Dear Intent Friends,
This last week for Intent has been an extremely difficult one.
As those of you who regularly visit the site know, Intent has been down for much of the past week. After thinking that it was a coding or server issue, we realized that in fact it was a malicious, targeted DOS attack – one that is more complicated than most.
Alex and Tom on our team, and dedicated engineers and consultants in India, San Jose, and Israel have been working on this non-stop day and night to resolve it. Every time we seemed to make an improvement, the attack would increase. We realize now that this attack has been going on for several months (and could explain some of our ongoing site challenges) and it ramped up last week to cripple us.
Obviously, I am sad and angry that someone would consciously target Intent and our community. (All the evidence is that it was targeted at Intent.) We have had to spend time, resources and money on this, and it has been and frustrating and emotional rollercoaster. Hopefully, the site should be stabilized now.
I want to thank our community that has been incredibly supportive, through messages, advice, emails, calls and comments. In fact, your support has made us more motivated than ever to grow Intent through more features, good content, and partnerships. I cannot tell you how gratifying it has been to feel that our hard work to create a platform for intentional living has actually touched people’s lives.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart for your patience and support.
Mallika Chopra
From the bottom of my heart, I am so sorry that Intent has gone through all this.
Such a seeming waste for everyone.
No doubt, there's much value that has been gained at this stage of the game, as you move forward: security issues, technical support, and many such things have no doubt been brought to fore of your skills, and will serve you in the days ahead. Lessons learned are never wasted, as we all know.
In love, WB
*Mallika*…thank you for this truly powerful heartbreaking revelation; for TeamIntent`s perseverence, strength, cash injections and non stop hard work …"defiance in the face of defeat" (winston churchill at 1940~bombing of london)
( _*_ ) … in gratitude for this inspirational site …and (paraphrasing your primary intent Mallika)…
`where we may come together to share our stories and wisdom` …
beachgirl
Way to go, Intent team.
Mallika meeting your father years ago, I would bet my being on the POWER of the intent team!!! Great job done!!I made the CHOICE to stay prayerful, be positive & keep it moving… An here we are once gain!!! The POWER of intention(smile)….
The Blessed One,
Towanda
Mallika, thank you for your and everyone's perserverence in getting this wonderful website back on track.
Namaste,
Pam
Mallika,
Its nice to see intent.com back on track. Thank you and your team for putting your had work to keep it back.
Manthan
Dear Mallika:
The Intent community is a reflection, a mirror of you. Your desire to bring people from around the world together, to embrace conscious living, to open to Spirit, to work for understanding and peace can not be thwarted or diminished by hackers, by anyone. You have a fantastic team and Intent has a fantastic originator and mentor.
Love, Greg
Oh Mallika I am so sorry you and your devoted team had to endure such stress and pain. I am so thankful to have the system working so well and look forward to whatever will be. I love having such a supportive family around me even if I haven't met a single member of it. Such love and support should not be a rarity and this site makes that possible. Thank you all so very much! Namaste, Teena Cormack
"In three words I can sum up everything I
Come to think of it…maybe it's time to revive an old window like IB where the pace is much slower and where the atmosphere is more close-knit and family like…where everyone has fun. I miss those camp fires under starry nites catered for by sister kate and her walks in nature, her gaze at the evening Moon and the colorful sunsets.
I miss ole flabs and his big tractor…i miss ole North…too. oh and Uncle Tree, too, who's now settling in for the winter on that cold, wind swept riverbank…a bit forlorne.
Now, this new site moves so fast it's hard to develop an appreciation for anything…this is not good, it's a step backward, not forward.
IB was a great site, a real good thing. Bring it back, please, Mr. Blog owner.
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You make some good points, Diab but you sound like a nostalgic oldie!
UT was wondrin' about your age at his own blog. Go visit……he's writing an old, old stooooree
The site said, 'sorry' 'come back later!
One wonders why anyone / group would want to hack this site anyway….?
All things are relative, granpa.
Intent team, excellent perseverance. I'm proud and happy to see the site functioning again. Tom, Alex and others, way to defend!
my intent is pray that those hackers find new friends and new hobbies
and finally move out of their parents' houses
Thank you Mallika and Intent.com team for hanging in there. I really appreciate all the work you do and hope things just keep getting better and better!
Margaret Ruth
You guys are all awesome!
Dear Mallika, Alex, Tom and the Intent team,
Sorry to hear about the DOS attack, what a drag.
You have done a wonderful job putting and keeping intent together, the site is awesome.
Wishing you all the best with it.
Paul
There will always be those that want to interfere in the happiness of others, for whatever there issues are, they did not win yay!!!! the power of love prevails once again, thank you intent team, for you are truly a gift to us all
With Love Mallika..patience is a virtue…enjoy and God Bless You as well(+)
Dom*
Thank you Mallika – Intent Team and all of the community's good thoughts toward getting this fantastic site up and running again. Your perseverance and hard work are not in vain. I personally find so much solace and encouragement when visiting this site…even when I don't have the strength to share insight I can always find a little from the community here. Thank you!!!!
So sorry to hear of your angst ….
As you very well know….but does not hurt to repeat and remind…
This experience will strengthen you for even bigger and better challenges and missions….
As Your father might tell you…repeat GAM or OM GAM GANAPATAYEI NAMAHA whenever faced with an obstacle…of whatever size.
Regardless…no one can stop pure and divinely motivated INTENT….xo
So sorry to hear of your angst ….
As you very well know….but does not hurt to repeat and remind…
This experience will strengthen you for even bigger and better challenges and missions….
As Your father might tell you…repeat GAM or OM GAM GANAPATAYEI NAMAHA whenever faced with an obstacle…of whatever size.
Regardless…no one can stop pure and divinely motivated INTENT….xo
Hi Mallika,
Great to see that intent.com is back.
Welcome back, all as one!
It made my evening to see that Intent is back on-line!
Thank you to all who were involved.
It's too bad they're wasting their time, because we're investing ours in keeping this light shining!
I'm so glad you had the initiative of starting Intent, it's great to see how everyday more and more people are naturally gravitating toward this way of thinking.
God bless!
I think I joined intent just after you made it back online.
As the Shamans say, is this a good omen or what!
Thank you,
Jim Cassa.
Hi Mallika,
Everything happens perfectly, God was not happy that Intent Blog Archives were coming up with the virus message he was very disturbed I know because God puts feelings inside of me to communicate.
I see that is now fixed : ). God likes the old Intent Blog format which is much more functional for God's purposes in at least one area, but that is okay. Just remember things go wrong perfectly when we are not in alignment with the Divine Intention or in order to get one on the correct path. It is the ego, and intention that comes from it, or lack of understanding that tends to botch things up. Also we should listen to the Divine Wisdom that comes from those God sends to us. Some may mistakenly listen to agents of the Ego Empire rather than the Divine Agents that God sends…. I have clients that lost much time and money because they listened to the ego or used people that were driven by ego rather than the spirit. Then again sometimes when we think something is wrong it is really not "wrong" and is part of the divine plan since everything happens perfectly in relation to our evolutionary needs.
Not to worry, it all works out in the end… perfectly
luv2uall
Malika: As much as it hurts to say that, I can only quote the Bible:
"Do not give what is holy to dogs, and do not throw pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces." (Matthew 7:6).
This website is well intended in it
Yes Diablo, what happened to Intent Blog was very disturbing, however it brought a realization so it was really perfect and lead to new development and the river changed course. I understand now that it all happened for a divine reason.
You see later at certain crucial points the voice of spirit and **the intelligence** will not be compromised
Mallika, you should know that there are a number sites that have come under DOS attack I wouldn't take it personally. But you could realize that the ego empire works to thwart the expression of truth. The last thing the Ego Empire wants is for your father's communication to have a clear channel. It is wise to choose experts and advisers not driven by ego but driven by spirit.
luv2u
I am glad that you are still going to keep the site going after all the difficulties. I, too, cannot understand why people do malicious hacking against useful and positive websites such as yours. Congratulations on getting the site back to normal.
The fullest development of every individual creates a society of equals. The present social struggle to bring about equality on the economic or some spiritual level has no meaning at all. Social-reforms aimed at establishing equality, breed other forms of antisocial activity; but with right education, there is no need to seek equality through social and other reforms, because envy with its comparison of capacities ceases.
.J. Krishnamurti
all is well, please remember the laws of attraction. be well and peace.
dereck johnson
Dereck, you rock. Now, which of the books from Krishnamurti does he says that ? Seems like one I need to read.
Rafael
Already found out: It
We as a community, are with you, Mallika. I really like the concept of Intent.com and wish it reaches many more millions of people. Appreciate your good work and kudos to Intent team. Wishes & Love.
Perseverance, determination, dedication…thanks for being an example.
Thank you Malika for your perseverence to maintain your wonderful site!
love jocelyne
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