by Merci Gracia | May 21, 2012 | Attention, Balance, Choices, Conscious, Freedom, Peace, Practice
You probably repeat a very small number of thoughts over and over again. Many of them are insignificant or harmless while others may be negative, self-deprecating or downright detrimental. You can dramatically improve your experience of life in two easy steps. First,...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 17, 2012 | Balance, Change, Choices, Create, Effort, Freedom, Loose
Muscles and joints grow stiff if you don’t use them. The same goes for your mind. If you stick to regular routines and fail to sample the stunning diversity of life, your ability to do so will decline. When you challenge yourself and expand your comfort zone,...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 14, 2012 | Appreciation, Attention, Balance, Feelings, Focus, Grateful, Gratitude, Heart, Joy
When you’re mentally healthy, your emotions ebb and flow modestly and appropriately. You rarely swing to either extreme, but if you do, you quickly return to equilibrium. You can make balance the norm by creating a sense of constant well being for yourself. Take...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 16, 2012 | Acceptance, Balance, Beliefs, Fear, Generous, Honesty, Judgments
Next time you’re arguing with someone and you start to feel indignant because science and popular opinion are on your side, remember even the experts don’t always agree with one another. In the words of Voltaire, “Doubt is not a pleasant...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 13, 2012 | Attention, Balance, Change, Yin/Yang
The play of opposites is necessary for you to distinguish good from bad and make sense of the world. But, if you try to get rid of bad by focusing on it, you’re in for disappointment. That will just expand its significance in your awareness. The only way to...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 5, 2012 | Attention, Balance, Conscious, Fear, Focus, Mastery, Relax, Trust
Worrying about what others think can backfire. It’s distracting and causes you to be so self-conscious that it interferes with your authenticity. Since how others perceive you is out of your control anyway, act with sincerity and forget about their opinions....