by Merci Gracia | Aug 1, 2012 | Acceptance, Beliefs, Harmony
No matter how hard you try, you will never be able to convince anyone of anything they aren’t ready to understand. Trying to will just aggravate you both. Next time you have the impulse to teach somebody the wisdom of your point of view, remember, just because...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 30, 2012 | Acceptance, Judgments, Self-Awareness
You were born with a highly effective personal growth navigation system. It is especially adept at showing you how to love yourself more. To learn the ways you’re not loving yourself, just take a look at any harsh judgments you have of others. They’re not...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 21, 2012 | Acceptance, Awareness, Choices, interpretation, Problems, Solutions, Understanding
Do you look at life as a series of problems to be solved, one after another? Imagine the difference it would make if you saw it as one gift after another! Next time you’re presented with a challenge, treat it as an opportunity to gain understanding and wisdom....
by Merci Gracia | Jul 9, 2012 | Acceptance, Beliefs, Imagine
Self-righteousness results from the misguided belief that what (you think) you know is correct and what others believe isn’t. When you judge others as wanting or even wrong, you deplete yourself. You diminish your own self-esteem because your subconscious mind...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 8, 2012 | Acceptance, Compassion
Most of your judgments about others represent aspects of yourself that you don’t accept. Rather than owning these characteristics, you project them onto others and dislike them out there. Next time you notice a judgment come up about someone, don’t miss...
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...