Hold the Space

by Merci Gracia | Feb 16, 2013 | Judgments

Do you ever get tired of people who complain? The next time you feel trapped by someone who is unconsciously spewing a story of ‘what’s wrong’, try this technique: Imagine you’re just holding a vessel for them to dump their dissatisfaction...

Everyone’s Best Is Different

by Merci Gracia | Jan 18, 2013 | Awareness, Compassion, Judgments

Believing that anybody could have acted differently than they did is purely hypothetical. The truth is, if they could have done better, they would have. Each person responds to this moment uniquely, based on their interpretation of all that’s come before....

Nothing Stays the Same

by Merci Gracia | Dec 5, 2012 | Acceptance, Forgiveness, Judgments

Countless theories – from complex scientific explanations of the universe to whether or not eggs are healthy – change. They mutate and even reverse themselves as new understanding evolves. It makes little sense to get too identified with any information or...

Point of View

by Merci Gracia | Nov 20, 2012 | Freedom, Judgments, Trust

It’s impossible to comprehend the multitude of experiences that have informed and created somebody’s point of view. Even if that person is a relative or spouse and you think you completely understand them, you really can’t know for sure where they...

When Two Tangle

by Merci Gracia | Nov 6, 2012 | Conscious, Forgiveness, Judgments, Self-Awareness

No matter which side of an issue you’re on, when you’re in a tangle with someone, you’re both vibrating at the same level. What you’re arguing over doesn’t matter nearly as much as the energetic charge that keeps you stuck in the...

Pain Free

by Merci Gracia | Oct 24, 2012 | Feelings, Forgiveness, Judgments

If you want to feel better immediately, let go of your judgments of others. Every grievance you hold is stored as blocked energy somewhere in your body. Resisting what’s happening in the moment is uncomfortable. But developing an even bigger story about how bad...