by Merci Gracia | Aug 25, 2012 | Compassion, Kindness, Patience
Next time you get a bit impatient or angry and you’re about to let your feelings be known to others, pause for a moment. Remember, the person you’re about to express your opinion to is in need of as much kindness and understanding as you are. If they seem...
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 | Aug 4, 2012 | Attention, Beliefs, Kindness
Beliefs that facilitate your expansion into greater happiness, kindness and love are assets. Those that make you unhappy, intolerant or unkind are liabilities. Any time you catch yourself with a bit of melancholy, ask yourself what underlying belief is making you feel...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 17, 2012 | Awareness, Conscious, Kindness, Love, Perception, Self-Awareness
What you see happening in the world around you is a mirror of what’s going on inside you. When you’re kind to yourself, you see kindness everywhere. When you don’t pay enough attention to your feelings, others don’t either. The more you learn...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 30, 2012 | Choices, Cooperation, Generous, Giving, Harmony, Kindness, Love
People report that in disasters and difficult circumstance they’re amazed at the lengths to which complete strangers will go to help them. It’s because in extreme circumstances, it’s easy to perceive the humanity of your fellow man. It doesn’t...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 26, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Discernment, Forgiveness, interpretation, Judgments, Kindness, Understanding
When you blame others, you do yourself a great disservice. While you may feel that you’re placing responsibility where it deserves to be, you may also be missing the lessons. You need not like their behavior, but if you open up to truth, you can see how...