Tag: mind

Happiness ~ One Positive Word by One Positive Word

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Guest Posts, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Positive Self Reflection4 Comments

Happiness ~ One Positive Word by One Positive WordYour words pack power. Your words can heal, your words can wound.  Your words can be the cause of happiness or the cause of suffering.

It’s easy to go about your day with little thought to the words you express because you’re busy, busy, busy.  Often, words will tumble out of one’s mouth impulsively in response to what you hear, see, think or feel.

If you don’t take control of your speech, however, it may take control over you.

According to research in the area of neuroscience, negative speech can change neural pathways in a person’s brain and the expression of positive words that express kindness can help build a happier brain.

Therefore, if you truly want to be happy and to make others happy too, take charge of your words. Continue reading “Happiness ~ One Positive Word by One Positive Word” →

Positive Prompt: The 5 Compliments Rule

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Prompts12 Comments

a-compliment-is-verbal-sunshine2“A compliment is verbal Sunshine.” ~ Robert Orben

A few years back I had started a positive healing practice.  I had the practice of paying 10 compliments a day.

I started this practice because I wanted to become more positive towards others. I needed to let go of past pain and resentment. My spiritual mentors suggested this practice would instil in me the positive seeds of love, compassion, gratitude and happiness, which would flourish with time. They were right! Continue reading “Positive Prompt: The 5 Compliments Rule” →

9 Positive Ways to put the Pizzazz Back into your Day

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Mind, Mind-Mental Health8 Comments

9 Positive Ways to put the Pizzazz Back into your Day

“With the past, I have nothing to do; nor with the future. I live now.” Ralph Waldo Emerson

Does your daily routine feel like a boring trap you want to break away from? Then this article is for you…

On a daily basis i.e. every day we wake up, eat, go to work, eat, sleep, and do it all over again the next day. We find a system that makes life run smoothly and that adds to our productivity. And it works – for a little while atleast. But eventually we’re living a routine, ordinary, boring life. It’s the same stuff every day. How much fun can that be?! Before we know it, instead of being more motivated and inspired, the system traps us within an unchanging stale and not so productive rut. And believe me, its not a good place to be trapped in! Continue reading “9 Positive Ways to put the Pizzazz Back into your Day” →