Monthly Archive for July, 2009
You! Yes YOU! You are a necessary widget in this highly complicated miracle machinery called “the universe.” Your presence on this planet was requested and hence you are here. You have a purpose. As surely as the Wright Brothers were put here so we could have flying winged steel vehicles (and tiny aluminum pouches of peanuts)…you too are here for a reason. IT’S UP TO YOU TO FIGURE OUT THAT REASON!
The purpose of your life is to find the purpose of your life… your true widget destiny…or what you like to call “YOUR DREAM QUEST.”
Birds gotta fly.
Fish gotta swim.
Dancers gotta dance
Writers gotta write
Ice sculpturists gotta make ice sculptures
You gotta ……………..(fill in your blank with your Dream Quest!)
Yes, as surely as this complicated miracle machinery called the universe was invisibly orchestrated so that birds would fly south …. and so that the Wright Brothers would fly planes…the universe has it all set up for your Dream Quest to fly.
Sure, your Dream Quest might have set off buoyantly a few times already …then crashed a few times already…but so did the Wright Brothers’ planes crash at first.
And heck, if the Wright Brothers could eventually make a ton of steel fly through the air with the greatest of ease…it makes sense that it’s possible for your Dream Quest to fly eventually too!
There is no rational reason to remain a pessimist in a world that is full of miracles! There is no rational reason to believe there are only a few limited solutions in a world that is infinite!
After all, how could something that’s infinite be lacking the possibility to give you what you want?
Are you going to insult this impressive pulsating complex infinite miracle called the universe with your silly lack of belief in its grand abundance?
You don’t think so!
YOU MUST GET RID OF YOUR INSULT TO THE UNIVERSE LIST!
Your insult to the universe list:
despair, regret, shame, guilt, resentment, self-pity, hate, boredom, fear, anger!
After all, if the universe can be infinite…it makes sense that so can the possibilities for how to go about snagging your Dream Quest!
And so any obstacles you face along the way are thereby also INFINITELY SOLVABLE!
lots of pessimism wiil never get you what you want. Lots of pessimism will only get you lots of opportunity to be right about your pessimism!
And you know you don’t want to be a pessimist who succeeds at being right about your pessimism!
You want to be an optimist who succeeds at success.
Which reminds you of a quote from Henry Ford: “If you think you can do a thing or think you cannot do a thing, you’re right.”
You know Henry is right.
You know that if you allow yourself to foolishly believe that you will never be happily married, never be professionally successful, never be sexy as the dickens, you foolishly never will be!
And you know your theory of “Self-fulfilling Pessimism” is true for many reasons… some psychological…some seemingly illogical.
(NOTE TO READER: THE ABOVE IS FROM MY WRITER’S UNCUT VERSION OF MY BOOK “ENOUGH DAMMIT ” I WILL BE RUNNING EXCERPTS FROM THIS UNCUT VERSION FOR FREE TODAY THRU SUNDAY — AS PART OF A WEEKEND FREE EXCERPT SERIES! WISHING YOU A HAPPY DAY, DAMMIT! xoKaren)
del.icio.us · Slashdot · Digg · Facebook · Technorati · Google · StumbleUpon · YahooRecently during a big apartment move, I re-discovered an old beloved Aristotle book, and started flipping through. I was surprised to see much of what Aristotle had to say about LOVE hit home bigtime — in particular about a sexy, smart, funny, rich, lying, cheating don’t-get-me-started “Prince Harming” ex-boyfriend (…as I call this type of person) (…and yes, guys, there are Princess Charmings too!)
I could almost hear what Aristotle might say to me about this bad relationship — if he and I were to chat over Souvlaki.
“Mea bene, Karen,” Aristotle would say. “You know what your problem was with your ex? He was not your soulmate – but your ‘sould’ mate — because you sold your soul to be with him. Sure he was sexy, smart, rich, funny — but alas, he was a no-good asshole.”
“Wow,” I’d say. “I can’t believe you just said that word!”
“What? Asshole?” Aristotle would say with a smile. “Hey, I’m from Greece, so alas I’m no prude.”
“Actually, I meant the word ‘soulmate’!” I’d correct. “You’re an intellectual guy – the regaled philosopher who was called The Mind of The Academy by Plato. I’m surprised you believe in something as namby-pamby metaphysical as a soulmate!”
“Absolutely!” my fave Greek philosopher buddy Ari would respond emphatically. “Actually, I sort of coined the concept of ‘soulmate.’ If there’d been a little ‘TM’ trademark thingie back in the 300’s BC, I’d be a very rich man today. I firmly believe caretaking the soul is incredibly important for happiness. I describe a soulmate as a ‘soul-nurturing mate’ – someone who nurtures your soul — thereby promoting insight and growth. I pushed folks to find soulmates — because in my opinion, real happiness only comes when you stimulate your soul — your core self — and grow into your highest potential”
Basically the soul is the ultimate g-spot for happiness!
Of course I’m paraphrasing. But if Aristotle were here, I know he’d agree with my verbal modernization of his timeless truths. Plus, Ari would go on to describe how he views the world as offering …
3 KINDS OF RELATIONSHIPS… ONLY 1 BRINGS TRUE HAPPINESS:
1. Firstly, there are RELATIONSHIPS OF PLEASURE. These are partners who are all about sex, drugs and rock and roll. You might share soul-less passionate sex and soul-less playful banter – but they’re all about pleasures of the body or ego. They never soul-nurture you with insight and growth – so never bring you real-deal happiness. Hence, these partners are souldmates (Prince/Princess Harmings) — not soulmates (Prince/Princess Charmings).
2. Next up, there are RELATIONSHIPS OF UTILITY– a partner you spend time with in hopes of garnering greater wealth, status, fame, or beauty — like the rich guy with the trophy gal. These partners also don’t nurture your soul — only your ego. Again, these are souldmates (Prince/Princess Harmings) — not soulmates (Prince/Princess Charmings).
3. Finally there are RELATIONSHIPS OF SHARED VIRTUE. These are partners who stimulate you, challenge you, inspire you, root for you to grow into your highest potential — who nurture your soul. A good example is Jack Nicholson’s character in “As Good As It Gets” who says: “You make me want to be a better man.”
When you prioritize seeking a partner who supports your becoming your favorite, best self — instead of just crushing on someone’s superficial sexy looks, charisma and wealthiness — you wind up with a happy love relationship!
In my new book “PRINCE HARMING SYNDROME: break bad relationship patterns for good” I explain more about how to find and keep a RELATIONSHIP OF SHARED VIRTUE — where you feel safe and happy to be your favorite, best self!
I offer many easy to apply techniques (many of them super fun!) — all of which will help make sure if your Love Life has a nickname it’s as “A Hot Sex Life,” “A Best Friend Life,” “A Very Happy Life, Dammit” !
My new book is due out in Sept. 2009 — with lots of seminars, coaching, TV and radio appearances — and I’m excited to share these incredible tips for boosting love and passion!
So here’s the deal - a real deal!
I want to be ready for any and all questions that all the various morning shows, magazines, newspapers, radio shows — etc — will potentially throw at me! So I want to coach, coach, coach — in training for my national media blitz!
And so I am offering …
BUY 1 LOVE COACHING SESSION, GET 1 LOVE COACHING SESSION FREE!
Normally a private coaching session with me (as you I have coached already know) is $200.00/hr.
But…
For a limited time (you must sign up in the next 2 weeks!), if you buy 1 Love Coaching Session, I will give you a2nd COACHING SESSION FOR FREE! Yes, you will get 2 hours worth of private love coaching with me at a mere low price of $200.00! You can do these 2 hours by phone - or in person in NYC at the exclusive SOHO HOUSE!
And that’s not all!
If you sign up for this limited time “BUY 1 SESSION, GET 1 SESSION FREE LOVE COACHING” offer by Friday July 31st, I will also send you a FREE COPY of the first 1/3rd of PRINCE HARMING SYNDROME — in pdf form — to arrive in your mailbox ASAP — so you can start boosting your love life ASAP!
My private love coaching sessions also make a terrifically loving gift — if you know someone going through a bad break up — or someone you feel needs to have more clarity to better understand if they should/should not break up!
So if you’ve been walking around feeling like you have a KICK ME SIGN on your heart — or know someone else who feels this way — this is an amazing limited time money saving private love coaching opportunity!
Again, these “BUY 1 LOVE COACHING SESSION, GET 1 LOVE COACHING SESSION FREE!” offer is for a limited 2 week sign-up time for registration — and the extra bonuses only come to those who sign up by July 31st - this Friday!
You can sign up for these private love coaching sessions by writing to me at karen@notsalmon.com — and telling me how many FREEBIE sessions you want!
Remember — if you WRITE TO ME BEFORE FRIDAY JULY 31ST you will also get that FREEBIE 1/3rd of PRINCE HARMING SYNDROME in pdf!
If you’re a female out there reading this — remember — yes, you have to kiss a bunch of frogs before you find your prince — but there’s no need to kiss those pigs, dogs, and jack****s!
If you’re a male out there reading this — remember — yes, it’s good to find and love a princess — but this doesn’t mean she has to be a royal pain!
Lust, love and like! Your ideal partner should feel all 3 out of 3 for you – and vice versa. A good royal coupling is a “passionate best friendship” !
xo Karen
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If you have any questions about any of this, definitely write to me at karen@notsalmon.com! Happy Tuesday, dammit! 
