Tag: healing

What is it that sets your soul on fire? What is your burning passion?

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn healing, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health5 Comments

“Be fearless in the pursuit of what sets your soul on fire.”~ Jennifer Lee

As you look at your life, what is the thing that captivates your heart and mind fully?

That tiniest ember of a passionate thought with the gravitational pull of all the planets in all the galaxies on your attention? A spark SO strong that you’re willing to risk even failure or embarrassment because the experience or reward is so much greater? I hope you either have goose bumps or chills up your spine thinking about this thought.

Another way to understand this what is that deep seeded craving to reconnect with something that stirs your soul so intensely.

Now, if I stop you in your tracks while you are in the middle of your day and ask you,

“What is it that sets your soul on fire? What is your burning passion that you can’t stop thinking of?”

Would you be able to answer right away or would you need time to think?

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Note to Self: Take Your Time

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn healing, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health7 Comments

In case you need to hear it today, it’s absolutely ok to follow your own heart, live according to your own timeline, and in your own unique way.

Nobody else can do that for you. Only YOU can.

That’s a fact I keep learning to accept, whenever I think about all the books I still want to write. Or anytime I’m out for my walk and my body tells me to go slower.

I’m so driven by the end result, that sometimes, I feel like I need to be running at hyper speed to get stuff done. When in reality that only adds to my angst. My almost 17 year old’s favorite thing to calm me down is saying: Chill ma. chill.

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12 Healing Ways to Emotional Growth

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection, spiritual healing5 Comments

“One can choose to go back toward safety or forward toward growth. Growth must be chosen again and again; fear must be overcome again and again.” ~ Abraham Maslow

When I began my own journey of emotional growth and healing, I didn’t know it would be so hard. I thought I’ll read a few books, do a few courses, and get therapy and that is all I need.

What I didn’t factor in, was how many emotions I was burying within, and needed to work through. It then led me to understand that this emotional growth and healing is indeed a lifelong process.

Emotional growth is hard work.

Emotional growth is like an uphill climb.

It’s a thing we keep doing, as long as we are alive. And yes, it can be painful and challenging work.

But, it can also be incredibly satisfying and life-altering.

If you fall in love with the process of Emotional growth and approach yourself with curiosity instead of judgment, openness instead of shame, and hope instead of fear, you’ll heal.
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And once you begin to get to know yourself better and start living authentically, there’s no going back.

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