They say that if you give a person a fish, he will have food for one day. If you teach him how to fish he will have food for a lifetime! So when we think of Recipes for Enchantment, remember the more that a Recipe becomes a part of you rather than just a stimulant […]
Author Archives: Barbara Holstein
What is THE ENCHANTED SELF?
Q: Barbara, tell us what THE ENCHANTED SELF® is and how it ties into women, most particularly to women in the business world. (The full interview of which this is one part, can be read on www.fodreams.com A: Well, Deb, that’s certainly an all encompassing question! Let me start by breaking my answer up into […]
Abraham Lincoln and Living a Life
Abraham Lincoln said, "It’s not the years in your life, it is the life in your years." What a wonderful comment. May we all be able to put lots of life into every secon of our lives! Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, www.enchantedself.com Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share […]
Gratitude Verses Positive Action as a Path to Happiness
Gratitude is a marvelous practice, yet as a positive psychologist I have to share my clinical experiences. It is not an easy practice! When we are down, whether we are grieving, sad, hurt, or maybe, unfortunately, a combination of these difficult feelings, we are not interested in running through a list of what has worked […]
A New Year’s Resolution-Listen
My father was once walking down the street. A man said, "Hello, Harry. How are you?" My dad, Dr. Happy A. Becker, replied, "Not so good. My mother died last week." The other man said, "Good, glad to hear it." The other man did not listen. Let’s all try to listen this year. It is […]
Did You Hear What The Zen Master Said? Charlie Wilson’s War
I just saw the movie, Charlie Wilson’s War. I was impressed with the Zen story told in the movie. Went something like this: There was this Zen Master in a small town. A boy received a horse as a birthday present when he was little and everyone said that was wonderful. The Zen Master said, […]
www.angelscribe.com is the place for Miracles!
This was in Mary Ellen’s Angelscribe news. And it is just the kind of good news we need to hear at this season! Enjoy. Good News Our Angels and Miracles Global Prayer team, was asked to pray for a wild white cat, seen in a Californian Rescue Center. The white cat’s life has dramatically transformed! […]
Tang Wei speaks the language of THE ENCHANTED SELF
In the August Vogue, 2007 Caroline Palmer interviewed Tang Wei. Here is a quote from that article, "A self-professed tomboy, Tang says adopting a higher profile has been a seamless adjustment. "there is an old saying in China: Each year, we grow more branches and show more leaves, but our trunk remains unchanged. Who we […]