Witness

by Merci Gracia | Aug 3, 2021 | Self-Awareness, True Self, Witness

The benefits of being the ‘witness’ can’t really be explained or understood intellectually. That’s because thinking about it just makes it another mental object to identify with or attain. Grappling with it mentally won’t help us have the...

Physical and Spiritual

by Merci Gracia | Jul 24, 2021 | Self-Awareness

Humans live at the intersection of the physical and spiritual worlds. We have a strong instinct for survival on the physical plane and a natural desire to increase our self-awareness in the realm of consciousness. Materially, we work at securing food, shelter and...

Our Version of Truth

by Merci Gracia | Jul 21, 2021 | Conscious Co-creating, Self-Awareness

Most of us think our version of life is the truth. We classify large swaths of reality as bad, wrong, objectionable or even evil. This load of things that isn’t working becomes our constant companion and places a huge burden on us. It drains our energy, colors...

Our Bubbles

by Merci Gracia | Jul 20, 2021 | Self-Awareness

We’re all living inside our own bubbles of reality. Our unique conditioning causes us to see selectively and to interpret what we see based on that selection. Some of us are prone to looking for what’s wrong, while others are enjoying the perfection and...

Live and Let Live

by Merci Gracia | Jul 14, 2021 | Control, Self-Awareness

Though usually well-meaning, parents, siblings, friends and spouses who try to control their loved ones are bound to harvest the bitter fruit of inevitable resentment. Struggling to get others to conform to our standards is a battle with no victors. Doing what we...

Stress Cure

by Merci Gracia | Jul 12, 2021 | Self-Awareness, Worry

Stress is a normal part of modern day life. It can serve as a motivating factor, but too much of it can be devastating. Though it usually seems to be caused by something in the outside world, it’s actually an inside job, created by our repetitive stories that...