by Merci Gracia | Aug 12, 2019 | Conscious Co-creating, Handling Emotions
We can’t control the future, but we can control how we meet it. Worrying makes us anxious and reduces our enthusiasm for what does show up and decreases our motivation to creatively look for and find solutions if we need them. Because every present moment is the...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 6, 2019 | Believe in yourself, Handling Emotions
When we act in accordance with our beliefs, even when things don’t turn out well, we can take solace in knowing we behaved with integrity. We may later look back and think we could have chosen different actions that would have yielded a better outcome, but we...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 5, 2019 | Emotional Breakthroughs, Handling Emotions
Body and mind are one. What happens in the mind affects the body and what happens to the body affects the mind. The mind has the power to healĀ or damage the body. Most of the annoying symptoms in our bodies stem from perturbations in the mind. Our repressed emotional...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 22, 2019 | Handling Emotions, Relationship
Expecting others to make us happy is bound to fail. Others can’t know exactly what we want, even if we tell them. When we look to others to complete us, we eventually end up resenting them because we feel dependent or they don’t do it to our satisfaction....
by Merci Gracia | Jun 21, 2019 | Feelings, Handling Emotions
Most children are taught by their (well-meaning) parents to ignore their feelings. Phrases like “you’re okay, don’t cry, there’s nothing to be afraid of and act like a big boy or girl” are designed to help us (and them) avoid discomfort....
by Merci Gracia | Nov 29, 2018 | Handling Emotions
When you experience disharmony with someone else, it always pays to take the high road. Any gruff, rude or adversarial response boomerangs back because that energy makes others want to retaliate in kind. This starts a negative loop that’s difficult to stop....