Get Into Alignment

by Merci Gracia | Jul 9, 2011 | Attention, Balance, Beliefs, Change, Compassion, Ease, Harmony, Kindness, Love

If you have judgments about yourself, either drop them or get your behavior in alignment with your values. Continuing with behavior that is not in alignment with your values is self sabotage. Judging yourself is self defeating too. Be nice to yourself....

Bounty Surrounds You

by Merci Gracia | Jul 8, 2011 | Abundance, Appreciation, Attention, Grace, Gratitude, Joy, Perception

Look at the marvelous bounty of delights available for your enjoyment: colorful flowers with delicate petals, fluttering birds joyfully singing, purple mountains majestically standing and deep blue, undulating oceans. When you truly appreciate the richness of everyday...

Choose Your Bumper Stickers Wisely

by Merci Gracia | Jul 7, 2011 | Appreciation, Attention, Discernment, Grateful, Understanding

You’ve probably seen the bumper sticker, “If you aren’t outraged, you aren’t paying attention.” Here’s a new one: “If you aren’t grateful, you aren’t paying attention.” Either could be true for you – it...

Why Not?

by Merci Gracia | Jul 6, 2011 | Appreciation, Attention, Beliefs, Change, Create, Ease, Effort, Focus, Happiness, Joy, Perception, Present moment, Understanding

If you’re like most people, your day seems to be consumed by one-third work, one-third sleep, and one-third miscellaneous, including fixing meals and taking care of other business necessary to run your life. How much time do you have left to do exactly what you...

Telegraph Your Life

by Merci Gracia | Jul 5, 2011 | Attention, Focus, Present moment, Self-Awareness

To create your dreams, look in the direction you want to go and feel the joyful emotion of fulfillment. Act as if they have already come true. Then do it again. Here they come. Merci

Self Love Fulfills

by Merci Gracia | Jul 3, 2011 | Abundance, Appreciation, Attention, Ease, Grace, Natural

When you truly love yourself and have a deep appreciation for your life, you don’t need to look to the outside world for fulfillment. And yet, the world mirrors your fulfillment and satisfies every desire. If there’s anything you want and don’t have,...