3 things to put on your 2024 TO-HEAL list(+Free 2024 Growth Planner printable)

On January 17, 2024January 17, 2024 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection, spiritual healing9 Comments

Do you like New Years resolutions? While we are absolutely all for goal setting, positive intentions and working toward creating a better future, we also know new year resolutions can make you feel guilty or shameful of where you were at until this point. And that is NOT a healing way to start the new year.

It’s hard for us to guess what 2024 will look like or what 2024 will bring in these completely unprecedented times. Everyday there is something new that comes up that stops us in our tracks. This past year it was AI, genocide and world weirdness(!).

So, while we can’t see our 2024 in a crystal ball, the least we can do is let go of some behaviours we may have that come in the way of us achieving our dreams and fully healing. And that means, it will lead us to clarify the way for a surely positive and healing 2024.

When we master this, think of it as healing foundation work, we can then put all our new year to-heal things in our journal(download your FREE growth journal at the end of this post) and begin working on making them a reality!

Well lovelies, here are 3 things to put on your 2024 TO-HEAL list.

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7 Life Lessons 2023 taught me (+7 Positive Affirmations to close the year)

On December 28, 2023December 29, 2023 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn healing, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health13 Comments

“Your present circumstances don’t determine where you can go. They merely determine where you start.”
~ Nido Qubein

There are less than a handful of days left of 2023. A year that for me, was quite testing, but also life affirming. I like to think that everything I learned and experienced this year will make next year so much more special. These are some of the life lessons I have come to realize over these last 12 months.

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Positive Reflections on the Year gone by 2023 {+FREE Printable}

On December 12, 2023December 16, 2024 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection6 Comments

“Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop.” ~ Rumi

❤ Read and get the 2024 Reflections FREE Worksheets HERE ❤

As a practice for many years now, I love to end the year by reflecting on the year that has gone by. Its a practice that has helped me deepen my relationship with myself, it helps me learn from the experiences I’ve had this year and in general makes me more appreciative of the year that was.

For me to even begin reflecting on the year that has gone by, I have to sit with my journal. I have to look at all that I added to it in the past year and really notice where it is that I spent my energy.

Its such a great practice honestly. To really reflect on the year, I had to bring to mind everything about the year. Here’s how I did it:

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