by Merci Gracia | Jun 2, 2017 | Awareness
The amount of drama in your life is a sign of how conscious you are. Feeling victimized, making people wrong or trying to get others to collude with you means that you’re not taking responsibility for what shows up. When you’re busy arguing about...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 3, 2016 | Awareness
Harboring discontent in our minds is like polluting our own water supply. Ruminating on issues that cause stress or anxiety only brings on more suffering. Any satisfaction experienced from venting about what’s bugging us will be brief and further delay a...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 28, 2016 | Awareness
An ancient parable describes a king encountering a sage who fails to show him appropriate respect. The king angrily chastises him, “I could have you beheaded.” The sage calmly responds, “And I could let you”. The story succinctly teaches us...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 14, 2016 | Awareness
Everyone has a shadow that contains aspects of personality that the conscious ego doesn’t recognize in itself. Until you’ve accepted yourself unconditionally, you’ll deny your disowned qualities and project them onto others while feeling you’re...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 19, 2016 | Awareness
We’re all born with a basic nature that plays an integral role in how we perceive and experience life. This natural baseline, combined with our programming creates our vibration, which attracts and repels people and experiences into and out of our lives. Our...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 3, 2016 | Awareness
Most of us live in a dreamworld that’s a product of our programming and personal experience. Because this self-created filter so completely colors our perception, we see the world in a way that predictably fulfills our expectations. The concept of awakening...