by Merci Gracia | May 17, 2013 | Beliefs, Conscious, Self-Awareness, Thoughts, Truth, Understanding, Wisdom
The importance of self-awareness has been emphasized in various ancient traditions from the Oracle at Delphi to Lao Tzu. The advice written at the Temple of Apollo is to “Know Thyself.” Lao Tzu says, “He who knows others is wise; He who knows himself...
by Merci Gracia | May 7, 2013 | Awareness, Conscious, Feelings, interpretation, Perception, Self-Awareness
Symptom 11 of Conscious Awakening: A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others. Your experience of life is a result of the way you interpret what happens. Your particular spin is created by your conditioning and belief system that formed before you were...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 29, 2013 | Inner Presence, Self-Awareness
Symptom three of Conscious Awakening: Feeling connected with nature and other sentient beings. An energizing force animates everything in the Universe. It’s this force that transforms a bud into an exquisite flower, a caterpillar into a beautiful butterfly and a seed...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 13, 2013 | Acceptance, Advice, Grace, Self-Awareness
Think of feedback you receive from friends, family and colleagues as instructions from life. Rather than putting up your armor in response to perspectives that don’t match your view of yourself, consider it helpful information from a kind universe. When you...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 29, 2013 | Beliefs, Conditioning, interpretation, Perception, Self-Awareness, Thoughts, Understanding
You see life through your filter and belief system. Until you put your spin on it, nothing is either good or bad. While you didn’t have control over your conditioning when you were young, you do have the freedom to change it now. There are many ways to look at...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 13, 2013 | Harmony, Peace, Self-Awareness
Although it’s tempting to believe that difficult situations are created entirely by one party, it’s almost never true. One hand clapping makes no sound. Antagonistic, argumentative, accusatory and mean behavior have nothing to bump up against if you remain...