Perfect Reflection

by Merci Gracia | Aug 6, 2014 | Honesty, Self-Awareness

It takes courage to admit that the way you perceive someone has more to do with your filter than with who they actually are. It also takes conscious effort to see through a tricky ego that prefers to attribute responsibility for undesirable aspects of life onto...

Feeling Judged?

by Merci Gracia | Jul 12, 2014 | Self-Awareness

If you feel judged by someone, it’s probably just your own self-judgment being mirrored back to you. The more that judgment hurts, the more you share the same feeling about yourself. If this weren’t the case, you’d just see it for what it is, their...

Without Your Story

by Merci Gracia | Jul 3, 2014 | Self-Awareness

You can get in touch with the completely content part of yourself that resides beneath your self-image, need for acknowledgment or identification with the roles that you play. It’s worth trying because, when you connect with that part of yourself, you’re...

The Authentic You

by Merci Gracia | Jun 30, 2014 | Self-Awareness

The real you is perfect! It doesn’t need to be improved. However, like most people, you’re probably seeing life through the lens of the made-up version of you. That you has been created through conditioning and a desire to fit in. When you experience the...

Love Your Reflection

by Merci Gracia | Jun 22, 2014 | Self Acceptance, Self-Awareness

How you view anyone else actually reveals how you feel about yourself. Your judgments of others are reflections of your own lack of self-acceptance. You meet others with the same level of compassion and understanding you give yourself. You can pretend that what you...

Are You a Control Freak?

by Merci Gracia | Jun 6, 2014 | Control, Self-Awareness

If you’re a control freak, you probably aren’t even aware of it. You honestly believe that you’re helping people with your constructive and insightful observations. If you micromanage others for fear that they won’t do it right, naturally...