Kristine Carlson

We all want to give advice, don’t we? In fact, many of us dive right into solving problems—when all that’s really needed is simply a good ear–an opportunity to get clarity and strength back from having some support. A good rush of serotonin to the brain to bring some peace of mind back.

It is our inner world that affects our outer world. Recently, I’ve been revisiting some of Richard’s tapes as well as one of his early mentors in his Ph.D. program,…

Are you still unable to truly answer that question you’ve been asking yourself since Kindergarten, “What do I want to be when I grow up?”

Coming off The Truth Event tour with my good friends, Aussie speakers Kim Serefini and Annette Symn, I was struck by a question Annette would ask in the entrepreneur business building portion of her talk, “How many of you would like to make a lot of money?” Even more striking was the hesitancy people had in raising their hands. In each event, only one or two people would raise their hands when asked this question. Why?

When Carolyn Moor asked me to write this column for Modern Widows Club, I hesitated momentarily, as anyone might. I thought about what a taboo subject our feminine sexuality can be especially to “the good girls.” We either over exploit our feminine sex in ways that can be degrading to our species or we hide behind a wall of denial, pretending that sex is not important or integrated into who we are as “modern women.”

Loving oneself is not narcissistic, it’s imperative to love oneself in order to live a successful life of loving others. You can always find ways to love yourself and learn to receive a little more, and so can I! I’ve happily devoted my life energy to a wonderful marriage, to family, to career, to schools and committees, to friends and sports teams, to Brownies and Girl Scouts, and now it’s time to learn the art of receiving.

Anything that steals your happiness isn’t worth it, period. Learn to embrace change and shift the way you do things here