by Merci Gracia | May 21, 2018 | Attitude
Life is a reflection of energy you put out. The quality of your energy is determined by the way you spin your experience. The world responds to your energy and then you interpret and react to those new circumstances. This creates a self-reinforcing cycle. If you...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 28, 2018 | Attitude
Problems help us evolve. They inspire us to be resourceful and think bigger. Like muses, they serenade our potential. When a problem appears, our mind immediately gets busy trying to solve it. The way we meet and respond to life’s inevitable challenges...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 20, 2018 | Attitude, Thoughts
To thrive, flowerbeds need clean soil, the correct seeds, proper fertilization and adequate water. The same is true for cultivating the kind of life we want. Even though it seems that our thoughts, attitudes and moods are the product of the circumstances in which we...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 29, 2018 | Attitude
Many of the forces that affect us are out of our control: floods, earthquakes, hurricanes, fires, warfare, economic crises, the loss of loved ones, etc… That’s why basing our happiness on outer circumstances is futile. The only logical way to create...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 19, 2018 | Attitude
Making a conscious effort to be positive may cause detractors to label us simplistic and naive. But they misunderstand the power of our choices in creating the quality of our emotional lives. While it’s necessary to try to understand what’s happening in...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 15, 2018 | Attitude
We get energy and strength from the food we eat, but the thoughts and emotions we feed ourselves are far greater determinants of our capacity and state of mind. Whether we think we can or can’t do something, we are likely to prove ourselves right. How we frame...