by Merci Gracia | Nov 28, 2013 | Appreciation, Joy, Peace
A quiet mind focused on this moment with equanimity produces no by-products, no energy-blocking stress and no knots in your stomach. Loving and grateful thoughts put you on the fast track to getting into this state. When you’re grateful, you regularly appreciate...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 25, 2013 | Appreciation, Present moment
Peace is not a goal to strive for or a realistic promise of some future state. It isn’t something anybody else can deliver to you. It has no price, no preconditions and no exclusivity. It’s a quality of mind that’s accessible to you in every moment...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 25, 2013 | Appreciation, Create, Desire, Love
If life is feeling difficult, take a break from your usual routine and look for something to make you happy. Your mood creates a vibration, which in turn creates your experience. Since, like attracts like, continuing to suffer won’t bring you anything but more...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 13, 2013 | Appreciation, Beliefs, Kindness, Love
Real love doesn’t depend on agreement. It extends itself to others in spite of differences of opinion. It focuses on the essential goodness that lies within every person. No matter how disparate your beliefs may be (and they are just beliefs), when you direct...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 6, 2013 | Appreciation
You’ve probably been bombarded your whole life with conditioning that encourages you to compare yourself with others. Even though this indoctrination is intended to help you navigate through life more successfully, it trains you to turn your focus outward for...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 30, 2013 | Appreciation, Conscious, Control, Focus
Occasionally, a troublesome little thought tugs at you from the back of your mind. Everything else might be humming along beautifully, but this one minor issue is like a hazy malaise obscuring the beauty of this moment. Though you may not be able to transform every...