by Merci Gracia | Feb 14, 2020 | Kindness, Love
Valentine’s Day is an occasion for lovers to celebrate their partners with cards expressing their feelings, flowers, chocolates and special meals. But it’s also a marvelous opportunity to celebrate love more broadly. We can make it a special day to connect...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 5, 2020 | Love
“True knowledge exists in knowing that you know nothing.” Socrates. We’re aware of only a tiny slice of life. Within that fragment, we perceive mostly what fits into our belief system. We get irritated by what we believe is happening according to...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 24, 2019 | Love
Love is a concept that expresses a bundle of ideas. Many of the nuances relate to kindness, care and acceptance. When we truly love someone, our tolerance expands. Rather than wanting them to be what we want them to be, we want them to be authentically themselves. In...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 13, 2019 | Love
Real love is unconditional and is given without expectation of anything in return. If we want something in exchange for our love, it’s more like a trade. Of course, we want our beloved to show their love for us too, but it’s not a requirement when love is...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 2, 2019 | Identity, Love, True Self
We are constantly bombarded with messages encouraging us to expend a monumental effort to enhance and uphold our identities. But, when we get to the end of our lives, we won’t care about what happened on social media, how successful we were or how much money we...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 5, 2019 | Love
When we review our day, week, year or life, it’s likely we won’t be evaluating whether we out-competed others, looked really good or got the best deal. We’re far more likely to be concerned with how we feel about the quality of our interactions. All...