Trust In Your Desires

by Merci Gracia | Aug 2, 2012 | Acceptance, Evolution of Consciousness, Feelings, Suffering

Desires are meant to be fulfilled. They don’t arise just to make you suffer, they show you what’s possible in your future. Your job is to keep up your enthusiasm and trust. Even when you have a clear idea about what you want, fulfillment sometimes comes in...

Your Relative Point of View

by Merci Gracia | Jul 19, 2012 | Habits, interpretation, Perception, Suffering

What you see in the world is a reflection of your mental patterns. That explains why interpretations of life can differ so much from person to person. Everything is neutral until you put your spin on it. What appeals to you, might offend somebody else. The same news...

Suffering Is Optional

by Merci Gracia | Jun 26, 2012 | Acceptance, interpretation, Suffering

Your spin about anything is what places it on your continuum of judgement from wonderful to unpleasant. You suffer when you dislike (your interpretation of) what’s happening and you’re happy when you embrace it. If you understood the fundamental truth that...

Don’t Take Offense

by Merci Gracia | Jun 22, 2012 | Acceptance, Anger, Focus, Suffering

You’d probably be shocked if you knew how many times you’ve taken offense when none was intended. Sometimes it may have been because of sloppy communication, other times inaccurate hearing…sometimes maybe just a little oversensitivity. All of these...

The Truth About Your Stories

by Merci Gracia | Jun 21, 2012 | Beliefs, Joy, Suffering

Stories come in many flavors, styles, themes and sizes. Joyous ones, tragic ones, some duds and some prizes. They make you feel so lucky, but also make you blue. They seem to hold such meaning and always seem so true. Some you want to savor and some can make you...