Category: Mind-Mental Health

In Stillness ~ Sunday Self-Reflection

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Heart&Soul-Inspirational Quotes, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health23 Comments

This Sunday I am reflecting about the times when it is better to speak or simply remain silent given the circumstances of the moment as we are in.

Many Years ago I had a good beautiful conversation with a dear friend about discovering our inner beauty and he brought to our dialogue some key ideas from Eckhart Tolle in his book ‘Stillness Speaks’.  There, he said, “True intelligence operates silently” and “Stillness is where creativity and solutions to problems are found”. Continue reading “In Stillness ~ Sunday Self-Reflection” →

5 Simple Tips to Be Positive while IN the Eye of the Storm

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health41 Comments

“Accept periods of suffering with gratitude, knowing that suffering can teach you very important lessons.”– Barbara Ann Kipfer

Human beings are sticklers for routine. Whether we accept it or not, we like to know where everything is coming from, what time everything is happening. There is a time for eating, sleeping, schooling, reading….and lately I’ve noticed people even taking out time during the week to ‘just talk’. All in all we love our routine knowing.

But, what happens when you don’t know, when your routines go topsy turvy, when your plans go flying with the wind? Do you curb under the pressure of the unpredictability and uncertainty? Continue reading “5 Simple Tips to Be Positive while IN the Eye of the Storm” →

How to ‘Create’ Your Dream Destiny~ Raoka

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Heart&Soul-Inspirational Quotes, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health14 Comments

“Make every thought, every fact, that comes into your mind pay you a profit. Make it work and produce for you. Think of things not as they are but as they might be. Don’t merely dream – but create!”~ Robert Collier

When the theme for april’s raoka article was suggested by an anonymous admirer/reader, I was mighty excited. Not because it was an easy theme to concentrate on, but more importantly it was a theme I had been working on ‘part time’ all my life.

“Create” is the theme of my life
Yes, Create. I am a lover of all things New and I crave a newness in my life often. To simply state I get bored far too easily and Creating has become my go to way for infusing my life with that Newness I want everytime. Yup, its cheap, its enriching to the heart and very good for those grey cells up there. Continue reading “How to ‘Create’ Your Dream Destiny~ Raoka” →