Time for a little homework readers! Sometimes we are so busy thinking about working our bodies out or play dates with the kids we forget one of the most important aspects of ourselves. Our mental state. Some times you just need to take a break and have a mental play date. Stimulate your senses with […]
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Recovering from Hurricane Sandy
A few facts to keep in mind: 1. Whenever we are faced with a sudden crisis and we break out of our routine for survival purposes we are going to soon feel exhausted. Some people feel supercharged at first, but sooner or later we all get tired. This is normal. Doing chores under stress, often […]
The Psychotherapy Treatment Room Needed to Be Revamped and Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, Positive Psychologist, Took On The Challenge!
This short video gives you background on the type of research with women I did that led to the discovery of The Enchanted Self(R). I did case study research on women ages early 30’s to 80’s and discovered that although they all had absorbed some negative messages in childhood, all of them had enhanced senses of […]
Boredom, NO, Stimulation and Friendship, YES!
Do you know that there is a part of each of ourselves that needs adventure and daring. Boredom is not a healthy state. We all need change and variety. The question is how can we get changes in our lives without disrupting our personal apple cart or taking unnecessary risks? Sometimes we are hampered by […]
Would You Invite Ants to Your Picnic?
Would you? I’m sure you would prefer not to! So my question to you is why would you invite into your life people that are unpleasant and/or not in your best interest? Sometimes it happens because someone intimidates us. Sometimes we think someone is a wonderful addition to our lives and then as time […]
The Superhereos and Secret Genuises Within Us All.
There are times in life that we doubt our abilities. We doubt who we are and what we can accomplish. We are Superheroes! All of us are secret geniuses. It is a matter of unlocking the vault of knowledge and our own personal powers. Barbara relates and speaks about this in her personal interview on […]
An Enchanted Self Moment in the New York Subways!
I notice the three men on the platform as I wait for an uptown subway. They dressed in a combination of elegance and thrift store. One of them has a pretty expensive leather jacket on. Was it warm enough for 30 degrees out? Also, his dressy shoes in leather were elegant but looked many years […]
Another Recipe for Happiness, based on The Enchanted Self Way of Life!
Recipe for Enchantment #24 ————————————————– Take the advice of an 83 year old lady and follow it: Read more and dust less. Sit in the yard, admire the view. Weed less. Don’t ‘save’. Use your good China and crystal for every event–even getting your sink unstopped. Wear your good perfume for clerks in the hardware […]