Judgment Vs. Discernment

by Merci Gracia | Aug 8, 2012 | Discernment, Judgments, Kindness, Love

You generally judge the things that you have little tolerance for in yourself. When you’re totally dismissive in your condemnation, it’s often because your own identity is involved. Judgment usually lacks kindness. Discernment is another story....

You’re the Narrator of Your Life Story

by Merci Gracia | Jun 2, 2012 | Appreciation, Choices, Conscious, Discernment, interpretation, Perception, Thoughts

If you think of your life as a film, the predominant nature of your stream of thoughts creates the script and genre. You are the creator, producer, director, casting agent and costume designer. Do you focus on opportunities, joy, miracles, growth…or do you...

What Do You Actually Know?

by Merci Gracia | May 30, 2012 | Acceptance, Beliefs, Discernment, intellect, Reality, Understanding

Scientists on the cutting edge of their respective fields are constantly revising their understanding of reality as new information becomes available. If what they believe is, in truth, tentative, then perhaps what you think you know is more debatable too. The best...

Self-Acceptance Guarantees Happiness

by Merci Gracia | May 26, 2012 | Authenticity, Conscious, Discernment, Happiness, Perception, Success

Don’t confuse fame, money or even a great career, with happiness. Those are just what society designates as markers of well-lived lives. But the truth is, these things won’t make you feel fulfilled. They might make you proud or satisfied for a brief moment...

Don’t Let Fear Make you Play Small

by Merci Gracia | Apr 28, 2012 | Awareness, Conscious, Discernment, Fear, Imagine, interpretation, Judgments, Perception

Fight or flight can be an appropriate response to immediate danger. But the mind can trick you into thinking there’s danger when there isn’t (like when you see a snake–but it’s only a rope.) When that happens, the fear impulse can impede your...

Master Your Monkey

by Merci Gracia | Apr 25, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Choices, Conscious, Discernment, Focus

Do you find the same thoughts playing over and over in your head? That’s your monkey-mind at work. If you’re not paying attention, it can wreak havoc with its incessant chatter. However, it does obey quite nicely when you shine the light of awareness on it and...