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Seven Gateways to Happiness A Positive Psychology Method for Increased Happiness |
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By Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
 What are the tools to get to THE ENCHANTED SELF part of ourselves? What skills do we need in order to find happiness that is unique and sustainable for each person?
This paper outlines the positive psychology methods that you need to employ to enter each of the Seven Gateways to Happiness.
First Gateway: Honoring what is Right about Ourselves Rather Than What is Wrong
As women, we're all experts in identifying what is wrong with ourselves. We can probably quickly make up a long list, detailing what is wrong in our lives. However, it's a lot harder to get in touch with what is right. We need to know ourselves in positive ways. We need to learn how to honor our talents, strengths, even our coping skills which serve us so well. And most important, we need to treasure and enjoy our potential.
These parts of us, if not honored, identified and talked about both to ourselves and to others, will lose their power. We have to keep igniting them. We need to get to know |
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