Useful Trick

by Merci Gracia | Dec 19, 2021 | Self-Awareness

Our thoughts create a mental environment that colors our entire experience. Thinking of negative potentialities, being suspicious of others or worrying creates a discordance that lowers our vibration. The more we complain about the past, present or future, the more of...

Turn Judgments Around

by Merci Gracia | Dec 18, 2021 | Self-Awareness

Abraham Lincoln wisely said, “I don’t like that man, I must get to know him better.” Our judgments say more about our own mindset than they do about who we’re judging. It’s easy to project unflattering motives on others when their...

Nothing Is Missing

by Merci Gracia | Dec 17, 2021 | Self-Awareness

When we drop the idea that something is missing in our lives, it’s free to appear. What we focus on expands. As long as our consciousness is stuck on what we don’t have, what we want will continue to elude us. A desire is a message from our future-self...

What Is Perfect?

by Merci Gracia | Dec 16, 2021 | Self-Awareness

There are many versions of perfect. What works for each human being is unique. Ultimately, perfect is in the eye of the beholder. As long as we judge anything as imperfect, we can’t fully appreciate it. But, if we changed our idea of perfect to match what we...

Real Love

by Merci Gracia | Dec 15, 2021 | Self-Awareness

Loving others is only possible 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 the...

Feeling Criticized?

by Merci Gracia | Dec 14, 2021 | Self-Awareness

When someone criticizes us, and it hurts, it’s usually because we have the same criticism of ourselves. If we don’t, it just doesn’t land that hard on us. We may feel sad that they think that, but if the criticism doesn’t resonate with us, it...