by Merci Gracia | Oct 29, 2016 | Fear
Living in fear feels grim. When you think back on all the times you feared something that didn’t happen or actually benefited from things you feared that did happen, you might reconsider the usefulness of investing energy in that emotion at all. Excessive fear...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 18, 2016 | Love
Don’t wait until everything is absolutely perfect before allowing yourself to enjoy life. Perfection is an illusive target. There will always be details that need working out. Your life is an ongoing project. What’s really worth pursuing is the ability to...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 14, 2016 | Self-love
At the most basic level, each of us is in pursuit our own well-being. When we garner acceptance or praise, we feel like we’ve earned the right to feel good. The irony is that we can allow ourselves to feel good any time we want. The gateway to well-being is...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 24, 2016 | Witness
Beneath your personality and identity, your essence is pure awareness. Since you can’t be both the awareness and that which you’re aware of, you can’t be your body, mind or anything else you perceive. This is important because how you feel is based...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 3, 2016 | Awareness
Most of us live in a dreamworld that’s a product of our programming and personal experience. Because this self-created filter so completely colors our perception, we see the world in a way that predictably fulfills our expectations. The concept of awakening...