by Merci Gracia | Sep 5, 2013 | Awareness, Relax
Allowing yourself to obsessively focus on a problem is just digging yourself in deeper. The longer you fuel it with your concerns, the harder it is to shift your thinking to something that could actually help. The good news is that when you do finally shift your...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 23, 2013 | Awareness, Compassion, Habits, Kindness
You may believe that saintly behavior is necessitates having great compassion for others. While that’s true, it does equally benefit both offeror and recipient. Since your subconscious mind makes no distinction between you and anyone else, when you treat others...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 16, 2013 | Awareness, Challenges, Discernment
If you’re like most people, you wouldn’t trade even your most painful times for someone else’s experiences. Those difficult parts of your journey were important formative events that shaped you into who you are now. When you live as if everything is...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 13, 2013 | Awareness, Balance, Focus, Perception
If you’re withdrawn and unconcerned about what happens in life, you could be mistaken for an uncaring, unloving zombie. If you care too much about the countless and (mostly) insignificant details in your life, you could slide into a habit of obsessive...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 31, 2013 | Attention, Awareness, Choices, Feelings
Most people are only vaguely aware of the tapes that play in their heads. These constant mental loops reinforce conditioning you’ve experienced throughout your life. They play just below your conscious radar, and they have the ability to either support or...
by Merci Gracia | Jul 29, 2013 | Awareness, Feelings
If you want to thrive, there’s no place for blame, shame or guilt. It’s healthy to know what you like and don’t like, but blaming others for your dissatisfaction is dis-empowering, because you have no control over anyone else. When you become angry...