by Merci Gracia | Dec 18, 2012 | Choices, interpretation, Perception
Don’t dismiss an optimistic outlook as simplistic or naive. Seeing the cup as half full improves how you feel. A positive frame of mind energizes, while a negative one consumes vitality. When it comes to your attitude toward life, you have complete free will....
by Merci Gracia | Dec 8, 2012 | Attention, Choices, Joy
Everyday you’re bombarded with messages of tragedy and doom. Listening to all this might make you think you have the inside scoop about what’s going on in life. But since you can’t really know what anything means in the grand scheme of things,...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 4, 2012 | Authenticity, Choices
When the world is predictable, it becomes boring! While social norms allow people to live in proximity with a degree of safety and cohesion, overemphasizing convention discourages creativity and uniqueness. It sometimes even encourages you to repress or disguise the...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 2, 2012 | Attention, Choices, Focus
Do you know what you want and even have a list of changes you think are required to get you there? You probably want what you want because of how you think it will make you feel. Rather than taking the long route of making external changes, first notice how...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 8, 2012 | Beliefs, Choices, Conditioning, Reality, Self-Awareness, Understanding
You possess that uniquely human quality called free will, but have you ever stopped to think about just how limited your choices are? Your range of options is created by your beliefs about what is possible and is based on your experience. Innovators say that solutions...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 7, 2012 | Appreciation, Attention, Choices, Focus, Happiness
One important step to having what you want is to know clearly what you want. Once you know that, ask yourself why you want it. The reason you want almost anything is because you think it will make you feel good. If you cut to the chase and feel good now, the chances...