by Merci Gracia | Sep 20, 2012 | Awareness, Feelings, Self-Awareness, Suffering
The energy you put out into the world always comes back to you like a boomerang. If you’re callous and insensitive about the people around you, you can be sure that, at some point, life will send that same energy back to you. Next time you experience behavior...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 11, 2012 | Advice, Awareness, Truth, Understanding
Taking care of the everyday details of life is more than enough to keep you busy. But just staying busy isn’t the purpose of life. The real reason you want the job, money, relationships and family, adventure, excitement, new experiences or anything else, boils...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 10, 2012 | Acceptance, Awareness, Boundaries, Evolution of Consciousness, Judgments, Natural, Perception, Present moment, Self-Awareness, Understanding
You are capable of far more than you realize. To experience the limitless person you are beneath your conditioning, try looking at everything without judgment. Stepping outside your subjective notion of right & wrong and good & bad opens up unforeseen creative...
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...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 7, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Focus, Perception, Self-Awareness, Thoughts
Next time you’re in a bit of a funk, be mindful of the tendency to interpret everything to fit your mood. When you’re not paying attention, your mind will often look for anything it can find to make you feel even more out of sorts. Consciously recognizing...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 5, 2012 | Acceptance, Attention, Awareness, Control
Anger can arise when what’s happening in the moment is not what you expect or think should be happening. While anger sometimes motivates you, it also diminishes your effectiveness and obscures what is from clear vision. You can’t see the entirety of...