Sonya Syed

You prepare yourself, move everything out of the way and design your entire day keeping in mind one important task. Then as you are all set to perform the task you come to know that it has been postponed. I don’t about all of you but I get a headache to have all my energies wasted for nothing. Throughout the afternoon I was feeling terrible because I missed out a meeting. Just few minutes earlier I took a tiny pinch of salt, ate a fruit, rolled the golf ball between both my palms (to activate pressure points on my hands) and to my surprise the intensity of headache is significantly reduced. Now I merely have a little sensation on the forehead and that is bearable. I guess the sodium and chloride in salt balanced the electrolytes of my brain. Anyways the task left out today is planned for tomorrow and I hope that it goes well. (People suffering from hypertension should consult their physician first if they can have tiny pinch of salt occasionally for serious headaches or migr...

Facing my fears I got over my most dreaded activity, I joined the gym. Although it was more of a demo session but I ended up doing a bit of work there. I always had this phobia about gym’s weight and strength training side. Although about 8 years ago when I actually thought of doing any kind of exercise I joined a gym for its group session of yoga and aerobics because the machines intimidated me. I thought how can someone on their own figure out these big machines and loose weight but what I didn’t knew was that there are trainers assigned to every member for assistance. As I entered the main area where they had all the humungous treadmills and God knows how many other weight training machines, I was saying to myself:  wha t the hell am I doing here ? First I started whining about my ankle or knee aches and like a child refused everything my trainer offered me to work out. I cannot believe the level of my resistance which I displayed there; I had negative...

When brain muscles are too tensed words doesn’t seem to come forth easily. Tensed because I feel drowsy and I’m forcefully keeping myself awake to write today’s post. Nothing significant is manifesting though I’m trying my best to write something that might interests you but still I fail myself. No TV, no news, no updates on anyone’s wedding; just plain me without any words. There are days when I would just feel lethargic without any reason. Just don’t want to do anything and become laid back. It is never a welcome feeling but this is what I have and I guess I have no option but to feel it fully. Or may be I worry too much or probably I like to worry all the time. The moment somebody leaves home my anxiety gets ignited and as clocks tick and tick my anxiety level rises and rises. Some people like me are born with this anxiety feeling though they express it in other forms, yet it is there at the back of our minds. The worst thing about any feeling is ...

Against my daily routine I switched on TV in morning and by chance landed on CNN where in their segment World Sports they showed a report on Karachi’s Liyari area. I had no idea that for years, Liyari has been producing world class boxers.   For a moment my eyes couldn’t believe what I just saw. I was pleasantly surprised. Children and young adults participating in boxing sports amidst of the unrest and disturbances which surrounds this locality. Those children and adults were funded to study and get trained on community basis with little or no support from either the public or private sector. Then there are also excellent football players belonging to the same area Liyari. Another pleasant surprise which came is my favorite Pakistani actress Reema getting married this month. I am truly happy for this lady she has worked hard to be where she is today. Although I don’t know her personally but I have seen her personality transformed over the years. The first movie wh...

The first truth I always recommend allocating a certain time daily for meditation. Both meditation and prayers not only helps to silence the mind from its unnecessary activity but often provide some profound insights about yourself. Although most people often confuse meditation as an activity to get some extraordinary powers or limits it feasibility to relaxation. However, it goes far beyond then all these results and all one requires is to have an intention; intention to obtain peace and nothing more. There are many meditations available; however, whatever type leads you silencing of mind and ultimate peace is right for you. I have added another page to this blog where you can find all useful information about meditations and from my own experience how to have an intention. I mentioned my weight loss ambition few posts earlier and I am also working on it. The first thing about loosing weight in a healthy way is that one has to look into the daily food intake and if there a...

Finally Eid came after all the thrill and excitement from the neighboring kids. Half of the first day went in looking after the meat, its clean up and sharing. The clean up part at our house is the most exhaustive. Being the cleaning fanatics we invested more than half of our day in this grueling activity. Moreover, there was obsession to get everything done in one day. Yet I feel all is well that ends well. The next day was kept for meeting and for receiving and making calls to the dear ones who lived in the far regions. For sometime now I have been keen on sharing my love story; yes my love story. Well it began few months ago when one fine early morning I went in our terrace to get life energy for my bones via sun. There he was, sitting and as I saw him he immediately came and sat right next to me. We both looked at each other, for few moments I was confused and shy by his presence so close. I asked myself what is he doing here, how could he have this courage. Thou...

Roaring traffic, animals bleating, and streets filled with people either buying animals for sacrifice or getting food items for this animal guest who shall be sacrificed on Eid. But first, a warm & blessed Eid Mubarak to all my dearest friends, family & my readers who have now become my extended family…… I needed to rest and recuperate; for a peaceful and focused mind yields purposeful words. It is strange these days to wake up with sounds of little children screaming at 7 pm excited to feed the animals which their family brought to sacrifice. Children and animals share such mysterious chemistry both are excited in the presence of each other.  Adults on the other hand try to hide their joy but they have the same child-like excitement beneath the facade of an adult. So what are my plans for this Eid well as always a peaceful family get together. When you have a limited circle of family and friends like me these days could become a little less glamorous. However, t...