by Merci Gracia | Jul 27, 2012 | Attention, Fear, Focus, Peace, Perception
It can sometimes feel difficult to get out of an emotional rut when your mind stubbornly repeats the same fearful thoughts. While it’s important to face your feelings, when you indulge your fears you just add energy to them. An effective way to move through this...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 10, 2012 | Fear, Honesty, Love, Trust, Truth, Understanding
When someone lies to you, realize it’s never personal or meant to hurt you. They’re only lying to make themselves feel better, avoid unpleasant consequences or maintain control. When you make it about you, you hurt yourself. While it’s unpleasant to...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 2, 2012 | Empowering, Fear, interpretation, Perception, Success
You don’t spend time conjuring up calamitous what-if scenarios when your mind is peaceful. You don’t need to take action to feel good about yourself or avoid action because you fear failure. You know that new routes can never be found unless you’re...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 1, 2012 | Attention, Create, Ease, Fear, Imagine
When you worry about the future, it’s usually because you fear that things won’t work out as you hope. You might be right, but it’s just as likely that you’re not. It doesn’t make sense to expend energy being miserable about...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 18, 2012 | Cooperation, Fear, interpretation, Perception
You might think that comparing yourself to others will inspire better performance and motivate you to achieve greater glory. However, it’s a double-edged sword. Either you don’t match up, which doesn’t feel good, or you feel better than, which...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 16, 2012 | Fear, Feelings, Love, Perception
There are moments in your life when you’re in danger and fear helps to keep you safe. But most of the time, the fear you feel represents a threat to your sense of identity. You may worry that others won’t see you as you’d like them to and you might...