Built for Growth

by Merci Gracia | May 30, 2013 | Abundance, Conscious, Evolution of Consciousness

All living beings experience four essential stages of life: birth, growth, decline and death. Animals appear to go through these without conscious concern for meaning. Many people do the same. Humans are the only (known) species who have the ability to contemplate the...

Grow From Your Mistakes

by Merci Gracia | May 23, 2013 | Commitment, Self-Awareness

In order to grow, you need to take risks and do things out of your comfort zone. When you try something new, the probability of making mistakes is a little higher. But, if you aren’t making them, you might not be stretching yourself enough. Having a mean inner...

Resistance Keeps You Stuck

by Merci Gracia | Apr 1, 2013 | Awareness, Peace, Wisdom

There’s only one thing you can do when you’ve ‘had enough’ and truly want something to change – change yourself. Trying to transform the outside world may work temporarily in isolated instances, but this approach will inevitably leave you...

Look for Opportunities

by Merci Gracia | Mar 27, 2013 | Challenges, Fear, Feelings, Intention, Opportunity

When life presents you with challenges, you can either welcome them as opportunities for growth or scare yourself with frightful what-if scenarios. When you’re full of fear, it’s difficult to remember that you actually do have choices. If you’re...

Desire

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...