How to Tune Into and Nurture the Soul for True Happiness

On July 1, 2013 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection18 Comments

“You don’t have a soul, Doctor. You are a soul. You have a body, temporarily.” ~ Walter M. Miller Jr.

With the Holy Month of Ramadhan fast approaching, I can’t help but make my heart and mind look deep within. Soul deep.

Although we know that God and the Universe are always at work providing us exactly what we each truly need, the coming of Ramadhan is meant to make those Super Abundant Gates open wider. That makes me re-evaluate a lot of decisions I have made and am going to make over the next year. Continue reading “How to Tune Into and Nurture the Soul for True Happiness” →

Lessons From 6 years of Motherhood~A Tribute to all Mothers and their Children

On May 12, 2013 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection11 Comments

Every day when I look at my little girl, growing up in front of me..all I can think of is how she has so much NEW to her everyday. Everyday there is a new sentence she will learn a new way to say something old. Everyday to me is a marvel with my little girl around.

As I think back to my childhood days, I remember being very naughty. I also remember being very rebellious and difficult when I was a teenager. But I also really remember how my mother tried her hardest to make me understand life with love. She stayed up nights when we were ill, cried when we scraped our knees, nursed us when we were down. She was there always. My mother worked very hard, but she still tried her level best to put a hot meal on the table, made sure we said our prayers, kept us clean and most of all happy. Today as a grown woman I can appreciate all this. Continue reading “Lessons From 6 years of Motherhood~A Tribute to all Mothers and their Children” →

12 ways to Just DO Good for the Joy of it

On May 7, 2013 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection24 Comments

12 ways to Just DO Good for the Joy of it “Do all the good you can. By all the means you can. In all the ways you can. In all the places you can. At all the times you can. To all the people you can. As long as ever you can.”― John Wesley

Having traveled extensively to many countries and meeting many many souls, I have noticed one common negative trait in almost 95% of people(for sometime even me!). What is this negative trait?

Here it is: We do good(awesome!), but only because we feel like we are going to get something back in return(not so awesome!). Doing good for personal gain is no good at all.

As an occupational hazard, I tend to analyze everything. So, when someone I know made a huge donation to a charity dear to my heart I was mighty pleased ofcourse….up until this ‘someone’ started talking to press and media about the huge donation they had made. Now I know these people…I know they started out donating money to this charity out of the goodness of their heart. But, almost unconsciously, when that goodness of heart turned into self promotion and self gain is hard to pin point. Continue reading “12 ways to Just DO Good for the Joy of it” →