5 Positive Affirmations to Beat Anxiety

On October 23, 2019September 6, 2021 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Heart&Soul-Inspirational Quotes, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health11 Comments

“I promise you nothing is as chaotic as it seems. Nothing is worth diminishing your health. Nothing is worth poisoning yourself into stress, anxiety and fear.” ~ Steve Maraboli

Beating anxiety is an uphill climb. Anxiety can feel like its taking over your life and not allowing you to really live freely. It makes doubt and fear your constant companion. As I discussed in a previous article on the 5 Step Plan to Positively Reduce Anxiety, there is hope. It can be handled.

Another beautiful and highly effective way to beat anxiety, especially when it comes to calming those nerves, is repeating positive affirmations. You all know how “in love” with positive affirmations I am 🙂 I’ve written whole series of articles on the benefits of these powerful, high vibratory nuggets.

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8 Positive Affirmations To Make You Feel Like YOU ARE ENOUGH

On February 22, 2017November 16, 2023 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration9 Comments

They say, all is well that ends well.

I say, all is freaking awesome that begins and ends well provided we are ready to work at it.

Most days I am pretty much in control of how my day goes. I don’t allow negativity to get to me or zap the happy joo joo out of me. But then those are the days when I have my positive affirmations in my mind and pocket book to remind me to stay in that happily positive zone.

But, I ain’t a monk! So yes, I do have those days, when everything is going literally crazy around me and I have no control over its many levels of craziness. We positive people also get hit with waves of negativity and drama. The irony about these negative waves is, they don’t come and hit you with a warning before they come on. They JUST come and shake the life out of you. BAM! Continue reading “8 Positive Affirmations To Make You Feel Like YOU ARE ENOUGH” →

Forgive to Truly Heal : Healing Through Forgiveness Series, Part 1

On February 22, 2016 By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Heal Your Soul Column, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health10 Comments

“Forgiveness means that we choose to Love. Love MORE than we choose to hate or hurt.”

Among all the ways of counseling I offer, I also offer family therapy to families to heal from issues that are eating away at their core happiness. In one such recent session, there was SO much negativity coming out of every member of the family, which was making the whole atmosphere very very tense. The key was ofcourse a past event that had triggered and hurt many of the members of the family. After gently proposing “forgiveness with love” of self and all those involved…and applying it, I could see the whole family calm down. But, forgiveness is a hard pill to swallow.

I often get asked, “But how can I forgive, when it hurts so much?”

At some point in time, most of us have been in this position. We recognize some pattern or behavior in ourselves or others, that we would like to change, but often feel powerless to do so. Everything we try seems to lead nowhere.

Have you been in this situation? Continue reading “Forgive to Truly Heal : Healing Through Forgiveness Series, Part 1” →