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 11, 2012 | Attention, Change, Choices, Conditioning, Habits, interpretation, Perception, Present moment, Self-Awareness, Thoughts, Understanding
There are countless of ways you can focus your attention in any given moment. Your choices are heavily influenced by your habits. Looking for what’s wrong leaves you fearful and worried. Looking for what’s right brings you peace and joy. You may think...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 29, 2012 | Acceptance, Anger, Awareness, Change, Conscious, Harmony, Perception, Problems, Self-Awareness, Understanding
Sometimes you can hear criticism and earnestly look for the truth in it. Other times, it raises the hair on the back of your neck and angers you. Listening allows you to grow and respond with grace while getting angry ensures a less intelligent response from your ego....
by Merci Gracia | Feb 24, 2012 | Change, Commitment, Discernment, Faith, Intention, Worry
Commitment may be the most important ingredient there is to achieving success. When you’re determined to keep going until you succeed, there’s no such thing as failure. You correct and continue as needed until it is a fait accompli. You may wind up with...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 23, 2012 | Change, Create, Focus, Problems
When you incessantly focus on a problem, you add fuel to the fire. The more you tell your story, the more the energy builds. Visualizing how you want it to be rather than focusing on how it is, neutralizes the negative energy and brings about a mindset more conducive...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 21, 2012 | Attention, Authenticity, Awareness, Change, Freedom
Some think the fate of humanity can only be improved by force. Others are convinced it’ll happen by converting everyone else to their point of view, political system or religious persuasion. But real progress will only be made when the collective consciousness...