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...

Your Stories Define You

by Merci Gracia | Aug 5, 2012 | Create, Focus, interpretation, Perception, Suffering

Any explanation you have for why your life isn’t going the way you want it to, is actually a story you’ve created through your interpretation of the facts. You energize that story every time you tell it. When something unpleasant happens, it need not become a part of...

Your Relative Point of View

by Merci Gracia | Jul 19, 2012 | Habits, interpretation, Perception, Suffering

What you see in the world is a reflection of your mental patterns. That explains why interpretations of life can differ so much from person to person. Everything is neutral until you put your spin on it. What appeals to you, might offend somebody else. The same news...

Open to New Possibilities

by Merci Gracia | Jun 12, 2012 | Attention, Awareness

Your perspective is not objective. It’s the result of your (mostly unconscious) interpretation of your experience. While there’s a multitude of other ways to view the very same set of circumstances, most people assume their version is the truth. If you...

Your Life is Cyclical, Moods Needn’t Be

by Merci Gracia | May 2, 2012 | Change, Create, interpretation

It’s a natural part of life’s ebb and flow to have some wonderful experiences and some difficult ones. How you feel depends not so much on what happens as it does on how you interpret it. Every thought and feeling you entertain weaves the fabric of your...