by Merci Gracia | Mar 9, 2013 | Appreciation, Attention, Focus, Kindness, Love
New technology seems to hold the alluring promise that your physical, mental and emotional problems can be solved by innovative breakthroughs. While the advancements are marvelous, the only way to substantially improve your experience of life is to change your...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 6, 2013 | Attention, Focus, Perception
An awareness test asks participants to carefully note the articles of blue clothing worn by a man passing through a scene in a video. After hearing various answers, the instructor then asks the participants to name the articles of RED clothing the man was wearing....
by Merci Gracia | Feb 24, 2013 | Attention, Awareness, Beliefs
The only time there ever is, is NOW! In each moment of your life, your awareness is focused somewhere between an expansive vista and a microscopic view. What you call time is just a memory of what you focused on during earlier moments. Your unique sense of reality is...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 5, 2013 | Appreciation, Attention
Large or small, anything you wish to accomplish in life begins first as a thought. It’s actually the way that you think about the people, places and events in your life that determines the quality of your experience. Of course it’s fruitful to develop work...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 22, 2013 | Attention, Focus
Once you develop the regular practice of observing your thoughts, you’ll know without a doubt that the way you feel is inextricably connected to the way you think. When you criticize, worry, lament, or feel like a victim, you can’t possibly feel good. When...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 17, 2013 | Attention, Focus, Self-Awareness
Life moves in cycles. Don’t waste the good times by regretting the past. When you’re down, remember this too shall pass. Develop a philosophical outlook that allows you to glow from within, peacefully watching and appreciating the amazingly diverse events...