Free Time

The importance of employing your free time wisely, and having fetched its relevance to your holistic success in life.

10 ways on effective management use of best spare time, which would complete the success picture of yours insya'Allah.

1. Goal oriented setting and planning (jot down in points achievable goals in life and prepare list of ways to go about achieving them - through your weeks, days and hours don't rush).
2. Physical Workout! Do sport, a healthy body = a healthy mind.
3. Invest in spiritual being, spend more time with your Lord, your Creator, He knows all about you, so speak out your pains, dilemmas and thinking and ask Him to guide and lead you through.
4. Fill in gaps of social inefficiency, visit members of your family and friends.
5. Supererogatory acts of worship, fasting, more prayers, minor Pilgrimage to the Holy Ka’aba, bring self closer to your Lord, Allah (SWT)
6. Knowledge is key to success. Read and learn more about goals setting and objectives in life so make sure you have your share.
7. Spend more time with yourself and listen to your inner-self talk.
8. Reflect on past experience in life, see where and how things went right and wrong.
9. Travel to nice places and discovering natural treasures is a good incentive.
10. Personalize own life, give it some time and attention to own self.

Psychology > True Happiness

True Happiness...... Is it Wealth, Good Look & Fame?

YES & agree that Wealth....Good Look....& Fame....give us the Ultimate Happiness.

However, these happiness do not last, fluctuating & can guarantee that it do not satisfied oneself....& always in search of great true happiness. The more people have the more they acquire... this is normal human behavior. This will then lead to STRESS in protecting what they acquired and have in possession. The major problem is when they can't stop asking seeking for more & more, not knowing how to appreciate moderate wealth living in moderate lifestyle.

People start compare themself with others to be better looking and taking extreme measures, extreme makeovers just to look good to reach the ideal looking. This is unhealthy, too obsess and became psychologically disorder on what reflected on the mirror. This is the result of low self-esteem, they should learn to accept themselve and walk out on the streets looking good, present themselve nicely, moderately with shine of happiness from within.

Some think that fame can bring them long lasting happiness, well knowned on the streets & all over the world but in matter of fact they are just like a gold fish in a fish bowl with limited water space place on the table, in the house, in the country and in the entire real world....isn't that a small space to live in with no peace, while God have given them the unlimited space to venture the entire world instead.

Lets find out & learn the four (4) critical relationships that lead to TRUE HAPPINESS.

Relationship with,

1. God (ALLAH).


2. Yourself.


3. Family (Others).


4. Community/Society.

in the next blog....

fr Haleh Banani (MA Clinical Psychology)