by Merci Gracia | Mar 3, 2013 | Acceptance, Evolution of Consciousness
Feeling blamed can interfere with your ability to accept responsibility for your actions and cause you to take constructive criticism personally. But why hold yourself to some abstract standard? You’re an ever-evolving being who is, by definition, responding to...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 8, 2013 | Challenges, Compassion, Evolution of Consciousness, interpretation, Love
Your experience of life doesn’t depend nearly as much on your circumstances as it does on how you respond to them. When you accept that life gives you exactly what you need in every moment in order to expand your consciousness, each experience is an opportunity...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 29, 2012 | Evolution of Consciousness, interpretation, Understanding
You create your experience of life in every moment through your interpretation of what’s happening. All experience is neutral until you assign meaning to it. No matter what happens to you, you can view it as an opportunity to develop greater compassion and...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 7, 2012 | Acceptance, Challenges, Evolution of Consciousness
Life has a knack of presenting you with the precise experience you need in order to take the next step in the evolution of your consciousness. When you remember this truth, you approach even the greatest misfortunes as necessary milestones on the path of expanding...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 6, 2012 | Acceptance, Challenges, Evolution of Consciousness, Heart, Victim Thinking
Do you ever find yourself wondering why something undesirable is happening to you? Bemoaning what is rarely results in clear thinking or positive energy. Resisting and complaining will cause you to miss the wonderful bounty that inevitably comes from rising to...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 23, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Evolution of Consciousness, Kindness
You are a creative artist. Every one of your thoughts, feelings and actions is a brush stroke on the canvas of your life. Like any artist, you know that it’s sometimes useful to take a step back, survey your work and make some changes. It’s not unusual to...