by Merci Gracia | Aug 19, 2013 | Acceptance, Choices, Discernment
It’s essential to decipher what’s safe, desirable, unpleasant or even dangerous in this diverse and challenging world. Learning to interpret what you see and chart an intelligent course of action is part of living skillfully. Critically judging and...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 4, 2013 | Acceptance, Beliefs, Ease
The kind of story you tell yourself has an enormous impact on the way you feel. When you look at your life as a work in process, in which you’re constantly learning and growing, you feel good. If you chastise yourself for incompetence, you feel deflated. You can...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 1, 2013 | Acceptance, Judgments, Love, Self-Awareness
If you notice your attention frequently focused outward on the shortcomings of others, it’s a sign that you need to take a look within, at yourself. What you see as others’ faults actually gives you a clue about something way more important than...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 23, 2013 | Acceptance, Authenticity
Acting in alignment with your values feels good, while behaving in ways that contradict your goals and desires causes anxiety. If you want to lose a little weight and you order the extra large portion, the two desires create inner conflict. If you want to improve your...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 18, 2013 | Acceptance, Ease
It’s important to be able to distinguish between your version of events and the truth. Recognizing that you’re viewpoint is filtered through your programming keeps you from getting entangled in unnecessary drama. When you remember that your story...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 9, 2013 | Acceptance, Appreciation
The concept of freedom has many faces. One type is the ability to buy anything, go anywhere and do whatever you want whenever you want. Then there’s the freedom you get from being so authentic and self-confident that you can speak your truth to whomever you want...