Here’s another memory." A few times, I would be invited to stay with my grandparents for the weekend. This was very special to me, because I was one of 6 children, but when I was with my grandparents, they would fuss over me and treat me like an only child. I fantasized that I was […]
Author Archives: Barbara Holstein
Special Memories with Grandparents
"I will never forget how I used to look for my grandpa’s car. It was a maroon colored Mercury, I think. I could see it from a couple of blocks away as I was walking home from school. When I saw the car, I started to run, I was so happy at the thought of […]
Listen to me discuss THE TRUTH, I’m Ten, I’m Smart and I Know Everything!
The Truth (I am 10, I am Smart and I know everything)" Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein discuss her book "The Truth (I am 10, I am Smart and I know everything)" Click on the link below to subscribe using itunes. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=256710912 Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via […]
Taking Charge of Our Own Enchantment
Taking Charge of Our Own Enchantment Have you heard the story about the man who brought peanut butter sandwiches to work everyday? He was always complaining. He hated peanut butter sandwiches he would tell his co-workers. "I’m so tired of peanut butter sandwiches. And the white bread is always too soft." "Oh, no! Here it […]
More on Twenty Ways To Get and Stay Happy
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2007/0,28757,1631176,00.html Here is the link to the original article I was quoted in, in TIME on the web by Coco Masters. I hope you enjoy it! Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein, www.enchantedself.com Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin share via Reddit Share this on sphinn Share with Stumblers Tweet about […]
20 Ways to Stay Happy!
I was quoted in a great list of 20 ways to stay happy: Learn to scan your memory bank for your strengths, talents, passions, interests, practical coping skills, and earlier potential — whether it’s actualized or not. Scanning this memory bank and gleaning material that can be used to reinvent yourself to be happier is […]
Recipe for Happiness-Dreaming of Department Stores
Dreaming of Department Stores by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein I would like to share a childhood dream of my own that came true, and how it sparked many wonderful enchanted memories! A few years agp we took a short vacation break that included three nights in London. But where to stay? My husband mentioned […]
What is THE TRUTH?
I was with my two grandchildren and the four year old girl was singing a song. Her brother, age 6, said to her, "Stop singing that song!" She said, of course, "No, I want to sing this song." He said, "It’s not real. You made it up." She said, "It is real, I made it […]