by Merci Gracia | Jul 20, 2013 | Awareness, Compassion, Evolution of Consciousness, Intention, Love, Understanding
Everyone is doing the best they can for their level of consciousness. When someone does or says something that upsets you, remember that they may be coming from a different level of understanding or you may not be interpreting their words or behavior according to...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 13, 2013 | Authenticity, Compassion, Ego, Feelings
Your moment by moment response to life is what determines the way you experience it. Your feelings have far less to do with what’s actually happening around you than they do with the story you’re telling yourself about it. Everything that occurs in the...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 18, 2013 | Compassion, Conditioning, Discernment, Feelings
When you dislike another person’s behavior, it can be experienced either as a discernment or a judgment. Judgment happens when you view their behavior as wrong and the cause of your feelings. With discernment, you recognize that it’s your own conditioning...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 8, 2013 | Compassion, Forgiveness, Generous, Now, Relationship
Do you ever look back over the years and think, ‘that seemed like it happened just yesterday?’ If so, you know how ephemeral life is. The reason to refresh your memory about life’s brevity isn’t to induce alarm or distress. It’s merely...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 19, 2013 | Attention, Compassion, Kindness
There are many ways to speak your mind, but getting others to listen and actually hear what you have to say requires some finesse. When you speak with care and consideration for others, you’re more likely to encounter an attentive audience. An adversarial or...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 8, 2013 | Acceptance, Compassion, Love, Self-Awareness, Understanding
The quality of all your relationships is determined the one you have with yourself. Everyone you encounter is a mirror, just showing you what’s going on inside you. When you’re able to use the information and incorporate it into to your life, every...