Never Give Up On Love!
It will soon be Valentine's Day and love is in the air. Unfortunately, many people have given up on love and the hope of finding that special person to share their lives with. Laura Lee Carter, the Midlife Crisis Queen, has written a new book about believing in love again....after divorce and well into the midlife years. "How To Believe In Love Again; Opening To Forgiveness, Trust and Your Own Inner Wisdom" is based on experiences from the author's professional and personal life.
In 2004, the author found her long-time career as a librarian coming to an end. She was 49 years old and divorced with no children. She had a graduate degree in counseling psychology, so she decided to start a professional matchmaking service. She interviewed hundreds of midle-aged singles who came to her service looking for love. The problem was, most of these people were putting all their focus on finding the perfect date instead of working on themselves and their attitudes toward love.
Ms. Carter has written an inspiring book about how to clear your mind of the negativity that you have toward love and being loved. She asks readers to take a "Love Quiz" in the first chapter to better understand why it is necessary to adjust our thoughts and attitudes toward finding a love partner. She emphasizes that self-love is the first step towards believing in love again. We must all find that self-loving place inside before we begin to bring others into our life. Emotional and spiritual healing is needed before we can believe in love again.
The author gives many practical ways to go about healing. She tells about her own journey to find self-love and self-acceptance. She expains that journaling, positive affirmations, reading books, watching movies with positive messages about love and listening to music are all ways to increase self-esteem. The important thing is to spend time alone and really get to know yourself. The author asked, "Are you the kind of person that you would want to be married to?"
Ms. Carter provides another quiz at the end of the book, "Have Your Beliefs About Love Changed?" Yes, I think my thoughts about love have changed since reading this book.
This book is not just for middle-aged singles who have given up on love. I married my soul mate almost 20 years ago but still found a wealth of useful information in this book. Yes, even married people have a need to believe in love again.
There is an awesome list of books in the Bibliography of this book. I would love to read every book on the list.
Never give up on love!
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Overview
Most of us start out believing that love can transform our lonely existence into something better. When that doesn't work out as hoped for or planned, do we dare dream again?Based on both her professional and personal experiences, Laura Lee Carter, here weaves together theory, inspiration and practical advice, to help you become a private detective in service to your own personal development.
If you wish to gather a deeper understanding of why you fear love so much, and then search out those experiences in your past that have kept you feeling stuck for so long, this book can help.
Only by first raising your awareness...