by Merci Gracia | Oct 23, 2012 | Beliefs, Discernment, Self-Awareness
The human brain is amazingly adaptive. An experiment from the early 1890’s demonstrated that brains of people wearing glasses making them see the world upside down, were able to adjust to seeing the world right-side up after just 3 days. If the mind is that...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 11, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Discernment, Judgments, Understanding, Wisdom
Recognizing the usefulness of all that arises is a sign of wisdom. Everything that happens in your life, including the unpleasant stuff, has some benefit to it–even if it’s just to show you what you don’t want. If an immediate impression makes you want to...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 21, 2012 | Awareness, Beliefs, Conscious, Discernment
People react to situations in dramatically different ways depending on their conditioning. It’s not just that they mishear or misinterpret what’s happening, they process the information differently. Which way is right? Neither. Although families, clans,...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 2, 2012 | Acceptance, Anger, Awareness, Compassion, Discernment, Love, Self-Awareness
The intensity of the charge you feel when you judge others actually shows you where you don’t accept yourself. Little or mild emotion indicates that you’re discerning. When you have no trace of the behavior yourself, you’re likely to feel compassion....
by Merci Gracia | Aug 29, 2012 | Appreciation, Conscious, Discernment, Fear, Happiness
When you approach every situation with an intention to understand how it’s for you, you’ll find it. Sometimes you have to look a little harder than others, but eventually it becomes a natural reflex. You get to choose: look for what you like – or...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 9, 2012 | Discernment, Feelings, interpretation, Judgments, Perception
Your opinions reflect where you’re at, not who you are. They’re based on beliefs you hold at this moment and likely to change over time. Realizing this can help you view the opinions of others from a more balanced perspective. When someone holds an...