I’ve been speaking to a group of Displaced Homemakers this month at Brookdale Community College, in their Eastern Branch of Monmouth Country, New Jersey. It has been so wonderful. During the first meeting I shared with them The Seven Gateways to Happiness (which you can download for free on the home page of www.enchantedself.com). Then […]
Category Archives: Women’s Happiness
Nancy Drew and THE TRUTH, (I’m a girl, I’m smart and I know everything!
Me and My Best Friend Nancy Drew! I’m remembering some special times I had with a best friend, Nancy, when I was growing up. Oh, they were wonderful adventures that we took together-just Nancy and myself. And when it came to an end I had a let down that could only be compensated for in […]
Wisdom Secrets to Happiness Brought to you by The Enchanted Self
If we can find the wisdom secrets to happiness, and we can also learn how to integrate them into our lives, how to practice them, find the recipes that go with them and stir that wonderful pot, we can end up much happier. We do know as women that happiness is sometimes something […]
The Pleasures of Making Grandma’s Memories My Own
Each season requires special behaviors and activities on our part to optimize for ourselves living a purposeful and happy life. We actually have to practice our positive emotions, just as the champion tennis player practices her swing. We have to try to use our mental capacities as fully as possible, our cognitive capacities for thought, […]
A Whiff From A Refrigerator Sent Me Back to a Delicious Part of Childhood
Here is an intersting experience I had. I was in the local health food store and opened a refrigerator door to get some cheese. All of a sudden I was aware of the most wonderful whiff of an odor-it seemed almost magical. It was out of the blue, creating a universe of feeling for me […]
I’m Ready to Be a Hip Hop Grannie!
The Olympics are over but my mind is still full of the excitement and thrill of watching the games in China. I’m also still thinking about the Hip Hop Grannies that I saw in one of the portraits of everyday life in China. These gals get together every morning and do everything from oriental forms […]
Memories of Filene’s Basement as they relate to Happiness for Women and The Enchanted Self
Last week my husband, Russell and I atteneded the American Psychological Meetings in Boston, Massachusetts. I had gone to graduate school in Boston, so for me, it was my old haunting ground. Also, my mother’s family lived there and I was back and forth to Boston from earliest childhood. So of course, every time I’m […]
The Enchanted Self Podcast
Hi, everyone! I’m excited to start a new series on this blog. Once a week I’ll be posting a podcast that I have prepared that ties into The Enchanted Self. Many of these podcasts will be about Happiness as it relates to women and girls. This week, come and listen to my podcast about The Enchanted Girl. […]