by Merci Gracia | Oct 27, 2016 | Handling Emotions, Health
The person who needs your love and attention most is you. You can’t be of true service if your own energy is compromised. If you want to help others and effectively deal with your personal challenges, your own good health and well-being must come first. When you...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 16, 2016 | Handling Emotions
Problems are a part of everyday life. Depending on the severity of the problem and the way you think about it, your mind may take you on a wild and scary roller coaster ride propelled by catastrophic thinking. When you find yourself getting pummeled in a maelstrom of...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 9, 2016 | Anxiety, Handling Emotions
What we see is so distorted by our conditioning that we often misread situations and create problems that don’t actually exist. Science now informs us that even our behavior can be inherited through DNA. Emotional problems that plagued our ancestors might fill...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 21, 2016 | Handling Emotions
Our experiences are created by our reactions. If a car is careening toward us, swerving to avoid a head-on would be an intelligent reaction. We wouldn’t crash into them just to teach them a lesson. Martial arts teaches us that the simple act of turning or...