The Benefit of Self-Awareness

by Merci Gracia | Nov 1, 2012 | Awareness, Conscious, Evolution of Consciousness, Self-Awareness, Understanding

Information can help you earn money, impress your friends and possibly even save your life. Skills can help you win in sports, cook a delicious meal or build useful widgets. Beauty can open doors, grab attention and create whiplash. As delicious and appealing as all...

A Choice in Every Moment

by Merci Gracia | Oct 22, 2012 | Attention, Choices, Conscious, Feelings, Understanding

Because reality is always in flux, you’re bound to encounter some moments you like and some you don’t. Your reactions determine the quality and intensity of your life experience. When you strongly resist what is, you energize it and suffer more. When you...

Everything Has a Purpose

by Merci Gracia | Oct 11, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Discernment, Judgments, Understanding, Wisdom

Recognizing the usefulness of all that arises is a sign of wisdom. Everything that happens in your life, including the unpleasant stuff, has some benefit to it–even if it’s just to show you what you don’t want. If an immediate impression makes you want to...

Clear Consciousness

by Merci Gracia | Sep 29, 2012 | Conditioning, Conscious, Judgments, Truth, Understanding

Clear consciousness results when you’re present in this moment, without judgment of yourself or anyone else. It is then that you see beyond the filter of your beliefs about what should or should not be and into the understanding that ‘what is’, is...

What’s the Point?

by Merci Gracia | Sep 11, 2012 | Advice, Awareness, Truth, Understanding

Taking care of the everyday details of life is more than enough to keep you busy. But just staying busy isn’t the purpose of life. The real reason you want the job, money, relationships and family, adventure, excitement, new experiences or anything else, boils...

Expand Your Possibilities

by Merci Gracia | Sep 10, 2012 | Acceptance, Awareness, Boundaries, Evolution of Consciousness, Judgments, Natural, Perception, Present moment, Self-Awareness, Understanding

You are capable of far more than you realize. To experience the limitless person you are beneath your conditioning, try looking at everything without judgment. Stepping outside your subjective notion of right & wrong and good & bad opens up unforeseen creative...