by Merci Gracia | Mar 10, 2012 | Acceptance, Authenticity, Feelings, Value, Worry
When your behavior is in alignment with your values, you feel good about yourself. When it’s not, you worry about what others think and try to please them to feel validated. This approach leaves you scrambling and unsure of yourself. Since you can’t really...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 21, 2012 | Attention, Authenticity, Awareness, Change, Freedom
Some think the fate of humanity can only be improved by force. Others are convinced it’ll happen by converting everyone else to their point of view, political system or religious persuasion. But real progress will only be made when the collective consciousness...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 29, 2011 | Attention, Authenticity, Balance, Conscious, Honesty
When you’re compelled to do anything by an unconscious need to feel worthy, you’re driven. You can identify this compulsion when you notice you’re working too hard. Get in the driver’s seat by looking those impulses squarely in the eyes and...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 23, 2011 | Attention, Authenticity, Conscious, Discernment, Habits, Harmony, Mastery
You know how sometimes, when you’re about to pick up the phone, that very person calls you? Or how two totally unconnected people invent the same thing at the same time in different parts of the world? Though it’s not always obvious, there’s actually...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 21, 2011 | Attention, Authenticity, Compulsive Behavior, Conscious, Control, Fear, Feelings
Do you try to control situations, seek approval from others, or say yes when you really feel like saying no? These are strategies to cover up feeling out of control, inadequate, or not being liked. Next time you catch yourself, try feeling the underlying feelings...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 19, 2011 | Authenticity, Ease, Natural
You can please some of the people all of the time, and all of the people some of the time…wait a minute, that’s all too hard. Since the outside world is just a mirror of your inside, work on pleasing yourself. Then everyone will seem pleased....