by Merci Gracia | May 20, 2012 | Abundance, Acceptance, Appreciation, Beliefs, Choices, Freedom, Happiness
You need basic nourishment, sleep and protection from the elements to survive. But thriving requires a particular state of mind. It may seem like you can’t be happy until you’ve acquired that special relationship, that certain amount of money or relief...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 30, 2012 | Choices, Cooperation, Generous, Giving, Harmony, Kindness, Love
People report that in disasters and difficult circumstance they’re amazed at the lengths to which complete strangers will go to help them. It’s because in extreme circumstances, it’s easy to perceive the humanity of your fellow man. It doesn’t...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 25, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Choices, Conscious, Discernment, Focus
Do you find the same thoughts playing over and over in your head? That’s your monkey-mind at work. If you’re not paying attention, it can wreak havoc with its incessant chatter. However, it does obey quite nicely when you shine the light of awareness on it and...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 22, 2012 | Appreciation, Choices, Focus, Happiness, Joy, Love, Perception
People who’ve had a brush with death or lost a loved one know something that’s easy to forget when everything is sailing along nicely: life is unpredictable and the only thing you can know for sure is what you’ve got right now. With this...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 19, 2012 | Choices, Conscious, Control, Create, Discernment, Focus, Intention, Perception
On the path through life do you embrace difficulties as opportunities to grow or do you get upset and blame others? Do you regret the past or understand that you made the best choices you could at the time? Do you realize that you’re in charge of your own life...
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,...