by Merci Gracia | Sep 8, 2013 | Attention, Awareness, Relax, Suffering
When you’re anxious or stressed, your body registers it. Conversely, when your body is out of whack there are psychological and emotional consequences. This interconnection is also profound in the healing process. If you’re hurting, just be with the...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 30, 2013 | Self-Awareness, Suffering
There’s a big difference between suffering and pain. Pain is a message from your body telling you to take notice or make an adjustment. It might be instructing you to move your hand away from a flame or encouraging you to stop banging your head against the wall...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 25, 2013 | Acceptance, Suffering
It’s pointless to argue with reality, no matter how out of whack it seems. Because the collective state of human consciousness may not be up to your individual level, it’s inevitable that unwanted circumstances will show up. You can’t change that,...
by Merci Gracia | Jun 11, 2013 | Desire, Suffering, Surrender, Visualize
Some spiritual traditions warn that desire causes suffering. However it’s not desire that causes the pain, but rather your attachment to the form in which it appears. You can avoid that kind of discomfort by allowing life to deliver your dream in alignment with...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 9, 2013 | Create, Evolution of Consciousness, Suffering, Trust, Visualize
Desire is said to be the cause of suffering. However, it’s not desire that causes problems, but rather attachment to the outcome. Without the will to expand and experience something new, evolution would come to a halt. Desire sets energy in motion. Knowing what...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 20, 2013 | Awareness, Conscious, Evolution of Consciousness, Suffering
Desire is responsible for innovation, progress, even evolution. It makes you stretch, learn and grow. Aspiration for better, different and more accounts for most of the activity in the world. But desire without awareness can lead you down some dangerous paths. When...