True Compassion

by Merci Gracia | Nov 14, 2012 | Awareness, Compassion, Kindness

Genuine compassion comes from understanding that people suffer when they bump up against their own limitations. They endure that discomfort until they’re able to move through the lesson that life is offering them. When you see someone who’s in the thick of...

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...

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...

What You Already Know…

by Merci Gracia | Jul 16, 2012 | Advice, Conscious, Intuition, Perception, Understanding

You already know that you can only love others as much as you love yourself. You already know that compassion feels better than judgment. You already know that delaying joy is unwise. You already know that even with superficial flaws, you’re still a good person....

What Do You Actually Know?

by Merci Gracia | May 30, 2012 | Acceptance, Beliefs, Discernment, intellect, Reality, Understanding

Scientists on the cutting edge of their respective fields are constantly revising their understanding of reality as new information becomes available. If what they believe is, in truth, tentative, then perhaps what you think you know is more debatable too. The best...