Love Yourself

by Merci Gracia | May 18, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation

The most profound thing you can do to improve your life is to love yourself more. Find the ways you judge yourself as “not good enough” and then treat yourself the way you would treat a child just learning to walk. Encouragement enhances growth. Criticism...

The Leading Edge of Evolution

by Merci Gracia | May 16, 2011 | Appreciation, Attention, Create

Every person on this planet is the most evolved version that has ever existed of their particular DNA, culture, conditioning, and experience. Whatever the specifics of their adaptation, their characteristics have survived and been optimized to show up just as they...

Decide in Every Moment

by Merci Gracia | May 14, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Attention, Authenticity, Beliefs, Change, Perception

Every instant provides an opportunity to redefine yourself. How you feel right now is a continuation from all the previous moments. This understanding frees you to develop new ways of seeing yourself. The sky is the limit. Merci

Your Conditioning Creates Your Reality

by Merci Gracia | May 12, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Attention, Balance, Beliefs, Discernment

Two people can experience the same situation in drastically different ways. Each person projects their own filters, beliefs and values onto the external phenomena. Right and wrong is not so clear-cut. Once you understand this, it’s a lot harder to be...

Be Open

by Merci Gracia | May 8, 2011 | Abundance, Acceptance, Appreciation, Attention, Understanding

It takes curiosity to learn. The more you open, the more you listen, the more you learn. Opening your mind to the ideas of others requires a vulnerability and also opens the door to a deeper and more genuine appreciation of the intelligence and wisdom around you. Open...

Tingle

by Merci Gracia | May 6, 2011 | Abundance, Appreciation, Attention, Grace, Joy

The world is so colorful, diverse, unexpected and magnificent, you can not possibly begin to sample it all. Nor do you need to. Take a moment to appreciate the wondrous abundance and differentiation. Then do it again and again. Tingle with joy....