3 Healing Ways Towards Self-Forgiveness

On March 27, 2019 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Heal Your Soul Column, Heart&Soul-Inspirational Quotes, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection10 Comments

“Forgive yourself for what you think you’ve done or not done. At every moment, you had your reasons for all of your actions and decisions. You’ve always done the best that you could do. Forgive yourself.” ~ Doreen Virtue

Do you know that difficulties with self-forgiveness are linked with suicide attempts, eating disorders, and alcohol abuse, among other problems. The ability to forgive ourselves for our mistakes, no matter how big or small they may be, is a necessary step towards psychological healing.

I am not one of those people who plan their every move. I just can’t live that way. I prefer going with the flow or rather going with my heart. In doing so, sometimes I make mistakes. Sometimes big ones and sometimes small ones.

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On Being An Empowered Woman + Top 50 Positive Quotes By Empowering Women

On March 7, 2019 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Heart&Soul-Inspirational Quotes, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection8 Comments

“The difference between a broken community and a thriving one is the presence of women who are valued.” ~ Michelle Obama

Women’s Day often brings with it empowering feelings for me as a woman. It makes me think of all the women who were brave and sacrificed so much to bring about the freedom and rights we enjoy today. I feel like they have paved the way for us to be who we want to be unabashedly.

Women today are mothers, daughters, sisters, friends, empaths, nurturers, care-takers, revolutionaries, scientists, doctors, healers, astronauts, writers, historians, visionaries, poets….whoever they want to be.

Each woman wears many hats in just one single moment. Yet, she does it with such finesse, you would think she was born with such amazing abilities…and you would be right. She is born with amazing powers. A Woman is not just all those hats she wears, she is above all a CREATOR a creator of Positive Change. Whether she is a working girl or a homemaker, she CREATES Positive change is the most loving and subtle ways.

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10 Powerful Positive Affirmations that Promise Self Healing in 2019

On January 9, 2019 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Heart&Soul-Inspirational Quotes, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection17 Comments

Positive Affirmations are the Souls Vitamins, that provide the necessary positive energy to balance all the negative baggage we face daily.

Happiest 2019 Darlings! I’m hoping the new year has been treating you well so far.

As New Year tradition on Positive Provocations, I always start the year with Positive Affirmations that you can use for the whole year to facilitate self healing and growth. This year especially, I am focusing on “Healing Old Scars”. You know, the ones that get swept under the carpet and come out to hit us like an avalanche when we least expect. Yes those! Because those are the scars that have not yet fully healed. The Positive Affirmations that I’ve written in this article are aimed at facilitating powerful inner healing, so that we all may live a year full of happiness, joy and immense productivity…with no old scars to slow us down.

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