Discernment Vs. Judgment

by Merci Gracia | Jun 18, 2013 | Compassion, Conditioning, Discernment, Feelings

When you dislike another person’s behavior, it can be experienced either as a discernment or a judgment. Judgment happens when you view their behavior as wrong and the cause of your feelings. With discernment, you recognize that it’s your own conditioning...

Judge Another, Forgive Yourself

by Merci Gracia | Feb 19, 2013 | Acceptance, Compassion, Conditioning, Forgiveness, Judgments, Truth

Because your subconscious mind doesn’t distinguish between thoughts you have about yourself and those you have of others, all your judgments are felt by you first and foremost. And since you are seeing others through the filter of your unique conditioning, your...

Everyone’s Best Is Different

by Merci Gracia | Jan 18, 2013 | Awareness, Compassion, Judgments

Believing that anybody could have acted differently than they did is purely hypothetical. The truth is, if they could have done better, they would have. Each person responds to this moment uniquely, based on their interpretation of all that’s come before....

Let It Flow

by Merci Gracia | Jan 14, 2013 | Compassion, Feelings, interpretation, Love, Suffering

When life isn’t showing up the way you think it should, step back to take a fresh look at the situation. Acknowledge the way you see it and realize it’s your interpretation that’s bugging you. It’s impossible to see the whole picture or know...

Compassion Is Key

by Merci Gracia | Jan 8, 2013 | Challenges, Compassion, Evolution of Consciousness, interpretation, Love

Your experience of life doesn’t depend nearly as much on your circumstances as it does on how you respond to them. When you accept that life gives you exactly what you need in every moment in order to expand your consciousness, each experience is an opportunity...