by Merci Gracia | Apr 23, 2013 | Awareness, interpretation, Understanding
Thinking someone should act differently and then getting upset if they don’t is folly. Operating under the delusion that their behavior determines how you feel is a mild form of insanity. The truth is, you create your own experience of life 100% of the time...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 21, 2013 | Awareness, Conscious
When difficulties rear their (ugly little) heads, there are many different ways to cope. You can avoid them by distracting yourself or self-medicate in hopes of forgetting the issue. You might even deny they exist. However, these approaches leave you at the mercy of...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 4, 2013 | Awareness, interpretation, Perception, Truth
People have such different opinions about the world, it’s a wonder they can ever agree on what’s true and what isn’t. It’s not just that they perceive reality differently, they interpret what they see differently. You may not see something...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 1, 2013 | Awareness, Peace, Wisdom
There’s only one thing you can do when you’ve ‘had enough’ and truly want something to change – change yourself. Trying to transform the outside world may work temporarily in isolated instances, but this approach will inevitably leave you...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 20, 2013 | Awareness, Conscious, Evolution of Consciousness, Suffering
Desire is responsible for innovation, progress, even evolution. It makes you stretch, learn and grow. Aspiration for better, different and more accounts for most of the activity in the world. But desire without awareness can lead you down some dangerous paths. When...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 14, 2013 | Awareness, Choices, interpretation, Love, Victim Thinking
Want to make an amazing shift in your life? Let go of victim consciousness by taking full responsibility for your feelings. Your story about life is what causes you to feel the way you do. If you look for a gift in everything, you’ll soon see just how much is...