by Merci Gracia | Aug 3, 2015 | Acceptance
There are countless forks on the winding road through life. Everyone occasionally looks back and wonders: ‘would life have been better had I taken another path?’ But regret never serves us. Every turn we’ve made resulted in the perfection of the life...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 2, 2015 | Acceptance
Accepting what is, is the only sane way to live. Resisting it amounts to not dealing with reality. Locking your attention on what you don’t like makes you feel bad and extends the impact of that element in your life. Like a long train ride, you’re bound to...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 28, 2015 | Acceptance
Accepting reality as it is, is a sane way to live. In contrast, focusing on what has, is or will go wrong, not only ruins the present moment, it keeps us stuck in a vibration that negatively impacts what comes next. What we think of as mistakes or misfortune often...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 17, 2015 | Acceptance
Have you ever had someone try to convince you of their point of view? Changing ones own mind is hard enough, changing someone else’s is nearly impossible. Rarely does anyone do an about face and suddenly agree with an alternative perspective. Next time you...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 15, 2015 | Acceptance
Dissatisfaction creates the desire for change. But if you take action with the negative energy of dislike, you create more of the same. When you accept reality as it is, what shows up next is more likely to be aligned with what you want. Practicing non-resistance...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 5, 2015 | Acceptance
Do you fear that without your labels, opinions and judgments, you’d be a bland blob of malleable clay? Actually, your mind would be better able to pay attention to what’s really happening because you wouldn’t have limited your perception by...