by Merci Gracia | Mar 15, 2018 | Authenticity
You are here to express yourself in a completely unique way. Your talents, tendencies and interests are signposts to help you find your path. Following your heart and doing what you love feels good and confirms that you’re on the right track. Living your life...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 16, 2018 | Authenticity
Our identities are self-created, ego-based ideas that we begin constructing early in life. Once created we operate under the illusion that our value lies in living up to them. This can interfere with who we might become as we behave in ways we think are consistent...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 5, 2018 | Authenticity
External beauty is a pleasure to behold, but it pales in comparison to internal beauty. A pretty face can even become unattractive if the behavior of the person behind it doesn’t match. Spending time, money and energy in the exclusive pursuit of improving...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 18, 2017 | Authenticity
The desire to be liked can cause us to desperately seek affirmation from others. When we pretend to be other than we are, not only does it feel unnatural, others sense it. Even if we do succeed in getting approval, they’re not responding to who we really are....
by Merci Gracia | Nov 12, 2017 | Authenticity
You are the most uniquely qualified person in the world for the role of being you. When you behave in alignment with your true feelings, others feel good around you because your sincerity feels safe. Living authentically brings out the best in you. If frees you from...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 28, 2017 | Authenticity
We all have strategies for trying to win the approval of others. Sometimes they involve acting in ways that we think will impress them, even when they don’t represent who we authentically are. Sooner or later, pretending to be who we’re not gets us into...