<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Turning Heads]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turning Heads]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/my-blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:35:52 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[I've Been in a Writing Slump]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Sometimes, silence isn’t emptiness, it’s survival.” Writing has always been my refuge, the place I go to untangle my thoughts, to slow life down, to make sense of myself. This year, that refuge disappeared. Words wouldn’t come. My fingers hovered over the keyboard for hours, then retreated. Everything felt too raw, too heavy, too unfinished. I wasn’t avoiding writing, I was learning how to survive without it, learning that sometimes existing is enough. I kept telling myself I’d return to the...]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/i-ve-been-in-a-writing-slump</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6948982ea496ce9330b49992</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 01:42:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/5f907578d17c47eb9e6b6bcf18327f7b.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My special place]]></title><description><![CDATA[There's something truly captivating about the beach that draws people in. It’s not just the golden sands or the rhythmic waves; it's an...]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/my-special-place</link><guid isPermaLink="false">679fecabaf5a9073dc0d2049</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Feb 2025 03:25:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bef1e2_19785a52371347d7b4790a1124011782~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking Free from My Shell]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking back, I see now how much of my life I spent in a shell I built for myself, though I didn’t realise it at the time. For a long...]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/breaking-free-from-my-shell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">672c12e2a77b027388b5da76</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 01:26:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_9098c0f0cef44c15ae3e279935fecaad~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What my career has taught me…]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beep Beep Beep There it goes off again, my alarm to start another long and tiring day.  Just 5 more minutes I say to myself. Those 5 more...]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/what-my-career-has-taught-me</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67073059b34c2864f331c8c5</guid><pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:35:35 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_595244e950e74c7783085a062e93d843~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Letter to my younger self]]></title><description><![CDATA[The words you speak to yourself become what you believe. Choose your words carefully. Dear younger Raisa, Hi there, I hope you're doing...]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/a-letter-to-my-younger-self</link><guid isPermaLink="false">665eef1148d3bad86f1dcaec</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2024 11:29:10 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/eb9d421996d04b19a0d1b88b1e0aec4b.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The way to lead a successful life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Success is the sum of small efforts - repeated day in and day out. ~ Robert Collier Defining Success Success is a subjective concept. I...]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/the-way-to-lead-a-successful-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64b0b54cbd86e36698adcaea</guid><pubDate>Fri, 14 Jul 2023 03:15:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_e76f61123979479b8d8687f144cc9491~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Being a Woman of Colour in Society]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we talk about ‘WOMEN OF COLOUR’ as a term, it’s always in the understanding that that they’re the minorities in WHITE PERSON...]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/being-a-woman-of-colour-in-society</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6153ee3ee277fd001641ff67</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Mar 2023 01:49:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_299ee5ff0bdf441f87e024391844088e~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Guidance in Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since it's international women's day, I've been thinking about the women that inspires me the most in life. Women like Rosa Parks,...]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/my-guidance-in-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61ffc0499ac6ad40666a1199</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Mar 2023 10:33:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_94118860128c4e4aa1a32897d6164fcc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deep Insecurities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insecurities kills all that is beautiful Insecurity is characterised by a sense of inadequacy and lack of certainty. 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Being brave is having that fear but finding a way through it. ~ Bear Grylls Fear is a primal,...]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/immense-fear</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61af4c850bf0a40016750379</guid><pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2021 10:12:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bef1e2_3cfaa02fb86b40c0b6d3a5074f345086~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_735,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Let’s Talk Mental Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[You are not the bad feelings you get in your head. You are not the storm you walk through. You are the person experiencing the storm. The...]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/let-s-talk-mental-health</link><guid isPermaLink="false">615aeb62f945e50016f71a95</guid><pubDate>Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:47:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bef1e2_646fd8f37097481abb7a0472b76bc798~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_837,h_827,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[To Love and to be in Love]]></title><description><![CDATA[Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies ~Aristotle I’ve always been curious about the concept of love, more importantly...]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/to-love-and-to-be-in-love</link><guid isPermaLink="false">612b404d7a800900173ab56e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:53:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bef1e2_bdc8160429b5499392670067bd305971~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_740,h_726,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A World of Phones ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phone calls, that is actually interrupting someone's life to have them talk on the phone, should be reserved for emergencies only. Fun...]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/a-world-of-phones</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6120d4555177c1001600d772</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:42:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/19bb7779894f4dc7bf25ee90c4cad7ab.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Way I Understand You... and Everyone else ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Understanding is a Word. But very rare people truely "understand" the meaning of this word. ~Jyoti Gupta DISCLAIMER: Although my...]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/the-way-i-understand-you-and-everyone-else</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6113b6469f29620015693488</guid><pubDate>Sat, 14 Aug 2021 01:19:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_a34cfea32a8545a09b80442ae2593118~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Bucket List]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bucket list is typically described as 'a number of experiences or achievements that a person hopes to accomplish during their lifetime....]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/my-bucket-list</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61112e9a3d902700159c0284</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 03:38:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/bef1e2_d90f2dc44fc949379d445b4bbf71f2ff~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The things we carry, and what we can let go of]]></title><description><![CDATA[“The only real battle in life is between hanging on and letting go.” Life is a journey, and along the way, we collect various...]]></description><link>https://raisazilani.wixsite.com/my-site/post/the-things-we-carry-and-what-we-can-let-go-of</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61112a921cbac1001551ce17</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Aug 2021 13:16:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/75059a_3a3953ba8daa4a419562db4e61c7bee7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Raisa Zilani</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>