by Merci Gracia | Aug 20, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Control, Ease, Freedom, Giving, Harmony, Love, Relationship
Assuming ownership of your mate or children, decreases the likelihood of having healthy and satisfying relationships with them. It also sets you up for problems in the future. When you think of them as extensions of yourself, you box them in with expectations that...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 15, 2012 | Acceptance, Conscious, Evolution of Consciousness, Faith, Trust
Life sometimes takes you on unexpected adventures in order to expedite your conscious evolution. While these may seem like detours, they are actually exactly what you need to deepen your understanding of life. Your passage during these periods will be much smoother if...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 14, 2012 | Acceptance, Ease, Feelings, interpretation, Judgments, Loose, Relax
When you’re bumping heads with someone and you don’t want to relax your stance because you know you’re right, ask yourself if you’d rather be right or happy. If you know you’re right, be satisfied with that. Rigid righteousness...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 11, 2012 | Acceptance, Self-Awareness, Wisdom
Cycles of creation and destruction are constantly being played out on every level of existence. The Universe is either in equilibrium or moving toward it. When you perceive a problem, the issue is not so much that things are wrong out there. It’s more like your...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 10, 2012 | Acceptance, Balance, Change
Successful scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs all possess a very important ability. Since they don’t always encounter what they expect, they need to be able to pivot. The most innovative ones are open enough to perceive new and unexpected information, alter...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 2, 2012 | Acceptance, Evolution of Consciousness, Feelings, Suffering
Desires are meant to be fulfilled. They don’t arise just to make you suffer, they show you what’s possible in your future. Your job is to keep up your enthusiasm and trust. Even when you have a clear idea about what you want, fulfillment sometimes comes in...