The Power of Your Story

by Merci Gracia | May 20, 2012 | Attention, Beliefs, Conscious, Control, Freedom

With the exception of unusual circumstances, two people can have completely opposite reactions to the same experience, depending on the story they tell themselves. If you regularly find yourself reflecting about how something is bad or unfortunate, remember this one...

The Only Time is Now

by Merci Gracia | May 11, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Conscious

Are you waiting to enjoy yourself until certain conditions are met? Don’t believe the voice that keeps telling you that you’re not enough. The part of you that denies your actual worth won’t magically go away. It will continue to impose one condition...

Use Your Body’s Intelligence

by Merci Gracia | May 9, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Change, Conscious, Focus, Perception, Self-Awareness

One of the reasons your body is attached to your head is to give you sensory input about your environment. When something raises the hair on the back of your neck, you know to proceed with caution. When your body hurts from sitting still for too long, you know...

Your Life is Your Art

by Merci Gracia | May 6, 2012 | Attention, Conscious, Perception, Self-Awareness, Understanding

You’re an artist and your life is your canvas. Not only does this apply to your wardrobe, possessions, home or looks, it includes the grace with which you interact with others, the kindness you exude in difficult situations and how generously you dispense...

A Little More Love Will Do the Trick

by Merci Gracia | May 4, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Attention, Conscious, Gratitude, Harmony, Love, Perception

Since the outside is a reflection of the inside, your experience of life is fundamentally shaped by how you feel about yourself. Take a look at someone you know whose life seems appealing. Chances are, you won’t find them habitually feeling bad or complaining....

Don’t Let Fear Make you Play Small

by Merci Gracia | Apr 28, 2012 | Awareness, Conscious, Discernment, Fear, Imagine, interpretation, Judgments, Perception

Fight or flight can be an appropriate response to immediate danger. But the mind can trick you into thinking there’s danger when there isn’t (like when you see a snake–but it’s only a rope.) When that happens, the fear impulse can impede your...