Recipe for Summer Happiness

When I had the paper version of THE ENCHANTED SELF newsletter we would run a column called, "My spirit Soars When…."  We had some lovely entries.  Here are several I found on a scrap of paper the other day: "My spirit soars when the sea wind ruffles my long skirt ias I skip in the […]

Miracle Stories

I love miracle stories! As a positive psychologist I am always encouraging my clients, and others to look at the glass as half full. I heard this story today: A religious Jewish man sat on a plane next to a non-religious Jewish man and offered him some Kosher food. The other man said "No, I […]

Romantic Lockets are the Hot Spring Accessory!

I was reading in Woman’s World for 4/17/07 how Romantic lockets are the hot spring accessory.  "They’re so trendy worn with everything from a T-shirt to a flirty dress to an evening gown…."  The article also mentions how you can keep loved ones close to your heart with lockets that open for pictures. This is […]

Recipe for Happiness

Here are some words that inspire bad feelings and thoughts: Bitterness, Apathy, Fear, Pessimism, Selfishness.  Wow-I don’t want to even write any more words like that.  Let’s cleanse the atmosphere with positive words that bring light to the world. Here are some: Tranqulity, Compassion, Courage, Creativity, Dignity, Empathy, Forgiveness, Generosity, Gratitude, Hope, Love…. Wow-I could […]

Inspiration

My mother, Bernice Becker, www.storiestofeelgood.com  once wrote a story entitled, I Did-and You Can Too. She talks about how "In truth I was somewhat like the heroine of a soap opera."  She shares how to went from being a bored housewife to getting a master’s degree in education.  It all started by taking one art […]

Recipe for Enchantment

   “Also notice what perks your magic up and relieves apathy or fatigue.  When you hit upon it, you’ll experience a more-alive feeling, an excitement, or simply a gentle interest: these are signs of life force in your work.   Spend more time in these areas.  Document them in your journal.” —    © Positive Energy […]

Recipe for Happiness from Benjamin Franklin

Gretchen Rubin has a great blog called The Happiness Project. http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2007/03/a_quotation_fro_2.html#comment-64317180 She quoted Benjamin Frankin today, saying: A quotation from Benjamin Franklin. [Of his plan for achieving virtue, which I used as a model for my happiness project] "On the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, […]