Wagged by Your Emotions?

by Merci Gracia | Aug 28, 2013 | Understanding, Wisdom, Yin/Yang

When you embody the understanding of the principle of opposites, your emotions no longer have control over you. You can respond with equanimity to every situation. Even if you think ups and downs make you feel alive, the sweetness of tranquility will quickly prove...

Life Is Neither Good Nor Bad

by Merci Gracia | Mar 24, 2013 | Attention, Choices, Focus, interpretation, Perception, Thoughts, Yin/Yang

The interaction of yin and yang make up the world you see. At any moment, there’s an equal amount of (what appears to be) good and bad. You usually only focus on and see what you’re interested in and believe to be possible. If life seems mostly difficult...

Good and Bad

by Merci Gracia | Dec 31, 2012 | Balance, Feelings, Perception, Yin/Yang

According to the Chinese theory of Yin and Yang, good and bad exist in everything. It’s the interplay of these opposite forces that creates the manifest world. How you see and feel about anything is determined by your vantage point. Understanding this is helpful...

Balance with Happiness

by Merci Gracia | Oct 28, 2012 | Balance, Happiness, Perception, Yin/Yang

The exquisite beauty in the world is counter-balanced by an equal amount of its opposite. This play of polarities is what defines everything. When your perception is filtered through the lens of happiness, it’s easy to see both beauty and its opposite. But,...

A New Kind of Activism

by Merci Gracia | Mar 13, 2012 | Attention, Balance, Change, Yin/Yang

The play of opposites is necessary for you to distinguish good from bad and make sense of the world. But, if you try to get rid of bad by focusing on it, you’re in for disappointment. That will just expand its significance in your awareness. The only way to...

It’s Not Personal

by Merci Gracia | Aug 16, 2011 | Peace, Relaxed, Self-Awareness, Understanding, Yin/Yang

If someone says something that hurts your feelings or angers you, it’s good to remember it isn’t personal. Their conditioning is simply colliding with yours. When you meet it without resistance or defensiveness, it deflects and no harm is done. If you...