Tag: self love

On Being In Love with Yourself

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Heart&Soul-Inspirational Quotes, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health9 Comments

that taking care of Myself is NOT Self Indulgent. In truth, Caring for Myself is an act of Survival in this Big Big World.

“Love is nourishment in itself. The more you love, the more you will find untrodden spaces where love goes on and on spreading around you like an aura.” ~ OSHO

The one question I get asked a lot is the “self Love” question…. “But really isnt self love selfish? Isnt it downright narcissistic?”…are some of the questions I get asked from the anti-self love people. But I am not deterred 🙂 I respond in love, and always manage to turn them into practicing advocates of self love too! Continue reading “On Being In Love with Yourself” →

10 Magical Tips on Becoming an Empowered Woman ~ Happy Women’s Day!

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Positive Self Reflection10 Comments

10 magical tips to be an empowered woman - happy womens day 2016“Everyone has inside of her a piece of good news. The good news is that you don’t know how great you can be! How much you can love! What you can accomplish! And what your potential is!” ~ Anne Frank

Women of the world…the daughters, the mothers, the aunts, the wives, the grandmothers, the sisters, the soul sisters, the ultimate nurturers..get UP and embrace your inner awesomeness! It’s time to empower yourselves! 

Empowered is a word that gets said way too much, even though many people do not understand exactly what it means. Women, often want to be known as empowered. As a woman in today’s world, I want to feel empowered too! The idea of being an empowered woman implies that you are in control of your life. There is a bit of feminism in this, but truly many women want to feel that they are empowered and in control of their lives. The question is how do you get there? What makes an empowered woman? If these are the questions that you have been asking yourself, then you will want to keep reading. Continue reading “10 Magical Tips on Becoming an Empowered Woman ~ Happy Women’s Day!” →

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

On 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.“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” →