Tag: Spirituality

6 Guiding Principles To Nurture Your Emotional And Spiritual Maturity

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection, spiritual healing9 Comments

Part of spiritual and emotional maturity is recognizing that it’s not like you’re going to try to fix yourself and become a different person. You remain the same person, but you become awakened. ~Jack Kornfield

Part of healing is also growing emotionally. To be specific, emotional and spiritual maturity is what happens as we heal.

I’m more of a personal growth and personal development junkie, always have been. In the early days, I would buy every book, course and go for every event that was even mildly in that arena. I loved every moment of it all, but as I keep growing and healing, I have realised that I don’t need to read every book, or do every course or go to every event. All I need is to apply everything I already know, consistently and gently.

I have also realised that Emotional Maturity is not measured by the number of years you’ve lived or the experiences you’ve collected, it’s actually measured by how deeply you understand yourself, others, and the flow of life itself. True maturity is a sacred unfolding of awareness, patience, and compassion. It’s the quiet transformation that allows you to meet life with calmness, clarity, and grace.

Here are 6 Guiding Principles To Nurture Your Emotional And Spiritual Maturity:

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The 3-Minute Shower Reset-21 Days to Inner Peace~ Book Review& Author Interview

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection, spiritual healing8 Comments

I’m always exploring ways to bring mindfulness and healing into everyday life, beyond the meditation cushion, beyond the therapy room, into the heart of daily routines. Jenny Garufi’s new book, The 3-Minute Shower Reset – 21 Days to Inner Peace, is a beautiful example of how small, intentional moments can become portals to transformation.

From the very first pages, I felt a sense of calm wash over me (no pun intended). Jenny invites readers to view their daily shower not as a mundane task, but as a sacred space for renewal—a time to reconnect with body, mind, and spirit. In just three minutes, she offers mindfulness exercises that help release stress, quiet the inner chatter, and awaken a deeper sense of presence.

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Emotional Boundaries: How We Break Them and Why They Heal Us

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection, spiritual healing9 Comments

“No” is a complete sentence. ~ Annie Lamott

When I was growing up, I saw how self-sacrifice was celebrated over self-awareness. Because of whatever I witnessed, I learned to override my inner signals consciously or unconsciously. I did this in the name of being “good,” “helpful,” or “strong.” That’s where the People Pleaser in me was born…And, the cost of this conditioning was profoundly wounding on my mental and emotional health. As I began healing, I realized that when we neglect our own boundaries, we drift away from our center, our truth, and ultimately, our peace.

To reclaim my peace of mind, I have had to solidify and re-enforce my boundaries again and again and again over the years. It’s truly one of the most transformative steps that helped me heal.

Boundaries are not walls that keep love out, they are sacred spaces where love can grow safely. They are energetic expressions of self-respect, self-awareness, and spiritual alignment. To violate them, even subtly, is to step out of integrity with the soul.

❤ The following reflections explore the ways we unknowingly betray our own boundaries—not from weakness, but from woundedness, from patterns of survival, and from longing to belong. As you read through them, I invite you to hold yourself with compassion. This is not a call to self-blame, but an invitation to come home to yourself—with clarity, care, and courage.

I am living proof that we can heal from it all. If I can, so can you ❤

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