by Merci Gracia | Mar 13, 2016 | Conditioning
Your physical body is your hardware your conditioning is your software. Your hardware is so much more advanced than your software that you’ll never exceed its capacity. But, your programming needs regular updates to ensure that you derive the greatest benefit...
by Merci Gracia | May 19, 2015 | Conditioning
Most societal agreements help us navigate through life more easily. But in our more personal relationships with family, friends and co-workers, we often make unconscious agreements that inhibit our full expression. When we play small and hold ourselves back from our...
by Merci Gracia | May 11, 2015 | Conditioning
Most of what you fear exists only in your mind. Just like mistaking a rope for a snake, it’s usually your stories that scare you most. There’s a deep truth that holds important information that can greatly improve how you feel: Life is in constant flux,...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 6, 2014 | Conditioning
Integrating healthy new patterns of behavior into your everyday life requires overcoming a mountain of past conditioning. The reason it can take so long to learn some lessons is that it requires effort and intention to undo long-established patterns. Often, all...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 10, 2014 | Attention, Conditioning
Cultivating genuine well-being requires a strong intention and sincere effort. Just like training for a marathon, mastering a musical instrument or learning a foreign language, it takes sustained practice to train your mind. While these other endeavors will...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 15, 2013 | Conditioning, Control, Ego, Fear, Love
Fearful stories are made-up scenarios created by your conditioned-self. They’re mostly just internalized voices of authority figures from your past. Though their original purpose was to protect you from perceived harm, they often resulted in instilling you with...