Joining the World of Blog Talk Radio

I am finally going to have my own Blog Talk Radio Show.  The title is: Second Act Success for Baby Boomers and Beyond. The shortened version is  Second Act Success.  The  focus of the show will be on how to make this the best time of your life.

In the second half of life [...]

For Mother’s Day: Tips For Dealing With What Life Brings Your Way

This is the first Mother’s Day without my mother.  She died last fall a day shy of her 95th birthday.  As I think of her I see that she has left us a legacy of wisdom tips.  She would describe them as common sense.  She was born in Estonia into a comfortable life which [...]

A Gift Idea For Grandmothers on Mother’s Day

There are times when a book comes out that really captures the versatility and uniqueness of a special group of people.  Such a new book is “Eye of My Heart – 27 writers reveal the hidden pleasures and perils of being a grandmother”.  Barbara Graham, a noted writer herself, asked  these women to share [...]

Bring Forth Your Potential

One of the most influential teachers I ever had was Virginia Satir.  She was a pioneer in family therapy. I believe, her greatest contribution was her stead fast belief that “our path to our higher selves is through the development of high self-worth and that all people can learn to behave in accordance with [...]

More on Process

In my last post I talked about the usefulness of learning to think process. I defined process as looking objectively at what goes on between people.  By learning to think process there is a new richer understanding of the relationship dynamic.

Mary and John appeared to have a good relationship.  Both were successful people [...]

Does Emotional Fitness Create Happiness?

What creates happiness?  The pursuit of it is promised to us as an inalienable right. I like the word pursuit because it puts responsibility on us to attain it.  The right may be there, but we have to pursue it and create it for ourselves.  Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, author of “Finding Flow,” maintains that people [...]

Recharge Your Life and Renew Your Spirit

Recently I was asked by several people why I use the word “Recharge” rather than change. The reason I settled on recharge is that I feel strongly that we all have wonderful parts inside that we are not using.  I can look back on my own life and know that over the years I [...]

What is Success?

Recently I read the following quote: “The vast majority of people have the deeply entrenched conviction that ‘success’ promotes happiness. But it is not success that promotes happiness. When you genuinely enjoy your life, you are successful in the only real meaning of the term!” This was written by Tom Russell, who is not [...]

Welcome to My First Blog

Kristina von Rosenvinge welcomes you to her brand new blog! [...]