by Merci Gracia | Aug 26, 2013 | Authenticity, Control, Effort
It’s easy to fall into the habit of doing things to please others rather than because you actually want to. The only problem with that is you can never really know what they want, and you may have given up doing something of great benefit to you. Even if you...
by Merci Gracia | May 8, 2013 | Control, Giving, Love
Symptom 12 of Conscious Awakening: The ability to love without expecting anything in return. You can be loved and not even realize it. But when you give love, it fills you up. If it doesn’t, you’re probably wanting something back. Expecting others to act...
by Merci Gracia | May 2, 2013 | Acceptance, Control, Flow
Symptom six of Conscious Awakening: A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than trying to control. There’s nothing wrong with planning ahead, but so much of what happens in your life is the result of an unfathomable multitude of factors beyond your...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 30, 2013 | Authenticity, Control, Empowering, Honesty
Living your life in order to make an impression on others reduces your sense of personal power because you can never control what others think of you. Trying to get a desired response is like chasing the wind. On the other hand, when you act, feel and express yourself...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 5, 2012 | Acceptance, Attention, Awareness, Control
Anger can arise when what’s happening in the moment is not what you expect or think should be happening. While anger sometimes motivates you, it also diminishes your effectiveness and obscures what is from clear vision. You can’t see the entirety of...
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...