by Merci Gracia | Aug 30, 2020 | Self-Awareness, True Self
Some people are unaware of their deeper dimension. They consider themselves the sum total of their name, family, experiences, credentials and accomplishments. There’s no distinction between who they seem to be perceived as out in the world and who they are,...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 24, 2020 | Authenticity, Change, True Self
As our bodies change with age, we may find ourselves unable to do some of the things we previously enjoyed. This can result in a general malaise or feeling of sadness. Trying to fight it is eventually doomed to failure. The nagging discomfort of resisting change...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 23, 2020 | Ego, Self-Awareness, True Self
What we call evil is really just ignorance of the truth that we are all connected. It’s an understandable misinterpretation because there are so many expressions of the one energetic source. Like waves in the ocean or leaves on a tree, we’re all part of the same...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 20, 2020 | True Self
Innocence and well-intentioned wholeness lies deep with everyone, though layered with varying degrees of familial dysfunction, societal pressure and mixed messaging from authority figures. Fear for our survival is generally inappropriate. We are rarely in an...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 7, 2019 | True Self
When an issue, conversation or incident really bugs us and we think about it obsessively, it helps to have a way off the merry-go-round. The trick is to become a witness and try to observe our thoughts without judgment. This takes our mind off our repetitive story,...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 2, 2019 | Identity, Love, True Self
We are constantly bombarded with messages encouraging us to expend a monumental effort to enhance and uphold our identities. But, when we get to the end of our lives, we won’t care about what happened on social media, how successful we were or how much money we...