by Merci Gracia | Jul 29, 2015 | interpretation
When you blame any person, place or event outside yourself for the way you feel, you give your power away. No one can make you feel anything. How you frame what happens to you does that. Even though it’s sometimes difficult to admit or even perceive, your...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 7, 2015 | interpretation
Though the details of our lives vary, we all ultimately travel the same path. We grow, mature and begin to slow as the years roll on. We all experience similar emotions that range from deep peace to discontentment. We form our own identities and author stories that...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 30, 2015 | interpretation
There will always be contrast, conflict, constraint and challenge. Every aspect of your life can be perceived, categorized and responded to from many different vantage points. Each viewpoint you choose creates a different feeling and response. Fighting over...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 19, 2015 | interpretation
Situations that are difficult, troublesome or dangerous are called crises. Events that test your abilities are called challenges. Circumstances that create more possibilities or options are characterized as opportunities. Each of these words can be used by different...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 11, 2015 | interpretation
The many people you interact with may come from such dramatically different backgrounds than you that their mannerisms, expressions and sense of propriety might seem inappropriate or out of balance to you. Keeping this in mind helps to prevent you from misinterpreting...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 15, 2015 | interpretation
Life constantly gives us opportunities to better understand ourselves. The way we feel about smiling strangers, random acts of generosity, angry drivers or rude clerks offers us clues about what’s going on inside. Our inner landscape is continuously being...