San Francisco Chronicle: Sarah Palin — Fooling None of the People All of the Time

Last fall it seemed as if Sarah Palin would light a fuse and cause a social explosion. Behind her beauty-pageant smile lurked the shadow, the dark side of human nature. Her tactic of appealing to the worst impulses of the electorate had a long history in the Republican Party. Indeed, Palin inherited the selfish, mean-spirited values of another politician with a gleaming smile, Ronald Reagan.

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Receiving Messages from God

Accessing information from the collective conscience can be very confusing and exhausting. Do you believe a person in a “manic state” receiving messages from God is actually in a state of mind beyond the capabilities of what human beings are designed to deal with? Have you ever experienced the fine line between sanity and God? A bit of advice, don’t cross the line.

Life Without Guarantees

My question is a simple one, but in a way, one of the big ones. How do you live life when it has no guarantees? How do you dare to love someone, when they may die, or you may die? How do you dare feel safe walking in the world when maybe nothing will come in the next part, after death? These questions have never concerned me before, but suddenly I find myself thinking about them very much. I’m in my thirties but feel about 5 years old when I think this way, and almost wish I was, as at least I was oblivious to doubt then.
I know there can’t be guarantees of anything, but that thought is haunting me at the moment. Any of your thoughts would be very welcome.

How to Create Lasting Happiness – On line Course

“How to Create Happiness”, a  online course is divided into two parts. Part I is composed of 8 lessons and based on the book “The Ultimate Happiness Prescription: 7 Keys to Joy and Enlightenment” by Deepak Chopra. Part II is composed of 9 lessons and based on the book “The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to getting the Life You Want” by Sonja Lyubomirsky. By combining the spiritual principles of happiness with the scientifically proven research behind happiness, this online course strives to offer a more holistic approach to your lasting joy and inner peace.

Preview the first two lessons by Deepak Chopra for free.  “How to Create Happiness,” an exclusive online course only available on Intent.com.