by Merci Gracia | Nov 6, 2019 | Self-Awareness, True Self
We’ve all heard the expression ‘We’re all one’, but what does that mean? Interpretations span from the practical to the mystical. We can’t argue with the fact that we all share one ecosystem, and with ever-increasing connectivity, the...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 5, 2019 | Self-Awareness
We’re social beings and live in a complicated, interdependent world, in which others’ opinions of us have an impact on our lives. It’s normal to evaluate ourselves according to the values of the society we live in. However, when we have healthy...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 27, 2019 | Self-Awareness
We can get so caught up in the busyness of life that we fail to take time to relax and just be. Taking care of the details of our daily routines often distracts us from the amazing beauty and grace that is all around us. It leads us to focus on what’s not...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 25, 2019 | Self-Awareness
It may seem to some that accepting what happens in the moment means we condone what we don’t like. They may feel we need to resist what feels wrong and fight for what we want. Not doing so will cause us to lose our edge and make us lazy. But this would be a...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 18, 2019 | Self-Awareness
Taking time to relax and just be is important for our overall well-being. We can become habituated to being in project mode, in which we’re unaware of the vibrancy of the present moment and the richness that’s in it for us to experience. The more we...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 16, 2019 | Present moment, Self-Awareness
The past is gone and the future isn’t here. Any time we spend thinking about either takes us away from what’s real: NOW. Time spent in regret is only useful for remembering what we don’t want to repeat, but should be minimized because what we focus...