Rather than feeling depression that she expected, she found herself quickly able to return to many of her artistic areas of endeavors. She started to make handmade clothing and to work with other artists. Tess said it best when she commented, "I was able to tune into my younger self." Interestingly enough, she soon found a mate much more suited to her in temperament, a man who appreciated her artistic as well as practical side.

Tess is a good example of someone who had to make a decision in terms of meeting her needs in a relationship. Freeing herself from a man who did not have enough regard for her to work on her relationship allowed her to once again actualize her own enchantment.

We can come to enchantment only as we spend more and more of our time doing what suits us, either in both our personal and professional lives. Sometimes this is hard, as we struggle with other issues such as whether we 'deserve' to do what feels good. Sometimes it is easy to build in more time that really works for us as we thrive and see that better it feels, better we are at living and 'being'.

I can't promise you which road you will travel to achieve more states of well-being, to feel more whole, to feel more filled with positive purpose, but I can promise you that it is definitely road to travel! Come back next week for more examples of recognizing what works for us as I share more vignettes with you.

Eddie remembers peacefulness and beauty of beach and ocean in Belle Harbor, where he spent first five years of his life. Although he is only sixteen years old, he often consciously returns to these golden days in moments of stress.

In closing, let me tell you about Sally. After a marriage of 25 years that was demeaning and not supportive to her, Sally had finally divorced. She now worked full-time, went to school at night, had friends and beyond her wildness dreams, was actually taking vacations with girlfriends. She had just come back from a wonderful vacation to a remote Caribbean island.

Sally sums up 'magic' of her life now by saying: "Getting in touch with my Enchanted Self," she says, "made me think about my own history in a way I had never done before. I realize that I have underestimated and diminished my own life and self-worth, perhaps because of many factors going on in a bad marriage. The truth is that I, too, have an 'Enchanted Self.' I love to study, and always did. I love to travel and meet new people. I realized that I had enjoyed even meeting new kids on block growing up. Why shouldn't I have pleasure of travel now? I pull out lots of memories of my Enchanted moments in times of stress and unhappiness. Somehow, with this inner strength lifting me up, my problems have become smaller and more manageable."

I hope these little vignettes have also inspired you to reach into your past and use your enchanted moments to strengthen present, and to design your future in unique and positive ways.