by Merci Gracia | Dec 15, 2012 | Attention, Authenticity
Children look at life with fresh eyes, which allows them to perceive new circumstances without the bias that ‘knowledgeable adults’ have. Wonderfully absorbed by the what’s right in front of them, they are open, engaged, curious and present in the...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 14, 2012 | Authenticity, Conscious, Self-Awareness
Being attached to your self-image constrains you. You are so much more than you could ever imagine. Sometimes, circumstances are so challenging that it doesn’t seem like you’re free to choose and create your life. But, it’s by rising above the...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 10, 2012 | Authenticity, Present moment
It’s relatively rare in life to have all the information and be totally sure about your choice. Even decisions that seem obvious at the time don’t always turn out the way you expect. Truth is, you can never know for sure how anything will turn out. Take...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 4, 2012 | Authenticity, Choices
When the world is predictable, it becomes boring! While social norms allow people to live in proximity with a degree of safety and cohesion, overemphasizing convention discourages creativity and uniqueness. It sometimes even encourages you to repress or disguise the...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 24, 2012 | Authenticity, interpretation, Worry
Concerning yourself with what others think of you can put you on the perpetual hamster wheel of mental slip-sliding and physical hoop jumping. When you remember that very few are able to even come close to seeing you as you really are, you realize just how little...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 3, 2012 | Authenticity, Empowering, Freedom
Do you sometimes bend yourself to make others like you because you’re unsure of how they’ll react to the ‘real you’? Ironically, when you’re not being authentic, it makes others feel uneasy and it’s difficult for them to be...