by Merci Gracia | Jul 31, 2012 | Empowering, Freedom, Love, Self-Awareness
A fearful ego can create havoc in your life and cause you to suffer. But you can take control. The best way to do it is to honor your feelings by actually feeling them. Distracting yourself won’t work for long and thinking or talking about them makes things...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 13, 2012 | Authenticity, Freedom, Happiness
Suppressing your authentic desires in order to maintain a particular self-image is not a recipe for happiness. Spending the maximum amount of time doing what you love is. When you feel good, you treat others well, you perceive opportunities that might not otherwise be...
by Merci Gracia | May 24, 2012 | Feelings, Freedom
While all feelings need not be acted on, they do need to be felt. Notice when you have the urge to push or escape from the unpleasant ones. They won’t just go away because whatever you resist, will persist. However, when you experience them with your conscious...
by Merci Gracia | May 22, 2012 | Fear, Freedom, Love
What you perceive in any moment is an incomplete slice of reality seen through your particular filters. If your interpretation causes you distress, don’t take it too seriously. Remember that you can’t know if your fearful thoughts are even true. If you...
by Merci Gracia | May 21, 2012 | Attention, Balance, Choices, Conscious, Freedom, Peace, Practice
You probably repeat a very small number of thoughts over and over again. Many of them are insignificant or harmless while others may be negative, self-deprecating or downright detrimental. You can dramatically improve your experience of life in two easy steps. First,...
by Merci Gracia | May 20, 2012 | Attention, Beliefs, Conscious, Control, Freedom
With the exception of unusual circumstances, two people can have completely opposite reactions to the same experience, depending on the story they tell themselves. If you regularly find yourself reflecting about how something is bad or unfortunate, remember this one...