Self help

Your Heart Cries Because…

Your Heart Cries Because… Poem By Shahina Lakhani   You came to me as a small speck of brilliance   So I hid you in my soft, dark nurturing womb   I nurtured you with love so you could grow stronger   Minute to minute, day to day you kept changing    Every moment every [...]

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Why Is My Heart Crying?

Why Is My Heart Crying? Poem By Shahina Lakhani   Surfing the wind I touch the moon and the stars   Cowering in fear I sink to the bottom   I have been in the womb of darkness for centuries   The thought of breaking open the shell makes my heart pound in fear   [...]

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A New Dream

A New Dream Poem By Shahina Lakhani   I  am dreaming a new dream   Of love, total connection and complete surrender   The thick ice of anxiety, separation and pain   Slowly melting away from my heart, from my soul   Giving way to a fertile land of infinite opportunity   Of boundless love [...]

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Hope

    Hope Poem By Shahina Lakhani   Tonight is the darkest   Dawn must be near   So close to me that   I constantly have to struggle   To see the hints of the shimmering light   Trying to breakthrough   From behind the dark clouds   Although the clouds look like   [...]

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Beyond The Pain

Beyond The Pain Poem By Shahina Lakhani   I prayed for a man to be my friend my protector   Instead you gave me solitude and tenacity   The solitude was for me to see   All that I have refused to see   All my life I have turned a blind eye   To [...]

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Why Do We Celebrate Our Mothers Once A Year

Why Do We Celebrate Our Mothers Once A Year Shahina Lakhani We celebrated the mother's day yesterday. As I sat at a resturant with my children, I could not help but notice the crowds of people waiting in line for more than an hour. The waiters rushing around to accomodate everyone. It was as if [...]

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Thank You! Your Generosity Is Heart Warming

  Thank You! Your Generosity Is Heart Warming Shahina Lakhani Have you ever felt in your life that you have traveled a great distance yet there is still a long way to go? Today I feel the same way. As I look back at the previous year my heart is full of joy, gratitude and [...]

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Living Beyond The Bounds of Co-dependence And Independence (Part II)

Living Beyond The Bounds of Co-dependence And Independence (Part II) Shahina Lakhani In the last post as we played with the idea of independence and Co-dependence we found out that both are like two sides of the same coin. A victim who is co-dependent may become a survivor who believes in total independence and a [...]

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Living Beyond The Bounds of Co-dependence And Independence (Part I)

Living Beyond The Bounds of Co-dependence And Independence (Part I) Shahina Lakhani Growing up in Pakistan, Indian and Pakistani love songs were a part of everyday life for me. Most songs had an underlying message of, "If you are happy I am happy and if you are sad I am sad." Being the romantic that [...]

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Is Your Life As Good As It Gets?

Is Your Life As Good As It Gets? Shahina Lakhani Have you ever asked yourself, "What if this (my life) is as good as it gets?" While surfing the channels last night, I came across the movie "As good as it gets".  In the movie one of the characters asks the above question. Hope is [...]

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