That is a very good question! Even in times when we are being encouraged to be more careful there is a part of each of ourselves that needs adventure and daring. I certainly know I have that part of me. It craved travel when I was young and nagged at me until I went to […]
Story – Was she an angel?
Many years ago, Annie’s* great uncle, a furrier in the lower East Side of New York, was busy helping customers in his shop. The end of the day was coming quickly. Although eager for business, he was also eager to close his store, lock up and make his way through the crowds to his train. […]
Gateway Seven: Positive Action, Remember the Notion of a Good Deed
This Gateway is the gateway of positive action, or “Why Not Do A Good Deed, It Can’t Hurt!” We’re all faced with bouts of discouragement, letdowns and disappointments, and for women, certainly the cycle of life itself has its ups and downs. Anyone fortunate enough to have longevity on her side will inevitably sustain losses […]
Gateway Six: Sharing Our Wisdom, Mentoring and Being Mentored
In Gateway Six you will find how today’s women are luckier than their counterparts in the past. Life offers them opportunities to learn and grow at various stages and in all ages. As women, we live in a golden age. We have more education than women have historically had access to. We live longer; we’re […]
Hi from Dr. Holstein
"Free Conversation Hour" Welcome! Please join Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein for a "Free Conversation Hour" about how to get yourself spirtually stimulated. She will share some of her concepts about the "ENCHANTED SELF," and in the process you will get to share some of your stories as well. "Free Conversation Hour" To be held July […]
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Dear Friends, I don’t know if you realize that there is an ENCHANTED SELF necklace to wear and to remind yourself that you are an enchanted self. There is! I am so eager to get women to wear the necklace and to feel special about themselves while passing the word along about how each woman […]
Gateway Five: Coming Home or Going Away, Finding Tribes in Which to Belong – Part Two of Two
In first part we discussed how critical it is to belong to groups as well as how to find groups that meet our needs. In this section we will look at a Case Vignette to give you a good example of how one woman found a group that she needed. We will also explore a […]
Gateway Five: Coming Home or Going Away, Finding Tribes in Which to Belong – Part One
All of us find ourselves automatically belonging to certain groups. There’s the family we’re born into, the family we may have created through marriage, and all sorts of other groups going on in our lives: PTA groups, office colleagues and church affiliations, etc. Continue reading, please click here Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend […]