by Merci Gracia | Mar 1, 2013 | Acceptance, Feelings, Love
If someone’s behavior activates anger or frustration in you, you’re entitled to your feelings. But you’re not entitled to act out on them. Your feelings aren’t caused by their behavior, but rather your spin and intolerance of it. Deep down,...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 18, 2013 | Authenticity, Feelings, Self-Awareness
Saying what you really feel rather than what you think others want to hear improves your self-esteem. When you speak out of alignment with what’s true for you, you send the message to your subconscious mind that your truth isn’t good enough. This will...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 15, 2013 | Acceptance, Create, Feelings, Focus, Solutions
Desires create evolutionary movement. Resistance keeps you stuck. You naturally have preferences and you’re never going to like everything that happens. But when you resist what is, your energy becomes fixated on what’s wrong, rather than creatively...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 31, 2013 | Empowering, Feelings, Love, Relationship, Trust
Do you ever take pleasure in talking with your friends about your mate’s shortcomings or to your mate about your friend’s irritating ways? It’s a common practice that seems harmless. But it’s not. Complaining sends the message to your...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 24, 2013 | Appreciation, Feelings, Giving, Gratitude
When you feel appreciation for someone, take the time to reach out and tell them. It’s easy to let those instances pass and go unexpressed. The gift of your loving comments will brighten their day. The best part is that, whatever you express in words, expands....
by Merci Gracia | Jan 23, 2013 | Awareness, Feelings, Understanding
The amazing part about increasing your self-awareness is that just observing the connection between your thinking and your emotional set-point is often all it takes for positive transformation to begin. When you start to see how your thinking is actually the cause of...