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A
TASTE OF ENCHANTMENT: MARCH 2001 SPECIAL EDITION
"Achieving
Positive States of Mind and Body Again and Again"
Produced
by Dr. Barbara Becker
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Welcome
to the mid-month publication of The Enchanted Self's e-newsletter!
Each month I will focus on (and respond to) a question about enchantment
and/or a reader's ideas on enchantment.
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"How
do I find enchantment in this sometimes dreary season, when all I can think
about is Spring?"
That
is such a good question and, I think, one we have all pondered.
I would like to focus this mini-newsletter on the power of our positive
memories. Even for those of us who
have had rough times in the past, we can find golden nuggets that give us
information about who we are and what our potential is to have fun and delight
in our lives.
Spring into Enchantment:
By
Dr. Barbara Becker
Just
to get your started thinking 'Spring', remember the wonderful positive memory
treasure chests that lurk inside of you, just waiting to be reviewed.
As you begin to spring into enchantment, it is in these memory chests
that you will recognize your special interests and preferences. Your positive
memories can help you frame out what you would like to do this season.
Here
is an exercise to get you started:
Think
about how you felt when the activity was over.
Now
list some of the skills that were necessary to perform that activity. For
example, if you used to love to climb trees, some of the skills might have been
agility or arm strength to lift yourself onto branches. Another skill was
probably good balance.
Do you still have these skills? If so,
what would you like to try at this stage of your life that might let you get
back in touch with the physical pleasures that you were so naturally in touch
with as a child … perhaps dancing or lifting weights or rock climbing?
Whatever your physical pleasure may have been, lift it out, dust it off, and use
it. And most
important, enjoy!
If
you do not have these skills, what are some alternatives?
Perhaps rather than tree climbing, you could stretch in all directions,
lying on a mat or on a soft carpet. This
will require much less in the way of balance or risk-taking. Perhaps you would
enjoy a risk-taking adventure via a book, movie or a computer game. Reinvention
of yourself in order to experience pleasure is a never ending pursuit.
This
article is based on one that was printed in the Story Circle Journal.
Perhaps
you found a treasure in your past that you can revitalize for this spring.
Perhaps not, but an alternative has emerged.
Reminder:
Free teleclass!
Have
a wonderful March!
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learn more about THE ENCHANTED SELF(R) - A State of Well Being, Joy, and
Happiness, please contact me or visit my web site.
phone:
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