistic approach to peace after so many other approaches have failed? An old idea along these lines is coming back to life, known as the peace dividend. In its most basic form it refers to the savings a ...
Views: 781(1 vote) - Emerging From the Grey: Ways We Numb Ourselves - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsWe are born equipped to experience a complex array of diverse emotions. Many of us, however, are uncomfortable confronting our most powerful emotions. We may shy away from delight and despair and deny life's colors by retreating into a world of monotone grey. We may numb ourselves to what we are ...
Views: 877(2 votes) - My Prayer for the World...and especially for the citizens of Iraq, Zimbabwe and Darfur - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Craig LockAs a "quite spiritual", but not "religious type of person"*, I wrote this piece quickly some years back, which was inspired by and adapted from Marianne Williamson's Prayer for Kosovo (1999) http://marianne.com. So sharing a few thoughts, which may be of interest and freely published, ...
Views: 668(1 vote) - Beat Tough Times with Peace - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThese days, especially, it’s easy to get stressed out over our circumstances such as work we can’t find, gas and other necessities we can no longer afford, bills we can’t pay, a job we’re afraid we may lose or worse. But getting stressed out never helps. In fact, it usually hurts. Ironically the ...
Views: 650(1 vote) - Do You Ever Feel Small? - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Alan AHave you ever gone outside at night and looked up at the moon and stars and realized just how small you really are? It’s almost a feeling of insignificance but it’s not related to low self-esteem. This realization, this feeling of being small, immediately diminishes our self-importance leaving ...
Views: 1826(2 votes) - How to Avoid Hurt Feelings - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsHas anyone ever said this to you: “Don’t be so sensitive. I was only kidding.” If so, did it change the way you felt? Chances are it didn’t because you had already taken the matter to heart,and it had already hurt your feelings. Needless to say, not every hurt feeling can be avoided, but some ...
Views: 2458 - Sacred Mountain: Protecting the Homes of Tribal People - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsI am always in awe when I hear about documentary filmmakers who bravely dedicate their limited time and resources to raise awareness on an unknown cause or give voice to those who are silenced. Below are the words from an individual who worked directly with the film production team of the ...
Views: 648 - Bad Publicity? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThat notorious Broadway producer, David Merrick, was famous for many of his pithy sayings—a sort of Broadway Yogi Berra. My favorite is, “Darling, there’s no such thing as bad publicity except no publicity.” It may surprise you, but it was actually an interchange between the government of South ...
Views: 772 - Help free Aung San Suu Kyi for peace! - by Submitted on Jun 28, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsBlessed Intent Family, I received this email from Avaaz today, and signed the petition. Won’t you join me to help free Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi from her many years of house arrest? Burmese pro-democracy leader and Nobel peace prize winner, Aung San Suu Kyi, has spent 13 years ...
Views: 648 - It's in OUR Hands to Give Peace a Chance - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2009 from Craig LockArticle Title: It's in OUR Hands to Give Peace a Chance" Author: Phwaye Aye Shared (with permission) by: Craig Lock Category/Key Words: Peace, Possibilities for Peace, Inspiration, Phwaye Aye, Hope, Dream, Believe Other Articles are available at: ...
Views: 849(4 votes) - Living In A New Civilization of Peace - by Submitted on Jun 23, 2009 from Ilona HressImagine living in a world where you are free to explore the best in yourself and offer it to others. You have no concerns about where you will live or how you will live. Food, shelter, and transportation are free. Everywhere you go it is safe to travel and everyone you meet is interested in ...
Views: 1022 - Dalai Lama Banned from Attending South Africa Peace Conference - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAccording to news reports that came in last week, the Dalai Lama was denied a visa from the South Africa government to attend a peace conference in Johannesburg that would have been attended by five other Nobel Peace prize winners. Officials believed that banning the Dalai Lama would keep the ...
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