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A TASTE OF ENCHANTMENT: December 2002 Special Edition
"Achieving Positive States of Mind and Body Again and Again"
Produced by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, Psychologist, Life Coach, and Originator of THE ENCHANTED SELF(R)
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Free Gift!
Keep your eye on www.enchantedself.com/ordering.htm this week. A new downloadable gift will soon be available. It is a beautiful poem with an enchantress placed subtly in the background. You have your choice of downloading it in several different sizes, suitable for framing.
It is my holiday gift to you-enjoy it!
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Welcome to the mid-month publication of The Enchanted Self's e-newsletter! Each month I typically focus on (and respond to) a question about enchantment and/or a reader's ideas on enchantment.
Question: How can I discover my own mental health magic potents?
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Magic Potions We All Need This Time of Year – Part Two
By Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
Last time I had started to explain how ‘magic potions’ could help you get through the gloom of winter. I would like to pick up where we left off and give you some more examples and suggestions.
Here's another example of a simple, magical potion that compounds beautifully for me. This past Sunday was a lovely day but by 4:00 pm, shadows were already appearing suggesting the inevitable gloom I feel as sunlight disappears and dusk arrives by 4:30 or 4:45 pm. Rather than stay at home, perhaps even doing some necessary paperwork or even a more household-like chore such as tidying my front hall closet, I abandoned my house and took myself down to the boardwalk near where we live.
For an hour I went back and forth on this short boardwalk savoring the smells that still lingered from autumn, as well as the visionary experience of watching the sky slowly get darker. I enjoyed the extra light in the sky near the ocean, hearing the waves as I walked and occasionally sharing a friendly "hello" with another passerby.
Then, of course, I returned home to all the mundane chores--the first one being preparing dinner. However, I did have my magical potion still running through my body giving me an infusion that carried me through the rest of that night. Thus you see how magic can happen when we design mental health formulas designed for each person!
We're going to continue to talk about mental health magical potions again in the next issue. Let's stop for the time being so you can begin to prepare your individual mental health magical potion!
Mental Health Magical Potions: Suggestions to Consider in Creating Your Individual Compound
1. Stay alert to moments during the day that seem to please you or refresh you. I had to become alert to my responses to the call of a crow before I was able to realize that his call filled me with a sense of well being. There are probably sounds, aromas, visual scenery, or even certain people you see during the day that also arouse positive reactions in you. You may know exactly why, such as when I see Sally her smile is just like my Aunt Rose's.
Or they may be vague ('shadow prints'), such as the way I enjoy driving down this street more than that street but I don't know why. It doesn't matter. Look for your magical potions wherever you can find them during these dark days of winter.
2. Stay alert for magical potions that can help your body as well as your mind stay feeling good this season. Do you like to walk? If yes, it's a really great idea to walk as much as possible this time of year. Are you more of a couch potato? Well, maybe there is still some enlivening things you can do, even moving your arms in various circles and motions as you sit watching television. Even that amount of exercise can help the mind/body connection stay in a more positive state.
Good luck compounding your mental health magical potions and I look forward to chatting with you more about them soon!
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How to Order
It is still not too late to order my new version of RECIPES FOR ENCHANTMENT, The Secret Ingredient is YOU! and have it arrive today for the holidays! How is this magic possible? It's easy as my new version is downloadable. You can order it right from my site at www.enchantedself.com/ordering.htm. It is inexpensive and fun! You pick the script style and the cost is only $2.95. Why not inspire a friend, relative or yourself this holiday season with a book that doesn't even require getting to a book store or waiting for the post?
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