by Merci Gracia | Jan 28, 2012 | Acceptance, Ease, Freedom, Inner Presence, Present moment
For many, the notion of surrender evokes a feeling of resistance. That’s understandable since the dictionary defines it as giving up and relinquishing control. But when you give up the demands of your ego and relinquish control to your Inner Presence,...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 22, 2012 | Acceptance, Attention, Choices, Conscious, Cooperation, Grateful, Self-Awareness
When you love who you are, you don’t need to constantly prove yourself through accomplishment and accumulation. They rarely lead to fulfillment anyway. Doing and having more are often just attempts to help you feel better that can actually lead you astray. Cut...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 17, 2012 | Acceptance, Awareness, Beliefs, Flow, Focus
You only feel dissatisfied when you have expectations that aren’t met. Others with different wants and needs could be in the same situation and be totally happy. This is proof that it’s just your perception that generates the discontent. Do your best to...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 16, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Attention, Awareness, Embody, Freedom
Think about an issue you find troubling. Now, set it aside for a moment and notice the natural well being that arises. Feel it in your body. While you still might want to change the situation, there’s no reason to withhold a sense of well being from yourself...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 31, 2011 | Acceptance, Compassion, Love, Self-Awareness
If someone’s behavior is bugging you, you’re probably projecting your own lack of self-acceptance onto them. Otherwise you’d just feel compassion for their misguided ways. The feeling of annoyance is just you bugging you and calling it them. Knock it...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 23, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Attention, Awareness, Grateful
The quality of your life is determined by the way in which you interpret every experience. Do you accept or judge yourself? Do you look for what’s right or what’s wrong? Do you hold grudges or are you willing to forgive? What kind of life will you create...