Dissolve Sadness

by Merci Gracia | Jun 4, 2015 | Feelings

While traversing through life’s many inevitable trials and tribulations, it’s normal to experience fatigue from the suffering that repeatedly arises. Life dishes up all manner of experiences which, if you’re not conscious about how you register them,...

Feel It to Heal It

by Merci Gracia | Apr 4, 2015 | Feelings, Healing

Sometimes the path to feeling better passes through rough spots that feel terrible. Ducking, dodging, denying or averting your attention can provide a temporary reprieve but, just like taking cough medicine for symptomatic relief, it doesn’t actually get rid of...

Are You an Emotional Empath?

by Merci Gracia | Feb 7, 2015 | Feelings

If you’re hyper aware of others’ emotions, highly affected by violence and cruelty and often labeled as ‘too sensitive’, you’re probably an emotional empath. These traits usually result from having a difficult childhood and can feel...

The Best You Can Do

by Merci Gracia | Jan 9, 2015 | Feelings, Self-Awareness

When you have a bout of self-doubt, don’t make it worse by comparing yourself to others. Use your feelings as invitations to expand self-awareness. Your negative sentiments aren’t accurate. There’s nothing wrong with you. You aren’t flawed. No...

It’s Not Personal

by Merci Gracia | Oct 10, 2014 | Boundaries, Feelings, Toxic Emotions, Victim Thinking

When someone criticizes, cheats or insults you, don’t hurt yourself by taking it personally. Anyone who behaves this way has problems. The best thing you can do is refrain from engaging your ego and distance yourself if possible. Set appropriate boundaries...

How to Measure Your Life

by Merci Gracia | Sep 4, 2014 | Feelings

Society offers many metrics to evaluate your worth. Most of them relate to how well you fit into the social structure and are pretty useless on a fundamental level. Because after you’ve harvested the trinkets, tokens and talismans from your outward achievements,...