Enjoy the Ride

by Merci Gracia | Apr 8, 2012 | Abundance, Appreciation, Attention, Awareness, Conscious, Focus, Perception

Feeling good is the result of focusing on the details in your life that are going well and not obsessing about the relatively few that aren’t. If you always place your attention on the squeaky wheels, you’ll be forever trying to oil them and not enjoy the...

Your Mind is Like a Camera

by Merci Gracia | Apr 4, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Discernment, Focus, interpretation, Perception, Understanding

If your mind is a camera, your attitude is the lens and filter. What you see is unconsciously processed in a unique way in order to make sense of the world. You interpret new experiences to fit in with previous ones. But you always have the choice to decide how you...

Put Your Mind on Solutions

by Merci Gracia | Apr 2, 2012 | Attention, Change, Empowering, Focus, Problems, Thoughts, Understanding, Vibration

It’s erroneous to think that focusing on problems will yield solutions. Your critical perspective is fine, but stewing in judgment actually fuels what you don’t want and saps your vital force. To be an effective agent of change, you need an abundance of...

Find Your Calm Center

by Merci Gracia | Apr 1, 2012 | Acceptance, Attention, Conscious, Natural, Relax, Relaxation, Self-Awareness

The fast pace of modern life can distract you into forgetting that a calm equilibrium is your natural state. Even though it’s obscured by the running list of activities and obligations, it’s always there beneath the surface. Find it by closing your eyes...

The Path to Feeling Better

by Merci Gracia | Mar 30, 2012 | Appreciation, Attention, Forgiveness, Happiness, Intention, Practice

No matter how remote your dreams seem, keep your chin up. The most effective way to foster them is to keep your focus on how you’ll feel when they are a fait accompli. Don’t worry about how to make them happen. The quickest way to fulfillment is to focus...

New Meaning Revealed

by Merci Gracia | Mar 29, 2012 | Attention, Compassion, Conscious, Discernment, Fear, Feelings, Perception

Even dismal situations can reveal valuable new insights that improve your life. Some remind you how resilient, capable and adaptable you are. Others teach the temporariness of all experience. Still others remind you to appreciate moments you might otherwise take for...