by Merci Gracia | Feb 8, 2020 | Feelings
“Many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request.” Phillip Stanhope. We all want our feelings to be acknowledged. Sharing our feelings with others requires vulnerability. We do it because, when we feel heard, we feel understood and...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 7, 2020 | Feelings
There’s nothing wrong with being emotional and having strong feelings. Though we prefer feel-good emotions over difficult ones, both are necessary and contribute to a full life. We often feel ashamed of anger and fear and dislike them in others. But, both can be...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 4, 2020 | Feelings
Checking in with ourselves to see how we’re doing is crucial for maintaining our well being. Busy lives and hectic routines make it easy to ignore unwanted feelings and even pretend they don’t exist. But unacknowledged feelings don’t go away, they...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 22, 2019 | Feelings
Egos enjoy finding fault by using comparisons that place others in an inferior light. This creates a stronger ego-identity because, the more critical egos are, the more solid they feel. But the comfort of a highly developed identity comes at a great price....
by Merci Gracia | Oct 14, 2019 | Feelings, Self-Awareness, Self-love
No one else is responsible for our feelings – they’re generated from within. When we feel taken advantage of, but don’t stick up for ourselves or set boundaries, we’re actually upset at ourselves (subconsciously). If we’re criticized about something,...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 4, 2019 | Feelings, Self-Awareness
Sometimes things happen to us that don’t seem fair. We can’t really know the rhyme or reason that people act the way they do or why life unfolds the way it does. Our job is to take what does happen and make it work for us. Every situation we encounter...