by Merci Gracia | Apr 13, 2020 | Self-Awareness
Since our upbringing and programming vary so widely, it’s almost impossible to accurately interpret others’ behavior. What we might perceive as a terse response could be nothing more than their attempt at efficient communication. Poor social grace or lack...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 9, 2020 | Conscious Co-creating, Self-Awareness
We all have ups and downs, but it’s our interpretation and response to what happens that determines the way we experience it. The very same events can have drastically different impacts on different people, depending on their narrative. Because reality is a...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 5, 2020 | Self-Awareness
Characteristics we appreciate in others are usually ones we also have or aspire to. Our negative judgments generally reveal our unconsciously disowned shortcomings. If we go within and earnestly investigate to see how we exhibit the same behavior, we’ll find it....
by Merci Gracia | Apr 1, 2020 | Self-Awareness
The stress of making decisions is often due to the fear that we’ll look back and realize we chose poorly. But, we can never be certain what the future holds. The secret to decisiveness lies in making the best choice with limited facts and committing to handling...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 20, 2020 | Self-Awareness
Worldwide, we’re experiencing a pause in our habitual reality. Society has ground to a halt. We agree to isolate ourselves and wait with trepidation the onset of we-don’t-quite-know what. While there will be hardship and loss, we will undoubtedly have also...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 18, 2020 | Self-Awareness
In the echo chamber of the modern day information age, problems are magnified and exaggerated. Information shared goes well beyond useful suggestions to safeguard health and establish healthy practices, it creates a spiral of fear focused on worst-case scenarios and...