Ignorance, Not Evil

by Merci Gracia | Sep 1, 2012 | Choices, Conditioning, interpretation, Kindness

Every person on the planet is doing the best they can. If they knew how to be kinder, more loving or more caring – they would be. Their life experience and belief systems inform their actions. Thinking you would behave differently under the same circumstances is...

The Art of Hearing

by Merci Gracia | Aug 31, 2012 | Attention, Beliefs, Feelings, Focus, interpretation, Understanding

What you hear is interpreted through the filter of your beliefs. Your mind rearranges what others say to fit into your understanding of the world, your beliefs or what you want to hear. A clear example of this is the game ‘Telephone,’ in which a simple...

Right or Happy?

by Merci Gracia | Aug 14, 2012 | Acceptance, Ease, Feelings, interpretation, Judgments, Loose, Relax

When you’re bumping heads with someone and you don’t want to relax your stance because you know you’re right, ask yourself if you’d rather be right or happy. If you know you’re right, be satisfied with that. Rigid righteousness...

What If You’re Creating It All

by Merci Gracia | Aug 13, 2012 | Awareness, interpretation, Love, Perception, Reality, Solutions

According to the ancient Hawaiian healing technique Ho’oponopono, you are the creator of all you see. You perceive the world out there through your heavily filtered and conditioned mind. This explains why people experience the world in dramatically different...

Blame is Lame

by Merci Gracia | Aug 12, 2012 | Awareness, Fear, interpretation, Perception

The best way to enjoy your life is to open to growth. The direct path is to acknowledge that you are not only the main character of the story of your life, you’re the author–no matter how much a victim of circumstance you feel. As the protagonist,...

Don’t Identify With Your Position

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...