Reclaiming Our Resilient Spirit

Written by Eileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE


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L:Laugh out loud. You'll be amazed atrepparttar looks you get. And you'll feel better.

I:Insist on optimism. Positive mental health comes fromrepparttar 123748 ability to reframe a situation. This is notrepparttar 123749 Pollyanna or head-in-sand avoidance of reality but rather a recall of ways in which you have handled similar situations.

E:Extend yourself to others. Self-absorption backfires. It only serves to deepen depression and worry. Going out to serve others liftsrepparttar 123750 cloud around yourself and allows you to become both blessed and a blessing.

N:Never say "never". The resilient spirit knows that there is always tomorrow.

T:Thanks-give it! There is much to be grateful for.

(c) 2002 by Eileen McDargh. All rights reserved.

Eileen McDargh, CSP, CPAE, is an international speaker, author and seminar leader. Her book 'The Resilient Spirit' is the companion piece to her talks on resiliency and spirit. For more information on Eileen and her presentations, please call 949-496-8640 or visit http://www.TheResilientSpirit.com.


Adventuring-We All Need to Do it!

Written by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein


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Interesting to me, optimism was one of Teddy's major personality traits. Byrepparttar way, we were back going downtown again, on another train and I was still listening to Teddy Roosevelt-speaking to me! It may have beenrepparttar 123747 hot subway, but it was music to my ears to hear: "Always dorepparttar 123748 best you can with what you have, and where you are." We certainly had to, as once again we were onrepparttar 123749 wrong train and it actually started back uptown at 14th St. Onrepparttar 123750 third try, we finally emerged at Chambers St. Mr. Foote reminded me (I never knew this) thatrepparttar 123751 subways were first put in because there had been a snowstorm in NYC that paralyzedrepparttar 123752 city for weeks and weeks. Mr. Roosevelt was significant in gettingrepparttar 123753 subways built. How ironic, that we were going back and forth, as we were onrepparttar 123754 line affected by 9/11 and as infrequent travelers, neither of us realized that most ofrepparttar 123755 trains only went to 14th St. and then started back up. But then if we had realized this fact, I wouldn't have had such a great adventure!

I emerged fromrepparttar 123756 underground a changed woman—Imagine Teddy Roosevelt and myself in conversation? (PS. Do you know why Teddy Bears are called Teddy Bears? I do now.)



Dr. Holstein is the originator of The Enchanted Self and a psychologist since 1981. She is the author of two books: The Enchanted Self, A Positive Therapy and Recipes for Enchantment, The Secret Ingredient is YOU! Dr. Holstein speaks on radio, and appears on television in NY and NJ. She gives lectures, seminars, retreats and audio interviews on LadybugLive.com and is in private practice in Long Branch, NJ with her husband, Dr. Russell Holstein.


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