by Merci Gracia | Aug 27, 2012 | Balance, Evolution of Consciousness, Perception, Self-Awareness
When you let the minutia of everyday life get to you, you’ve probably lost site of the big picture. Remember that every experience is transitory, no matter how uncomfortable. Viewing your difficulties from the context of your entire life immediately improves...
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...
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,...
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 5, 2012 | Create, Focus, interpretation, Perception, Suffering
Any explanation you have for why your life isn’t going the way you want it to, is actually a story you’ve created through your interpretation of the facts. You energize that story every time you tell it. When something unpleasant happens, it need not become a part of...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 27, 2012 | Attention, Fear, Focus, Peace, Perception
It can sometimes feel difficult to get out of an emotional rut when your mind stubbornly repeats the same fearful thoughts. While it’s important to face your feelings, when you indulge your fears you just add energy to them. An effective way to move through this...