by Merci Gracia | Oct 20, 2017 | Love
If you’re critical of someone’s behavior and you let them know, they’re likely to be defensive and resistant. However, if you focus on the part of them that you love and appreciate, no matter how distant it feels in the moment, the outcome will be...
by Merci Gracia | May 12, 2017 | Love
It’s easy for marketers to prey upon our human fear of scarcity and convince us that we need all kinds of things to feel happy and secure. But we actually need very few of the things we’ve been persuaded to desire. The idea that those things will result in...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 13, 2017 | Love
If you’re looking for more joy, you won’t find it out there. It’s tempting to think that the perfect relationship, right amount of money, ample recognition and success will make you happier, but that’s highly unlikely. Feeling good is the...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 8, 2017 | Love
A turbulent heart perceives turbulence everywhere. A loving heart is able to see beyond the appearance of things. What needs healing must first surface into the light of conscious awareness. While this might seem to the confused that things are getting worse, the...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 6, 2017 | Love, Relationship
All relationships have a purpose. Some are meant to be brief and some are meant to span a lifetime. Being able to discern which is which is a sign of wisdom and a healthy self-love. Relationships issues that don’t get resolved cause stress, lower the quality of...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 19, 2017 | Love
We all live in our own personal reality, perceiving the world through a unique, custom-crafted lens. Everything that passes in front of it is bent by its particular shape. We can be sure others, with their own unique lenses, don’t hear what we say exactly the...