by Merci Gracia | Nov 15, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Compassion, Happiness, Love, Understanding
When you think big enough, you don’t judge people just because they think differently. You understand that everyone is seeing through their own filter. You know you’ve expanded into a grander perspective when you’re able to listen and discern with an...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 30, 2011 | Acceptance, Change, Compassion, Conscious, Love
When other people’s behavior bothers you, it’s usually because you view it as unloving. When you judge them rather than see them with compassion, your behavior matches theirs. Jump off that wavelength. Change begins with you. Merci...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 26, 2011 | Compassion, Love, Perception
Everything just is until it’s perceived as good or bad. There can’t be one without the other. The whole truth includes both. If your interpretation lacks love or compassion, realize you aren’t seeing clearly. The truth contains it all....
by Merci Gracia | Oct 20, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Compassion, Create, Harmony, Kindness, Peace
When you have a positive feeling about people, they feel it and they’re naturally inclined to like you back. When you have a negative feeling about people, they feel it and feel the same way about you. Peace within and peace without start with appreciating...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 13, 2011 | Compassion, Forgiveness, Joy, Love, Self-Awareness, Understanding
Every person in your life has something to give you. Whether you like their gift or not, each is equally important. One gives joy, another gives the opportunity to forgive. One joins you in fun, another shows where you judge. When you learn to accept them all, you see...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 28, 2011 | Acceptance, Compassion, Self-Awareness, Understanding
When you find yourself harshly judging someone, quickly ask your Inner Peace Maker to transform the thought into one of tolerance and understanding. Judgments make you feel temporarily superior, but before you know what hit you, the judgment boomerangs right back at...