Don’t Sweat The Small Stuff with Kristine Carlson

Fill Your Own Well

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Christine Carlson guides a golden pause meditation to fill every cell with pure golden sunlight and gratitude.

The episode opens with Christine Carlson leading a guided golden pause meditation, instructing listeners to breathe in golden sunlight and gratitude. She then transitions to discussing the challenges faced by people in their 60s, particularly those in the sandwich generation balancing care for aging parents and adult children. Carlson shares a personal anecdote about a medium who decided to take a break from her schedule to live without one, highlighting the wisdom of prioritizing self-nourishment. She explains the concept of filling your own well energetically to have more to give to others. Carlson describes how housecleaning can be a nourishing practice that creates outer order to calm the inner world. She contrasts inner work like meditation and journaling with outer work like tidying, noting both are important. Carlson talks about her personal schedule, including visits to her grandchildren in Mount Shasta and her parents in Eugene, Oregon, advocating for frequent, shorter visits. She reflects on her father turning 93 and the bittersweet feelings of aging and potential loss. Carlson mentions a recent precancerous spot removal, underscoring the urgency of using time wisely in later life. She discusses her work promoting Don't Sweat the Small Stuff, including a busy December that left her tired, and her plan to take restoration time in January. Carlson identifies signs of being overscheduled, such as feeling ungrounded or irritable, and stresses the importance of living from a place of peace. She outlines her ideal morning routine involving walking her dog Bodhi, meditating, and working with spaciousness. Carlson acknowledges her current lack of spaciousness due to a busy day with interviews and client work. She concludes by urging listeners to take charge of their calendars, plan retreats or days off, and create space to nourish themselves first.

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A calm reset that links breathing, tidiness, and family balance in a practical, grounded way.

Christine Carlson frames the episode around a quiet start and a practical kind of order: pause, make the bed, straighten the pillows, and clean the kitchen before the day gathers speed.

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You get a golden pause, a tidier room, and one reminder to refill your own well today.

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