Create a New Past

by Merci Gracia | Jun 30, 2013 | Create, Focus, interpretation, Truth

What you call the past is actually a made up story created out of a relatively small collection of remembered tidbits of life as you interpreted it. Your version of the truth is the result of your unique filter. It’s not the absolute truth and you are not...

Problems Are Good For You

by Merci Gracia | Jun 29, 2013 | Acceptance, Awareness, Challenges, Flow, Problems

If you aren’t experiencing challenges in your life, you may be on autopilot. Life has a way of presenting you with one after another and that’s actually good news. Since a problem is defined as something for which you don’t know the solution, in...

Hold the Space

by Merci Gracia | Jun 28, 2013 | Advice, Attention, Judgments

Friends sometimes need to process their feelings out loud. It may seem like they’re asking for your advice, but they really just want you to listen. When you can stay neutral and be present for their need be heard without having to express your (undoubtedly...

It’s Your Story

by Merci Gracia | Jun 27, 2013 | Beliefs, Conditioning, Conscious

Your story about the world is created from your beliefs about what is real and true. Elements you draw on for your conclusions come from family, friends and society, but all of it is colored by your unique interpretation. Even though you know that your stories are...

If You Want It, Give It.

by Merci Gracia | Jun 26, 2013 | Balance, Giving, Understanding

If you feel you’re lacking something, the best way to bring it in to your life is to give it. Your actions create a vibration that attracts to you the same quality you offer. If you want supportive and positive friends, be one. If you want more love, be more...