by Merci Gracia | Apr 23, 2017 | Feelings
When evaluating how open-minded, creative, kind or intelligent someone is, it’s best to focus on their energy. Their history, accomplishments, credentials and pedigree can actually distract you from the aspect of them that impacts you most. Words, resumes and...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 8, 2017 | Feelings
The way you feel is mostly determined by how you think. However tempting it is to project responsibility for your emotional reactions outward, it only takes you further away from peace. It increases your suffering and causes feelings of powerlessness, because you have...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 7, 2016 | Feelings
Our emotional responses have consequences. Stoking and harboring anger and disappointment not only disturbs our wellbeing, the unbalanced energy actually magnifies problems in our mind. Relief comes once we reconcile ourselves with what is and remember that the outer...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 4, 2016 | Feelings
Somatics Ignoring, denying or suppressing unpleasant reactions and feelings isn’t healthy. Complaining about and rehashing the details of your problems only makes matters worse by unconsciously energizing all the stuff that doesn’t feel good. Feeling the...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 1, 2016 | Feelings
When life presents you with a significant fork in the road, don’t worry. Quietly tune in and ask yourself what you really want. Don’t allow fear to creep into the equation. Assume that you have no limits. You needn’t necessarily undertake outrageous...
by Merci Gracia | May 4, 2016 | Feelings
There are countless situations that can arise during a normal day and activate feelings of frustration, like sitting in traffic when late, being interrupted when trying to concentrate or dealing with computer issues, to name a few. Expressing your irritation or...