by Merci Gracia | Jul 4, 2016 | Self-Awareness
Maintaining healthy relationships requires sincere effort. The constant push and pull of different personal preferences naturally creates occasional tension. Each person must find a comfortable path that allows for compromise, while simultaneously honoring one’s...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 9, 2016 | Self-Awareness
If we want more peace and happiness, self-inquiry is the most important work we can do. Ironically, when we examine our thoughts with extreme honesty and courage, we find that most of our judgments of others are projections showing us what we need to work on within...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 13, 2016 | Self-Awareness
Egos want to be the top dog whenever possible. The more we relate from this ‘little self’, the more likely we are to unconsciously try to gain control and suck energy from others. The most common strategies include: a) Using aloofness to get others to draw...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 18, 2016 | Self-Awareness
Everything we do creates downstream effects. Sometimes our choices work out, other times they don’t. If we blame others instead of taking responsibility for our actions, we can’t accurately assess what happened. This prevents us from learning how we might...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 30, 2015 | Self-Awareness
When you spend time with friends, family or colleagues, do you focus on what you like about them? Or does that one annoying little thing they do dominate your awareness? Do you ever wonder why your attention lingers for so long on the negative stuff? Maybe it’s...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 30, 2015 | Self-Awareness
Just like a leaky roof, when we neglect our personal problems they usually worsen and eventually wreak havoc on our lives. The longer we wait, the louder the message is and the harder it becomes to deal with. We often avoid facing our our issues out of a belief that...