by Merci Gracia | Mar 26, 2013 | Attention, Conscious, Focus
Research has shown that the physiological effects are the same whether you actually experience something or just think about it. Your mind is that powerful. This could be bad news if you’re in the habit of focusing on unpleasantness. Your body’s...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 25, 2013 | Appreciation, Attention, Focus
Success in any endeavor is just an intermediate goal on the journey to happiness. But you can take a short cut and pursue fulfillment directly without seeking it in partial forms like money, fame, recognition or possessions, which are all just icing on the cake. If...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 24, 2013 | Attention, Choices, Focus, interpretation, Perception, Thoughts, Yin/Yang
The interaction of yin and yang make up the world you see. At any moment, there’s an equal amount of (what appears to be) good and bad. You usually only focus on and see what you’re interested in and believe to be possible. If life seems mostly difficult...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 22, 2013 | Abundance, Attention, Conscious, Focus, Love, Thoughts
Whatever you give your attention to grows. If you want more love, be more loving to yourself. If you’d like more money, handle your finances consciously. If you want better health and well being, be mindful of what you eat, the thoughts you think and how you...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 19, 2013 | Attention, Compassion, Kindness
There are many ways to speak your mind, but getting others to listen and actually hear what you have to say requires some finesse. When you speak with care and consideration for others, you’re more likely to encounter an attentive audience. An adversarial or...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 11, 2013 | Attention, Fear, Worry
Most of what you fear is make believe. It’s your mind worrying about some future problem that will never come to pass. And even if it does, it will also come with information to help you solve it. Unless you’re in physical danger right now, do yourself a...