by Merci Gracia | Jan 9, 2015 | Feelings, Self-Awareness
When you have a bout of self-doubt, don’t make it worse by comparing yourself to others. Use your feelings as invitations to expand self-awareness. Your negative sentiments aren’t accurate. There’s nothing wrong with you. You aren’t flawed. No...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 7, 2015 | Self-Awareness
The more you accept yourself, the less likely you are to find fault in others. Inner conflict and self-judgment naturally get projected outward and result in the perception of a troubled world. No matter how terrible and real it seems, what you’re seeing is a...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 23, 2014 | Authenticity, Self-Awareness
Pretending things are okay when they aren’t creates an emotional time-bomb. When you stuff feelings they fester and nag at you from the recesses of your consciousness, gather strength and eventually wreak havoc on your body and life. On the other hand, when you...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 7, 2014 | Self-Awareness, Self-esteem, shame
No matter who you’re talking to, the way you talk has the biggest impact on you. Your subconscious mind doesn’t differentiate between you and others, so when you speak disrespectfully, angrily or in a shaming manner, you’re actually doing it to...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 21, 2014 | Self-Awareness
You’re taught from a young age to compare yourself with peers, so it’s normal to derive your sense of self-worth in relation to others. But that comparison isn’t accurate. The people you evaluate yourself against haven’t had the same...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 10, 2014 | Self-Awareness
If you’re struggling with someone over an issue that you just can’t seem to get past, assume that there’s something for you to become aware of and that they are the perfect person to hear it from. This disagreement has arisen for a reason. Otherwise,...