by Merci Gracia | Oct 15, 2012 | Acceptance, Beliefs, Now, Present moment, Self-Awareness
Isn’t that what you think? If you look within you’ll probably find some aspect of you that doesn’t feel good enough. It’s this part of you that motivates and induces many of your actions. But if all your former striving didn’t do the...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 18, 2012 | Acceptance, Love
Withholding self-approval to motivate yourself to take action is an erroneous habit that’s hard to break, even after you’ve accomplished your goal. The truth is, accomplishment is not what makes you happy. It’s just that you’ve trained yourself...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 2, 2012 | Acceptance, Anger, Awareness, Compassion, Discernment, Love, Self-Awareness
The intensity of the charge you feel when you judge others actually shows you where you don’t accept yourself. Little or mild emotion indicates that you’re discerning. When you have no trace of the behavior yourself, you’re likely to feel compassion....
by Merci Gracia | Jul 8, 2012 | Acceptance, Compassion
Most of your judgments about others represent aspects of yourself that you don’t accept. Rather than owning these characteristics, you project them onto others and dislike them out there. Next time you notice a judgment come up about someone, don’t miss...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 3, 2012 | Acceptance, Compassion, Love, Self-Awareness
No matter what’s going on, your interpretation tells you more about you than it does about the situation. Your view of the world is a reflection of your internal state. When you’re emotionally healthy, you see others through the eyes of compassion. If you...