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 […]
The Enchanted Self and Magic Potions We Can All Mix That Work Perfectly!
When I talk about magic potions–an expression I use to add drama and fire to our cold winter days–I am really talking about individual mental health formulas designed for each person. These are available in various sizes, shapes and compositions. Just like the old fashioned pharmacy where the pharmacist got out his mortar and pestle […]
Recipe for Enchantment #20
Living a Life of Enchantment is Very Simple. You need to stir together and develop seven capacities that we all have: 1. You need to know yourself. 2. You need also to like yourself. 3. You need to meet your needs. 4. You need to build pleasure and replenishment into your life. 5. You need […]
You Never Know What Affect You Will Have On Someone!
I will never forget the following: I was so moved listening to Steve Hartmen on CBS News. He did one of his “Everyone Has a Story” and this lady certainly did. He had gone somewhere in Wisconsin, randomly found a lady and talked to her. At first, she tried to beg off and actually told […]
Some Thoughts for Having Mental and Emotional Fun!
My dear friend and mentor, Mr. Del Sylvester used to say that if you become interested in anything, it will become interesting. I knew Mr Sylvester when I was a teenager. I don’t think I fully understood this concept then. Now I do. I see that if we bother to get interested in an activity […]
Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein Talks About Getting the Positive Psychology Message for Women out via the Written Word
I’ve been a writer now for 20 years. Well, actually it is much longer than that. If I count from the fourth grade when I started keeping a diary, and junior high, when I started to write poetry, and college when I started to write short stories, ummm, let’s see, that makes…..let’s just say too […]
A Special Collection of Blessings For You This Memorial Day Weekend…
“May you be blessed with a day where no one speaks negatively, including you!” “May you feel as though you can walk on water, even when you are simply walking along the shore!” “After you struggle uphill may you always slide downhill laughing, full of life and giddy with delight.” “Everytime you set out to […]