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- Cooking as a Spiritual Practice - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2008 from Don MiltonCooking as a Spiritual Practice Most people like to eat good food and not many of us want to engage in the process of preparation and clean-up. I can speak from experience because this was my approach for most of my life. I was raised in an ethnic family and community where many activities ...
Views: 3702 - ***Remembering A True 'Enchanted Self' - by Submitted on Sep 12, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinOver my lifetime I have never tired of watching Lucille Ball in action. Oh, what ecstasy in my childhood to finish a dreary Monday by watching Lucy come to grips with her life in hysterical ways! She gave me courage to believe as a little girl that one could overcome adversity,have a life ...
Views: 1010 - ***Designing A Life - We Each Get The Chance - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinAs we pass through the Seven Gateways to Happiness again and again and become a true Enchanted Self, we see that life is all about living and then telling and retelling the stories of our lives to get the most positive juice from our stories. If we know how to 'juice' the richness out of life, ...
Views: 884 - Crazy Ideas Can Be Valuable - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2008 from Steve GillmanSometimes it is just fun to create and share crazy ideas. For example, I recently read about one man's idea to give away free gas. The catch was that there were remote-controlled paintball guns with cameras on them, connected to a web site on the internet. People would pay to fire paintballs at ...
Views: 771 - ***The Communal Sharing of Enchantment - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinOne of the ways that we overcome adversity and live a life worth living, experiencing lots of positive emotions and staying mentally well is by being open to the concept of mentoring. Mentoring and learning from each other is much more that taking a course or explicitly giving someone advice ...
Views: 989 - ***Life Writing: One Facet Of Living An Enchanted Life - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinThere was a time when I too, was a child. The future of being a Positive Psychologist for Women was not even a dream on the horizon. But even as a child, like you, I wanted to be happy. I wanted to live a life worth living and to feel good inside. I might not have had the sophisticated ...
Views: 1135 - ***One More Way To Be Happy In The Now- Dreaming Of Department Stores - by Submitted on Aug 19, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinOvercoming adversity and creating a happy life sometimes requires great work on our parts. Sometimes to live a life worth living and to experience more positive emotions and to have a sense of mental wellness we have to climb mountains in terms of efforts to feel good. But thankfully, for most ...
Views: 1122(2 votes) - 7 Ways To Attract Money - by Submitted on Aug 16, 2008 from Tim RyanWhilst there is certainly more to life than money, neglecting to pay attention to it's importance will soon catch up with you. Some people say "Money isn't important" " I don't care about money" and such like, well I'm pretty sure your supermarket care about your money, your car dealer, your ...
Views: 1897 - Five Ways To Help Your Child Resist Peer Pressure - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2012 from Jeni HooperWanting to be popular and accepted by others is a need that goes deep; it may be hard wired as part of our evolutionary survival strategy. We automatically seek out a safe space and a social group where we feel relaxed and accepted. Children are more vulnerable than adults and their need for ...
Views: 2319 - Who Me? Empowered? - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from Patricia MorganWe were all excited to have signed on for Yes, You Can! an empowerment program developed by Dr. Charlotte Kasl, the creator of The 16 Steps. Her concept of empowerment is aligned with resilience, the ability to bounce back from adversity. Kasl’s empowerment model is designed to support ...
Views: 1292 - Spare Me Some Change - by Submitted on Feb 06, 2010 from Patricia Morgan“Time for a change of scenery,” we told ourselves before arranging for a trip to Maui. Most of us have said something like, “I’ve changed my mind,” “I’ve changed my heart,” “You’ve changed.” “We have a change of ...
Views: 1519 - 6 Lessons Learned from the Olympics - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2008 from Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.These past few weeks, billions of fans watched athletes from around the world compete in the London Olympics. These diverse games reflect the delicate balance between reality and entertainment; the Olympics can satisfy the yearning for distraction from your immediate concerns about economic ...
Views: 2922(2 votes) - 6 Lessons the Olympics Can Teach Boomers - by Submitted on Aug 12, 2008 from Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.This summer, billions of fans are watching athletes from around the world compete in the Beijing Olympics. With political controversy and global tensions currently running rampant, these diverse games reflect the delicate balance between reality and entertainment. If you're a Sandwiched Boomer, ...
Views: 1002 - ***Coping As A Tool Of Enchantment - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinMany of my readers write to me about the tensions of everyday life. Not only do people wonder how to relax, but people often ask, “How do I learn to better cope with what faces me? Can THE ENCHANTED SELF help with the overwhelming frenzy of everyday life? Can it help when I am really down or ...
Views: 1093 - ***Accessing Wonderful Memories - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinTHE ENCHANTED SELF is a positive psychology technique that helps you utilize your positive memories, your talents, and your capacities for joy and happiness. You may not realize that one of your most precious gifts in terms of accessing joy is your capacity to utilize your memory in positive ...
Views: 1017 - Explosive Results Using This Key To Success! - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2008 from Tim RyanOne of the keys to success which is very simple yet devastatingly effective when applied, is to simply make the same decisions everyday. If you take a look at any successful person they nearly always take this approach. If you make a decision to do something and state that thing as your goal you ...
Views: 761 - ***Practical Ways To Bring Happiness Into Your Life - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinTHE ENCHANTED SELF teaches you how to access positive states of well being again and again. These positive states are what we typically call 'happiness' and are unique to you. They actually reflect your interests, talents, and potential. In other words, what makes me happy might not make you ...
Views: 2851 - ***Happiness, The Secret Ingredient Is You! - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinHow do we overcome adversity? How do we create a life worth living? How do we manage to have more positive than negative emotions? How do we get happy and how do we stay happy, most of the time? See the answer below! Discovered: The Secret Ingredient to Happiness is Ourselves! As many of you ...
Views: 1448 - Programming The Subconscious Mind - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2010 from M.Farouk RadwanProgramming the subconscious mind Programming the subconscious mind is not a hard task, you just need to make the conscious mind go to sleep or at least inactive, through hypnosis for example, or any other method. It's then that you can send your suggestions directly to the subconscious mind ...
Views: 7009(2 votes) - Do Unto Others (Or Not!) - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2008 from Nancy ShufordI don't know about you, but if someone finishes that sentence with, "as you would do unto yourself," I'd run screaming from the room! Why, you ask? Have you seen the way people treat themselves? Here's a case in point. I was home over the Christmas holidays to visit my mom. And, everyday I ...
Views: 845 - Mindfully Making Successful Change Happen - by Submitted on Jul 26, 2008 from Lisa MillerIf you are contemplating change, starting anew, or transforming harmful ways of thinking and behaving, here are some important steps for successfully making change happen. People can be so afraid of change, even though change is a natural process. It is the one thing in life we can always count ...
Views: 839 - ***Magic Potions We All Need In Our Bag Of Tricks for Next Winter - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinHow do we overcome adversity and live a life of meaning, a life worth living? How do we get to the 'good life' with good mental health? How do insure that our positive emotions rather than negative will have the front row seat in our minds? One way is preparation for the change of seasons and ...
Views: 1301 - Affirmations: Still A Work Horse Of Self-Development - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2008 from Ray DavisI’ve noticed a disturbing trend in blogs and information within the self-development community. In an effort to promote their own paths, some seem more than willing to tear down other self-improvement approaches. It’s hard for me to imagine how tearing each other down builds anyone up or helps ...
Views: 1458 - *** Mental Escapes - How to Plan a Vacation of the Mind - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinIt's a great time of year to think about the pleasures and happiness of a vacation. They are real and can help us build the strength to overcome adversities the rest of the year. A good vacation can fill us with a sense that we are living a life worth living. Also, the pleasures of positive ...
Views: 1177 - *** Even a Banana Can Be a Miracle - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinWelcome to a world where happiness is a possible mental and emotional state at least a good part of the time. Welcome to the Enchanted Self Positive Psychology Concepts where I teach you how to generate a life worth living that has meaning, value and integrity for you. Unique to your mental ...
Views: 1178 - *** Was She an Angel? - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinWelcome to a world where happiness is a possible mental and emotional state at least a good part of the time. Welcome to the Enchanted Self Positive Psychology Concepts where I teach you how to generate a life worth living that has meaning, value and integrity for you. Unique to your mental ...
Views: 989 - A Little More Tolerance, Please... - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2008 from Linda Thompson“While researching mounds of material, I read page after page about the corporate brain drain (Boomers who are choosing to retire), and the lack of competent young people to replace them. We are being bombarded with news about the Boomers and retirement. On the other hand we’re also hearing ...
Views: 1071 - ***An Enchanter: The Gabbie Cabbie - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinFinding out how to live a life worth living and being able to overcome the adversities that befall all of us in a normal lifetime, while also experiencing enough positive emotions to feel happy much of the time, may sound like a tough assignment. But if you can just be true to yourself and ...
Views: 1102 - ***Becoming An Enchanted Self - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinHow do we obtain a life worth living? How do we overcome adversity? How can we experience positive emotions? How do we stay in good mental health? These are serious questions and to briefly answer them would be unfair to the reader. But I can say as a positive psychologist, working in the ...
Views: 1047 - How To Nurture A Constant Flow Of Enthusiasm - by Submitted on May 12, 2017 from Rick SaldanWhen was the last time that you went to a party and watched someone walk into the room to bring in a fresh aura of enthusiasm and cheerfulness? The new visitor seemed to be having an electrifying presence, captivating those in the room with his or her personality, body language and overall ...
Views: 2234 - Ethics & Science of Happiness - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2008 from Phil JohncockINTRODUCTION ‘The pursuit of happiness’ was so vital to our founding fathers that they included it in the very first paragraph of America’s Declaration of Independence, They thought it important enough to consider it one of the primary ‘unalienable rights’ endowed ...
Views: 5166 - ***Your Personal Treasure Chest - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinSometimes it is helpful to review several of the basic components of THE ENCHANTED SELF as it is a positive psychology system designed to help overcome adversity, experience more positive emotions, think more positively and succeed in living a life worth living that is rich in happiness, purpose ...
Views: 1370 - ***Beginning To Reclaim My Enchanted Self - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinAs a positive psychologist I am delighted to share this excerpt from my book, The Enchanted Self, A Positive Therapy with you. This article reveals the way that I initially began to reclaim my own Enchanted Self, resulting in my finding new ways to overcome adversity, experience positive ...
Views: 918 - Andrew Johnston beat the bullies - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2008 from Jennifer McLeodAndrew Johnston beat the bullies! By Jennifer McLeod, June 2008 I applaud Andrew Johnston, 13 year old contestant on ‘Britain’s Got Talent 2008 Show’, for having the courage to admit to 12 million people across the nation that he was being bullied because of the love of his ...
Views: 1736 - How Emotional States Translate Into What You Create - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2009 from Ewa SchwarzIt seems that the message “what you think about is what you create” is everywhere these days. It sounds great in theory, but for a lot of people it is difficult to translate or put into action. For some it just becomes a harsh reminder of what they are not creating in their lives. When a persons ...
Views: 1433 - Definition: Mental Wellness - by Mental Wellbeing
Mental health can be seen as a continuum, where an individual's mental health may have many different possible values. Mental wellness is generally viewed as a positive attribute, such that a person can reach enhanced levels of mental health, even if they do not have any ...
Views: 9788(1 vote) - Giving up before you get started? - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2008 from jan hillFor many of us, there is something in our lives that we just can’t change - no matter how hard we try. Maybe it’s the last 10 lbs. you can’t loose, or paying off that credit card, or finally ditching your relationship. This can be super-frustrating, especially when you are ...
Views: 622 - Cultivating Optimism - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2008 from Jo Anne WhiteThe year is 2008, and we move forward toward a new beginning with the onset of spring, longer days and warmer temperatures. We have weathered many emotional and spiritual storms this past year and emerged stronger, with more resolve to take charge of our lives. Take Charge: So how do we take ...
Views: 1165 - To Recognise Beauty - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2008 from Deanne UrquhartIs beauty a red rose, the city lights on dusk or perhaps the sun shining as a rainbow through the dew on a perfectly shaped spider web on a spring morning? Is beauty any of these examples for you or perhaps something totally different? Beauty is a personal discernment, an understanding that is ...
Views: 755 - Believe You Can Do It - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2008 from Emma WorttIn the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true. John Lilly. The mind is an incredibly powerful thing. If you believe (and I mean truly believe) you can do something then your subconscious will work to make it fact. You obviously believe in your ...
Views: 1407 - The Mind To Body Connection - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2008 from Emma JamesSouth Africa, fighting for a gold Medal in powerlifting and about to lift a rather large amount of weight. When I pulled that bar I miraculously blew 3 discs in back which was in fact the beginning of a complete revelation. Coming form a competitive background and having had a wise old Yoda ...
Views: 1338 - Effort And Flow - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2008 from Douglas Eby"The best moments usually occur when a person's body or mind is stretched to its limits in a voluntary effort to accomplish something difficult and worthwhile. Optimal experience is thus something we make happen." Psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihaly Athletes call it the "Zone" - an optimal ...
Views: 1379 - ***Helping Our Children Overcome Adversity, Feel Good About Themselves and Create Positive Memories for Later - by Submitted on Mar 17, 2008 from Barbara Becker HolsteinWe have so much influence over the next generation! Lots of times we forget how much influence, as our children or grandchildren can appear to ignore us, forget us or even worse--run from us in one way or another. Sometimes, we must just accept the fact that lots of times positive actions happen ...
Views: 1411 - Change Your Mind And Change Your Life - by Submitted on Mar 09, 2008 from Dan Johnston"Nothing is good or bad, but thinking makes it so." ~ William Shakespeare How many of your problems could be solved by something as simple as changing your mind? All of the daily problems we face exist in our minds, because in order to have a problem we must be thinking about it, and what we ...
Views: 1101 - Book Review: Yoga For Depression - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Positive Psychology. Positive Psychology is the study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual traits, and ...
Views: 714 - Book Review: You Are Your Choices - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Positive Psychology. Positive Psychology is the study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual traits, and ...
Views: 682 - Book Review: Authentic Happiness - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Martin SeligmanThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Positive Psychology. Positive Psychology is the study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual traits, and ...
Views: 1763 - Book Review: The Truth: I'm a Girl, I'm Smart and I Know Everything - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Positive Psychology. Positive Psychology is the study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual traits, and ...
Views: 887 - Book Review: Enchanted Self: A Positive Therapy - by Submitted on Mar 05, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteThis book review is part of a series that covers the topic of Positive Psychology. Positive Psychology is the study of the strengths and virtues that enable individuals and communities to thrive. Positive Psychology has three central concerns: positive emotions, positive individual traits, and ...
Views: 906 - Definition: Good Life Living - by Submitted on Mar 04, 2008 from Stephanie OuelletteIt's all in the words It's now been proven by science and psychology that the shortest path to success in your career, relationships, and life in general is tied to your command of the most practical words. But how do you know where to look to find "success words" that pay these great ...
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