Sometimes In Life

"Noorah, why am I still doing it?" The simple answer is: because your heart isn't convinced. We can "convince" your heart intellectually all we want and it will agree with all that we are saying..., but it won't "shift". It won't shift until it's engaged in a different type of conversation. A conversation where needs can be heard and met and where aspirations and new narratives can be born. More o...

Bring a sheet of paper, some colored pens and markers and try this art therpay exciersise yourself + 4 questions to help you undertannd anger and what to do with it whenn it shows up. Second audiotin of what art therpay is

If I told you to think of a black cat... What comes to your mind... Is it a picture?... Or a word? In this podcast, I explore the idea of how creating pictures is a powerful tool to put choice back into our hands. More on art therapy: - https://www.noorahkareem.com/art-therapy - If you think this is for you and you live in the Eastern province you can contact through the website above or at noorah...

إِنَّ اللّهَ لاَ يُغَيِّرُ مَا بِقَوْمٍ حَتَّى يُغَيِّرُواْ مَا بِأَنْفُسِهِمْ "God doesn't change the condition of people until they change what is within themselves”- I love this aya! It gives me hope. No matter what situation we're in, in our personal or work life, we have something in our control. We have power. We have choice. If we want to change a situation, we CAN. Not by "making" someone...

"Until you make the unconscious conscious, it will direct your life, and you will call it fate." ― C.G. Jung Our unconscious mind reacts a lot faster than our conscious mind. To change anything we must first make the unseen things seen. We must bring it into our conscious mind first. First awareness then choice. ➖ Want support in moving the unconsciousness to your conscious and getting back contr...

This is one of my personal favorite topics to explore with my clients that I believe has one of the biggest impacts and breakthroughs for them and the work they do-I even made a whole program about it (www.noorahkareem.com/coaching). Most of the time what we need is to get out of their own way of success. We become our worst enemies when it comes to growth and expanding ourselves. "Omg, I can't do...

In every stage in life we need to learn how to: 1- Let go of something that's no longer helping us and is holding us back. 2- Build something new- Learn a new way of being. The Process of letting go of something is the shadow that we tent to avoid. When we avoid it we keep ourselves locked in the old patterns that are keeping us stuck. Unable to expand, grow and find new meaning. Whatever stage yo...

Coz here's what I see happening, people either go on one extreme or the other. Holding on too tightly to their strengths where they can't see any place of improvement. Or they hold on too tightly to their weaknesses that they are unable to admit and own their strengths. Both are flips sides of "not feeling good enough." The middle zone (where self-confidence lies), is where we can see ourselves as...

Take away question: ⇢ What do I need to believe about myself to create a new story for myself? Wanna hang out? Join me for the live (and FREE)webinar! Save your spot at www.noorahkareem.com/webinars Enjoy, share, create breakthroughs! Today's the beginning of something beautiful in the making! And if you’re ready for a deeper journey and would like to work 1 on 1 on whatever is most important to y...

The answer to this question can be hard so I wanna give you a way to make it a little easier. Want more? Work 1 on 1 with me I offer two narrative coaching packages: 1- Back to the Core: 5 private 1 to 1 sessions with me. 2- Strong-breakthrough: 10 private 1 to 1 sessions with me giving us more time to work through fears that are holding you back, build new habits and create new possibilities. Lea...

What happens when we are triggered? and what to do about it to put ourselves back in control... Enjoy, share, create breakthroughs! Today's the beginning of something beautiful in the making! And if you’re ready for a deeper journey and would like to work 1 on 1 on whatever is most important to you right now, I would love to support you. Just email noorah@noorahkareem.com.

To create change you need three things: 1⇢ You need to engage the heart. Coz that's where real change happens. It's not enough to "know". The heart needs to be convinced before you and I can change our ways and create new ways. 2⇢ You need to create new narratives about who you are, who others are, what's happening around you and what's the meaning behind it, etc. 3 ⇢ You must be willing to walk t...

What I learned: 1 ⇢ Sometimes in life, God doesn't give us what we want to test us to see what really lies in our chests and hearts وَلِيَبْتَلِيَ اللَّهُ مَا فِي صُدُورِكُمْ وَلِيُمَحِّصَ مَا فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ ۗ وَاللَّهُ عَلِيمٌ بِذَاتِ الصُّدُورِ (154) سورة العمران "And let God test what is in your chests and check what is in your hearts" 2 ⇢ Choosing to worship God can come from two different pl...

وَإِذَا سَأَلَكَ عِبَادِي عَنِّي فَإِنِّي قَرِيبٌ ۖ أُجِيبُ دَعْوَةَ الدَّاعِ إِذَا دَعَانِ ۖ فَلْيَسْتَجِيبُوا لِي وَلْيُؤْمِنُوا بِي لَعَلَّهُمْ يَرْشُدُونَ (186)سورة البقرة "And if my slave asks you about me, I am indeed close I indeed answer the call of the caller. So they should try to respond to me and believe in me so they can be guided." What I learned: 1 ⇢ God talks to us directly. 2 ⇢ Go...

What I learned: 2 ⇢ Self-disappointment is one of the worst feelings ever. That's why some of us choose to throw it as far away as possible! Discharge it by getting angry and blaming others "You made me do it- or not do it!? If only you did this, I would have_____." (Feel free to fill in the blank). Others hold it too close and let it define who they are. "I'm a failure/ there's no hope for me" 2...

وَإِذْ قَالَ رَبُّكَ لِلْمَلَائِكَةِ إِنِّي جَاعِلٌ فِي الْأَرْضِ خَلِيفَةً ۖ قَالُوا أَتَجْعَلُ فِيهَا مَن يُفْسِدُ فِيهَا وَيَسْفِكُ الدِّمَاءَ وَنَحْنُ نُسَبِّحُ بِحَمْدِكَ وَنُقَدِّسُ لَكَ ۖ قَالَ إِنِّي أَعْلَمُ مَا لَا تَعْلَمُونَ سورة البقرة 30 "And when thy Lord said to the angels, I will make a land in the land as a caliph, saying, I will make those who spoil it and shed blood, and we wil...

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What I Learned: ⇢ Assertiveness is a skill there for it can be taught and learned. ⇢ If we never choose to use our voice, with time we will start going into: 1- Passive aggressive behaviors 2- Aggressive behaviors “أَمْ حَسِبَ الَّذِينَ فِي قُلُوبِهِم مَّرَضٌ أَن لَّن يُخْرِجَ اللَّهُ أَضْغَانَهُمْ “ ⇢ How to find your voice? 1- Find your boundaries 2- get curious, ask the person questions then sp...

What I Learned: ⇢ There are two extreme ends of boundary types: 1- Too ridged: nothing comes in, and nothing goes out, strong need to protect self and a need to feel in control (so nothing hurts me and nothing unexpected happens) 2- Really loose boundaries (barely there): whatever you say go, it's up to you, I can't say no, and I'll deal with the consequences later. ⇢ God gave us human beings a sp...

Let's be honest everyone is going to annoy us. And we will do our share of annoying others as well. What I learned: ⇢ Sometimes it's not about keeping quiet and bottling it up, because when we feel like the thing that hurts us keeps happening over and over again, we start thinking the other person doesn't care enough about us or why else would they keep doing what hurts us?? And what happens is th...

What I Learned: 1 ⇢ The Creater talks to us and places things in our chest (knwollage and comfort) even if we arn;t prophets ourselves. وَأَوْحَيْنَا إِلَىٰ أُمِّ مُوسَىٰ أَنْ أَرْضِعِيهِ ۖ فَإِذَا خِفْتِ عَلَيْهِ فَأَلْقِيهِ فِي الْيَمِّ وَلَا تَخَافِي وَلَا تَحْزَنِي ۖ إِنَّا رَادُّوهُ إِلَيْكِ وَجَاعِلُوهُ مِنَ الْمُرْسَلِينَ سورة القصص | 7 2 ⇢ The Creater just gives us enough heads up to stren...

فَسَتُبْصِرُ وَيُبْصِرُونَ (5) بِأَييِّكُمُ الْمَفْتُونُ (6) إِنَّ رَبَّكَ هُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَن ضَلَّ عَن سَبِيلِهِ وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِالْمُهْتَدِينَ (7) سورة القلم من ٥ الى ٧ What I Learned: ⇢ It's hard to see things clearly when our ego is involved. ⇢ If you ever find yourself in life confused whether what you're doing is right or wrong then ask God "اللهم بصرني"/ God, please give me the ability t...

“If I only knew why then I could heal. I could move on… “ "I need closer before I can move on" 
 Seems logical, right? Todays Ayas: يَاأَيُّهَا الَّذِينَ آمَنُوا اسْتَجِيبُوا لِلَّهِ وَلِلرَّسُولِ إِذَا دَعَاكُمْ لِمَا يُحْيِيكُمْ وَاعْلَمُوا أَنَّ اللَّهَ يَحُولُ بَيْنَ الْمَرْءِ وَقَلْبِهِ وَأَنَّهُ إِلَيْهِ تُحْشَرُونَ(24) سورة الأنفال وَإِذْ قَالَ إِبْرَاهِيمُ رَبِّ أَرِنِي كَيْفَ تُحْيِي الْم...

"I keep praying and God doesn't seem to be listening to me" "Why is God giving me the opposite of my prayers?" In my search for understanding, one of the strongest lessons I learned are: ⇢ the same events that we think would leave us feeling like we lost something important-something that we thought belonged to us was taken away-are the same events that bring those things to us. ⇢ The method might...

Today I want to take to you something that is very dear to my heart. Not too long ago, I was faced with a choice that truly scared me to the point of wanting to disappear. In my heart, I know what the right choice was but I was terrified.. because if I did that.. if I did I would have to go through a lot of pain and heartache.. and I didn't want that. . That's when I remember coming across this ay...