by Merci Gracia | Aug 15, 2016 | Love
Some may find it strange to talk lovingly to plants, but it’s not to those who’ve experienced the beneficial effects. Plants aren’t alone in responding positively to love, everything does. The best thing about radiating love outward is the effect it...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 11, 2016 | Love
Judgments come from a lack of understanding about why something is the way it is. Each moment shows up as a powerful confluence of all that’s come before, much of which is completely beyond our ability to understand. Our responses to life are determined by how...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 2, 2016 | Love
Sometimes your mind gets into a frenzy, thinking about one thing after another. The quality of the energy it brings to every subject it encounters is agitated. It’s those times when it doesn’t make sense to use the strategy to get out of the condition that...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 1, 2016 | Love, Truth
Feeling lost and alone means you’ve lost touch with the truth of who you are. You are to life as a wave is to the ocean. Like the substance of every wave, the energetic force that animates you, animates every living thing. Whether you’re a big wave or a...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 20, 2016 | Compassion, Love
When we meet others we don’t like or understand, it’s tempting to be dismissive or spin a story about their weirdness or inferiority. This kind of characterization permits us to exclude them from consideration and kindness. But if instead we consciously...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 18, 2016 | Love
It’s only possible to love others if we love ourselves. When we take care of our own needs, we don’t expect others to prove they love us by sacrificing their desires to satisfy ours. Wanting our loved one to do what we want rather than what they want sends...