I love miracle stories! As a positive psychologist I am always encouraging my clients, and others to look at the glass as half full. I heard this story today: A religious Jewish man sat on a plane next to a non-religious Jewish man and offered him some Kosher food. The other man said "No, I […]
Romantic Lockets are the Hot Spring Accessory!
I was reading in Woman’s World for 4/17/07 how Romantic lockets are the hot spring accessory. "They’re so trendy worn with everything from a T-shirt to a flirty dress to an evening gown…." The article also mentions how you can keep loved ones close to your heart with lockets that open for pictures. This is […]
Recipe for Happiness
Here are some words that inspire bad feelings and thoughts: Bitterness, Apathy, Fear, Pessimism, Selfishness. Wow-I don’t want to even write any more words like that. Let’s cleanse the atmosphere with positive words that bring light to the world. Here are some: Tranqulity, Compassion, Courage, Creativity, Dignity, Empathy, Forgiveness, Generosity, Gratitude, Hope, Love…. Wow-I could […]
Inspiration
My mother, Bernice Becker, www.storiestofeelgood.com once wrote a story entitled, I Did-and You Can Too. She talks about how "In truth I was somewhat like the heroine of a soap opera." She shares how to went from being a bored housewife to getting a master’s degree in education. It all started by taking one art […]
THE TRUTH, My Secret Diary, I’m Ten, I’m Smart and I Know Everything, Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
My publisher for my new book, THE TRUTH, My Secret Diary, I’m Ten, I’m Smart and I Know Everything, just told me to look for the proofs. The book was not in the mail today. But I’m getting very excited. That means that within 4 to 6 weeks I’ll be able to share my book […]
Recipe for Enchantment
“Also notice what perks your magic up and relieves apathy or fatigue. When you hit upon it, you’ll experience a more-alive feeling, an excitement, or simply a gentle interest: these are signs of life force in your work. Spend more time in these areas. Document them in your journal.” — © Positive Energy […]
Recipe for Happiness from Benjamin Franklin
Gretchen Rubin has a great blog called The Happiness Project. http://www.happiness-project.com/happiness_project/2007/03/a_quotation_fro_2.html#comment-64317180 She quoted Benjamin Frankin today, saying: A quotation from Benjamin Franklin. [Of his plan for achieving virtue, which I used as a model for my happiness project] "On the whole, though I never arrived at the perfection I had been so ambitious of obtaining, […]
Positive Memories Encourage Happiness
Tonight I was talking to a dear friend of the family. She was remembering memories of both my mother and my father and sharing them with me. Betty and my mother were best friends since girlhood. In fact, in my mother, Bernice Becker’s book, FEEL GOOD STORIES, there are eight illustrations. These were all done […]