Sonya Syed

Writing this early is not usually a norm with me but I have the right amount of energy so lets begin to share some of my most valuable thoughts….lolz. Every time I write my blog it is inevitably about me and now I feel that there should be something about you as well. Why don’t you, if anyone of you is interested share few words about yourself and your life? How you go about in your routine day, what you do, what you like to do and what you don’t like to do? I read or heard somewhere an interesting question that aroused my curiosity, the question is, “ what one thing you would do, if you are not afraid?” When I searched for an answer in myself rather surprising reply came forth. The first thing that came to my mind is Oscar Awards which probably means that I would have tried my luck at Hollywood. I have no idea how that reply found its way to my mind. Some people say that our interests or career choices can be found in our early childhood. Those early interests and ac...

When you get caught up in the trivialities of life, when you are tired to your core, when you endlessly run errands, do daily chores and at the end of it all your head is busting with headache you see something and it inspires. It inspires you to be, to breathe. Today my muse has been a film “Zindgai naa milegi dobara” yes I am inspired. At first I watched this film to kill my time in the evening after having a much delayed lunch. Then the movie’s location asked me stay on and then finally the message of the film “to live in the present moment” inspired me. To experience the aliveness of your life you don’t have to go Spain or do deep sea diving or jump from 15,000 ft but all you need to do is to breathe and feel the life that is within you. Then the sun rays titillating your face, a flower in your balcony, laughter of a child, stars, moon in full bloom are all the miracles of life unfolding in front of you all the time. They could inspire you but you have to be there to look...

I just experienced how a small piece of chocolate brownie could hugely impact one’s state of being. I was sleepy and lethargic and then this brownie came in my life and changed it all, but I need to be careful with my love relationship with chocolates since to taste a small piece could mean 150 calories and an increased waistline. A heavy price to pay for impulsive love… After a long wait, hundred calls back and forth, several editing - my website is finally activated with the latest version. Although earlier one was fine and active since 2008 however in last few months whenever I looked at it there was too much material. I believe when you are a new comer in any field you just want to do exactly what others are doing because you want to fit in. If the people who are pros of the field are following a particular method then they must be right and their way is to be followed. Websites of majority of the law firms here or abroad were filled with tons of information most...

Before we begin, let us all dedicate few seconds to pray for the peace of Arfah Karim’s departed soul. May she rest in peace and her family gets the courage to face this distressful time with grace. When a talented person is right in front of us only desiring our appreciation we withhold our admiration and the moment that person leaves the world we suddenly feel a great loss. When this little girl was alive with us only formal recognition was given to her and the moment she died you see hundreds of known and unknown powerful people condoling her demise, someone even decided to establish an IT University in Arfah’s honour. Media needs to seriously look at its policies because it seems to have made a steadfast trait to only promote darkness and violence when it is not the only thing happening. Other than IT students very few people were aware of Arfah Karim being the youngest Microsoft Certified Specialist. Media failed to promote her achievements and the only thing whi...

For some strange reason I have a sudden desire to visit Bhurban, Muree, Nathia Gali or even living there permanently; huh! strange wishes I have these days. I also have few other crazy ideas which I would be working on in the coming days. I somehow want to challenge myself, my comfort zones. I am re-organizing my law practice and to begin with I am re-doing my website. Yes surprisingly I have an official website dedicated to my legal work. In 2008 when I first started my work I made my website, at that time it looked perfect because I did everything which every other law firm in the world has done. I bombarded it with lots of unnecessary information about my work as if I was giving a short course on my practice areas. Even after hundreds of meetings, thousands of promotion letters /brochures nothing significant happened.   I made this website, published book-like brochures, decorated my office with all the money I earned from my job as the legal advisor at a local ...

Every where I turned I kept on hearing about new year resolutions, some focused on loosing weight some were dedicated to leave unhealthy habits and so on. Last year I also made some resolutions which I don’t remember anymore, but I know that I did have something like resolutions. So this year I made a resolution of not making any resolution, all I intend to do in 2012 is to stay intensely present in the Now, the present moment. I decided that this year I will not carry the baggage of any painful thought or emotion from my past, nor I will drive my self crazy by worrying unnecessarily about the future. I will stay in the present moment because past has no power over me anymore and our future is merely an extension of our present moment. And I have to say, that this idea of staying in the Now is also appreciated by God because on the first day of 2012 I was blessed with an anointed opportunity to make peace and reconcile with someone with whom I have been estranged...

" May you get a clean bill of health from your dentist, your cardiologist, your gastro-enterologist, your urologist, your proctologist, your podiatrist, your psychiatrist, your plumber and the Income Tax. May your hair, your teeth, your face-lift, your abs and your stocks not fall; and may your blood pressure, your triglycerides, your cholesterol, your white blood count and your mortgage interest not rise. May New Year's Eve find you seated around the table, together with your beloved family and cherished friends. May you find the food better, the environment quieter, the cost much cheaper, and the pleasure more fulfilling than anything else you might ordinarily do that night.  May what you see in the mirror delight you, and what others see in you delight them. May someone love you enough to forgive your faults, be blind to your blemishes, and tell the world about your virtues. May the telemarketers wait to make their sales calls until you finish dinner, may ...