by Merci Gracia | Sep 26, 2020 | Humility, Present moment
You may follow current events, politics and science very closely. You may consider yourself educated, well-informed, analytical and good at critical thinking. But you still have no idea what will happen in the next day, week or year. You have theories, but you...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 27, 2020 | Now, Present moment, Self-Awareness
Some believe that envisioning what might go wrong makes us safer by nudging us to prepare for potentially negative situations. Unfortunately, the human mind often grabs a hold of hypothetical scenarios and simply replays them ad nauseam. This act of repetition...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 13, 2020 | Perfection of What Is, Present moment
Where, what and who we are right now is exactly as it should be. “Should-ing” on ourselves for not having accomplished, acquired, arrived at or moved beyond not only signifies a lack of self love, it’s seriously counter-productive. We miss the power...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 27, 2020 | Acceptance, Present moment, Self-Awareness
Even when it’s unwanted, we don’t have to fight against what shows up. In fact, finding a way to make it work is a form of life mastery. Reality serves us up a menu of experience, over which we have little control. What shows up can cause us to suffer or...
by Merci Gracia | May 20, 2020 | Present moment
Have you ever stopped to think that most problems occur in an imagined future? The present moment usually contains everything we need. If something doesn’t feel right now, we can do something about it. The action we need to take is usually quite clear. What...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 24, 2020 | interpretation, Perception, Present moment
Every thought and reaction involves some degree of choice. How we choose to focus our minds and interpret what shows up has a direct role in our experience. We are creatures of habit. The more we tread the path of complaining, victimhood and powerlessness, the more...