by Merci Gracia | Mar 26, 2017 | Discernment
If you want to enhance the quality of your life — drop self-destructive activities and limit the time you spend with people who don’t support your well-being. Look at the reality of your daily life and trim the harmful debris of empty, stressful behaviors...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 24, 2016 | Discernment
What you cultivate and nourish grows. What you neglect and ignore shrinks. Applying this understanding to different aspects of your life can help you choose how to focus your energy. If you find something or someone stressful or anxiety-producing, give yourself some...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 16, 2016 | Discernment
Healthy bodies are more resilient when exposed to germs and disease. A balanced immune system maintains good health best. The same goes for psychic health. The ability to discern behavior that is potentially harmful to you is necessary to sustain good mental health....
by Merci Gracia | Sep 29, 2013 | Discernment, Focus, interpretation, Perception
You’ve been honing your personal point of view since you were little and may have forgotten just how limited it actually is. It’s good to remember how narrow a slice of reality you actually see, so you don’t get too hung up on your ideas of right...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 27, 2013 | Balance, Discernment
Some boat races require all contestants to use the same kind of vessel so the competition actually measures skill. But most of life isn’t like that. People come from radically different backgrounds and are naturally endowed or handicapped with specific talents,...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 19, 2013 | Acceptance, Choices, Discernment
It’s essential to decipher what’s safe, desirable, unpleasant or even dangerous in this diverse and challenging world. Learning to interpret what you see and chart an intelligent course of action is part of living skillfully. Critically judging and...