by Merci Gracia | Jan 13, 2021 | Story
Our beliefs create the framework that informs our behavior. They determine what we expect and the way we experience life. When we believe the world is doomed, we are sure to experience it that way. If we assume things are moving in a positive direction, we’ll...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 14, 2020 | Story
The sounds of traffic, construction work, barking, talking, music or virtually any other type of experience can land on us in an annoying way. Whether or not we’re irritated depends on the meaning we assign to the occurrence. How we spin anything directly...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 30, 2020 | Story
Those who we perceive to be very successful may be stressed out and miserable. On the other hand, we may have pity for someone who’s perfectly satisfied with their life. The point is, there’s truly no objective way to measure what makes people happy. The...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 24, 2019 | Story
We are constantly sending out signals to the Universe, letting it know what we want through our thoughts, feelings and intentions. What we focus on becomes our experience and affects what we think we can and cannot do, achieve or become. Resisting what is, blocks the...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 26, 2019 | Ego, Story
Our ego is necessary to make our way in the world, however, when we are too attached to this sense of self, we’re likely to have run-ins with others’ egos. We can feel insulted when none was intended. Even if someone tells us they disapprove, they’re...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 10, 2019 | Story
Since no two people perceive a situation in exactly the same way, they’re likely to have different accounts of what’s happening. Regardless of how we think about it, the situation just is. Our varied stories don’t change the facts of the situation,...