by Merci Gracia | Aug 1, 2013 | Acceptance, Judgments, Love, Self-Awareness
If you notice your attention frequently focused outward on the shortcomings of others, it’s a sign that you need to take a look within, at yourself. What you see as others’ faults actually gives you a clue about something way more important than...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 30, 2013 | Self-Awareness, Suffering
There’s a big difference between suffering and pain. Pain is a message from your body telling you to take notice or make an adjustment. It might be instructing you to move your hand away from a flame or encouraging you to stop banging your head against the wall...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 24, 2013 | Conscious, Flow, Self-Awareness
If you’re like most people, your mind is often preoccupied with the habitual chattering of self-critical comparisons. These were originally expressed by your family and teachers in order to motivate you to do your best. Unfortunately, this kind of negativity is...
by Merci Gracia | May 31, 2013 | Beliefs, Conditioning, interpretation, Self-Awareness
The emotional environment in which you live is based on a mixture of your conditioning and habitual thought patterns. It’s a made-up world created by your spin on the experiences you’ve had. Since this emotional ecosystem is your creation, you can change...
by Merci Gracia | May 23, 2013 | Commitment, Self-Awareness
In order to grow, you need to take risks and do things out of your comfort zone. When you try something new, the probability of making mistakes is a little higher. But, if you aren’t making them, you might not be stretching yourself enough. Having a mean inner...
by Merci Gracia | May 19, 2013 | Intention, interpretation, Self-Awareness
The way you respond to others reveals more about you than it does about them. When you take offense to something, it’s actually your interpretation of what they said that causes your reaction. You can’t ever know exactly where they’re coming from or...