by Merci Gracia | Oct 9, 2014 | Free Will
No matter what’s going on, you’re free to rise above the details and choose how you want to feel about it. You do this by identifying that crucial moment when the matter pops into your head and your mind starts wrapping itself around the issue. In that...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 25, 2014 | Free Will
You roll through life collecting individual experiences just like a snowball collects mass. Some experiences you shed like water off a duck’s back. Others stay with you forever. The degree to which you make the good instead of bad part of your long-term story is...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 15, 2014 | Free Will, Thoughts
If you’re like most people, you live in a personal narrative composed of concepts, beliefs and language. You’re probably so mesmerized by your hypnotic programming that you believe it’s actually real. The stories you tell yourself are mostly...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 20, 2014 | Free Will
Unless you’re remarkably conscious of your conditioning, most of your behavior is influenced by your subconscious mind. This explains why it sometimes seems so difficult to make improvements, stop destructive patterns and actualize dreams. When you consciously...