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Soulful Alchemy: Transformative Poems for The Soul by Jenny Garufi~Book Review&Author Interview

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn book reviews, Emotions, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health, spiritual healing8 Comments

“Poetry has also been my therapy. It has helped me process some of the grief after losing my mom as well as helped me integrate some life lessons.” ~ Jenny Garufi

I love how from the beginning of this book, Jenny’s poems nudged my heart to grow bigger and warmer. The positive loving energy of her poetry is transformative to the heart and soul…and such a welcome gift in a world where vulnerability and authenticity is seen as a weakness rather than a strength.

“Gratitude is the seed
That helps our joy to grow
It plants love and appreciation
Connecting us to flow.
People tend to focus
On negativity and what is wrong
But that feeds disempowerment, weakness
Instead of feeling empowered and strong.”
a few lines from the Gratitude poem by Jenny Garufi|Soulful Alchemy

Jenny’s poems cover topics like gratitude, grief, healing, oneness, chakras. energy and self worth. Each poem more beautiful than the other and each deeply moving and inspiring.

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What’s in YOUR cup?~Positive Weekend Nudge🩷

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind, Heart& Soul-Motivation&Inspiration, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection, Positive Weekend Nudge6 Comments

You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere.

Why do you think you spilled the coffee?

“Because someone bumped into me!”

Wrong answer.

You spilled the coffee because there was coffee in your cup. Had there been tea in the cup, you would have spilled tea. Right?

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16 Journal Prompts To Find Your Purpose(+Free Printable)

On By Zeenat Merchant Syal-Counseling Psychologist|Spiritual CounselorIn Emotions, healing, Mind, Mind-Mental Health, Positive Self Reflection, spiritual healing5 Comments

Why do YOU exist on this planet?

For most of us this is a question that keeps coming up as we progress in life. And this question especially haunts us when we feel like we are not living a life of purpose in the first place.

Your purpose is why you exist on this planet, but that purpose is sometimes hard to understand. I have known people who have asked this question to themselves at the age of 45, 55, 65 and even 85! Its not that uncommon to question your existence. Infact, on your healing journey, at some point these things will come up. Its healthy to reassess your life from time to time to clarify if you are on the path of your purpose or not.

The best journal prompt to find your purpose is, “What did you love doing when you were a child?”

I need for you to jog your memory to when you were a kid, say 8-12 years and remember what you were seriously obsessed with. What made you jump out of bed in the mornings? What was your mind busy with?

In the midst of chaos and confusion, answering those questions helped me find my purpose years ago.

But today I offer 16 more journal prompts to help you figure out your life’s purpose.

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