by Merci Gracia | Sep 9, 2021 | Handling Emotions
Everything in the universe is cyclical. Some things are to our liking and some aren’t. Occasionally, a barely perceptible resistance festers below our conscious awareness and begins to create internal tension. Eventually, these unaddressed complaints extract a...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 22, 2021 | Handling Emotions, Self-Awareness
When somethings gets under your skin, think of it as a gift that teaches you about where focus your attention. No matter how much it seems that the problem is out there, the actual source of the discomfort is within. Even in circumstances in which you need to set...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 25, 2021 | Handling Emotions
If there’s an aspect of your life that doesn’t feel good, try making different choices. Often, all you need to do to make an improvement is to tweak the way you think and talk about them. Complaining and recounting stories of misfortune and disappointment...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 19, 2021 | Emotional Breakthroughs, Handling Emotions, Healing
Until we acknowledge, feel and clear out the old programs that cause us to attract the same toxic people, places and things in our lives, we will continue to do so. It’s no coincidence that we find ourselves dealing with the same type of irritations over and...
by Merci Gracia | May 6, 2021 | Handling Emotions
Hearing and listening aren’t the same thing. Most of us hear others speaking, but we often don’t actually understand what they mean. Really listening requires an open mind, concentration and some degree of self-awareness. What we hear gets interpreted...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 15, 2021 | Handling Emotions
When something makes you want to defend yourself or hurt back, take a deep breath and wait before you react. This will give you time to reflect, remember that nothing is personal and realize that they’re probably just feeling bad and (ineffectively) trying to...