by Merci Gracia | Dec 20, 2016 | Self-Awareness
A remark or action that’s directed right at us is never really about us. Everything said tells us more about the inner landscape, history and self-perception of the person speaking. Even the most unpleasant, targeted remarks result from their conditioning and...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 17, 2016 | Self-Awareness
It’s curious how particular we can be about the music we listen to and yet unaware of the type of thoughts we think. We’re quick to distance ourselves from music we don’t like, yet we can repeat the same distorted, unpleasant and self-destructive...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 4, 2016 | Self-Awareness
A happier life and a better world don’t necessarily result from changing external circumstances. In fact, human history is full of examples of how outward action taken without first changing inner consciousness produced no real improvement at all. The outcome...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 14, 2016 | Self-Awareness
The Ultimate Destination is Within The best trip you can take is the one inside yourself. It’s the only one that really makes a difference. If you ignore it, you really miss out. You can travel in luxury seeing the natural wonders of the world and not come close...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 26, 2016 | Self Acceptance, Self-Awareness
A good way to tell how you’re feeling about yourself is to notice how judgmental you are of others. The more you find fault with them, the worse you’re probably feeling about some aspect of yourself. It’s often the same thing you’re judging...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 25, 2016 | Self-Awareness, Self-love
People sometimes confuse self-love with selfishness. They’re on the same continuum, but exist at opposite ends. Narcissism is characterized by an inflated sense of one’s own importance, extreme selfishness and a craving for admiration. It’s actually...