by Merci Gracia | Sep 3, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Compassion, interpretation, Judgments
When you recognize the truth that most people are inherently good, you know that the reason they sometimes behave in ways that don’t appeal to you is due to their wounds. If they’d had ideal lives and an excellent capacity to understand and absorb each new...
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...
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...
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....
by Merci Gracia | Jul 30, 2012 | Acceptance, Judgments, Self-Awareness
You were born with a highly effective personal growth navigation system. It is especially adept at showing you how to love yourself more. To learn the ways you’re not loving yourself, just take a look at any harsh judgments you have of others. They’re not...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 5, 2012 | Beliefs, Judgments
Comparing yourself with others may sometimes feel good. But there are two sides to that coin. If you feel good when you’re better, you’ll feel bad when you’re worse. The comparative critic is difficult to tame and you probably come up short more...