Practical Ways to Bring Enchantment into Your Life

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 by: Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein

THE ENCHANTED SELF® teaches you how to access positive
states of well being again and again. These positive states are unique
to you and often reflect your interests, talents, and potential. I
thought it would be fun to finally share with you some activities
useful in helping you get in touch with your Enchanted Self. I hope you
enjoy them and will let me know how they worked out by writing to me at
encself@aol.com.

1. Relax and let your mind drift backward in time. Give
yourself permission to drift back through your memory to a younger age.
Let your intuition be your guide in choosing an appropriate age. Once
you have chosen an age, imagine yourself in a room in one of the homes
of your childhood. Look at the furniture, the colors of the room. Can
you smell anything, any aromas of food cooking, or any other odors? Can
you hear any noises, perhaps people talking? Is the television on? What
show might be on? Can you look out the window from where you're
sitting? What do you see?

Jot down all the positive thoughts and feelings that you
associate with this memory on a piece of paper. Then make a list of all
the talents and positive capacities you had as a child. Thank about how
you could link your positive traits from the past forward to your
present life.

Don't get discouraged if you need to make changes in
your present life. Changes can be positive, and there is always a way
that you can successfully change, even if it is a little bit at a time.

2. Next, let's do an exercise geared to building your
self-esteem, a necessary attribute to your Enchanted Self. Think about
five positive statements that you can make about yourself. For example,
you might say, "I am a most courteous and helpful person," or "I am
always there for others, or "I can be trusted."

Later on today, write down your five positive remarks
about yourself. Put this piece of paper in your wallet or in your
pocketbook. Read it to yourself at least once a day, for a period of
one week. After a week, give yourself a mental hug, or some other form
of congratulations, to emphasize to yourself how great it is that you
have these positive traits. We all need practice in confirming what is
good about ourselves. Seeing yourself in a positive light is a critical
step in living a life of Enchantment.

Some of our best pathways for enchantment come from the
hopes and dreams that we had as children. Relax, and let your mind
wander back to a time in your life when you were eager and excited
about life. For example, perhaps you were a Brownie or a Cub Scout, and
you imagined yourself becoming a Girl or Boy Scout some day, winning
every Scout badge possible. Or maybe, because you like nature, you
often imagined yourself climbing high in the trees. You may never have
actually done these things, yet now you can still remember the good
feelings that you had either actually doing, or thinking, about these
things.

Rather than holding on to the disappointment or anger
that may have come from unrealized dreams, think about three things
that you can do as an adult that could result in your having some of
these same positive feelings.

For example, perhaps a course in rock-climbing might
help you get back in touch with the fearlessness you felt as a child
when you imagined yourself climbing tall trees. Or perhaps it is now
time for you to sharpen your skill at some sort of craft, and enter a
competition. Or maybe its just time to order a gourmet-cooking
magazine, and to have the pleasure of looking at someone else's
recipes.

As adults, we don't always need to be a winner. It's
enough just to enjoy a hobby or an interest. One of the gifts of
Enchantment is that you can make a variety of decisions about yourself,
sometime choosing to be highly competitive, while at other times you
may choose to be a spectator.

Whether you relax by blowing bubbles, or by wishing on a
star, fishing, or roller skating, the magical yet obtainable
ingredients of Enchantment lie within each of us, waiting for you to
practice them an to apply them, again and again. Give yourself
permission to feel good again, by recognizing the true strengths and
value you have as a unique human being. Welcome to your Enchanted Self!

About the Author

Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein , originator of THE ENCHANTED SELF®, a method of bringing delight and meaning into everyday living, invites you to view her new line of ENCHANTED WOMAN products, downloadable e-books, and free gifts at http://www.enchantedself.com. Chat with others in Dr. Holstein's e-group, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/encself/join, and sign up for her free e-group at www.enchantedself.com. Order her book, THE ENCHANTED SELF: A Positive Therapy, or the CD-rom or tape version and her book RECIPES FOR ENCHANTMENT: The Secret Ingredient is YOU!, or the ED-rom version, at http://www.enchantedself.com/ordering.htm

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