Don’t Program Yourself Into a Corner

by Merci Gracia | Sep 9, 2012 | Awareness, Beliefs, Perception, Reality

Your belief system allows you to navigate your way through life more easily. But, it can also limit you and cause you to create a much smaller life than you’re actually capable of. When you’re aware of this, you’re more likely to check-in with...

The Art of Hearing

by Merci Gracia | Aug 31, 2012 | Attention, Beliefs, Feelings, Focus, interpretation, Understanding

What you hear is interpreted through the filter of your beliefs. Your mind rearranges what others say to fit into your understanding of the world, your beliefs or what you want to hear. A clear example of this is the game ‘Telephone,’ in which a simple...

The Truth About Opinions

by Merci Gracia | Aug 1, 2012 | Acceptance, Beliefs, Harmony

No matter how hard you try, you will never be able to convince anyone of anything they aren’t ready to understand. Trying to will just aggravate you both. Next time you have the impulse to teach somebody the wisdom of your point of view, remember, just because...

What You See Is What You Choose

by Merci Gracia | Jul 28, 2012 | Attention, Beliefs, Conscious, Feelings, Focus, Happiness

You consistently look for and find information that confirms the opinions you already hold. Understanding this can help ease your judgment when you encounter others who are convinced of beliefs that differ from your own. You realize that they too, are constantly...

Self-Righteousness Doesn’t Pay

by Merci Gracia | Jul 9, 2012 | Acceptance, Beliefs, Imagine

Self-righteousness results from the misguided belief that what (you think) you know is correct and what others believe isn’t. When you judge others as wanting or even wrong, you deplete yourself. You diminish your own self-esteem because your subconscious mind...