by Merci Gracia | Oct 15, 2012 | Acceptance, Beliefs, Now, Present moment, Self-Awareness
Isn’t that what you think? If you look within you’ll probably find some aspect of you that doesn’t feel good enough. It’s this part of you that motivates and induces many of your actions. But if all your former striving didn’t do the...
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...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 2, 2012 | Acceptance, Attention, Fear, Focus
You’ve heard that ‘letting go’ is an effective method to help you get centered and find peace of mind. But what exactly does that mean? It means dropping thoughts of dissatisfaction, anger, jealousy, fear or insecurity. Sometimes that may seem like a...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 27, 2012 | Acceptance, Advice, Awareness, Change
Before you attempt to change the world, your friends, family or your mate, ask yourself if you’re sure you know what’s best. Since you’re seeing the world through the filter of your beliefs, you may not even be accurate. If you’re moved to do...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 23, 2012 | Acceptance, Attention, Perception
The martial art of Aikido emphasizes the technique of yielding to oncoming opponents. If you place yourself directly in front of the approaching energy, you will absorb it’s force, possibly be knocked off your feet and maybe even sustain an injury. However, if...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 18, 2012 | Acceptance, Love
Withholding self-approval to motivate yourself to take action is an erroneous habit that’s hard to break, even after you’ve accomplished your goal. The truth is, accomplishment is not what makes you happy. It’s just that you’ve trained yourself...