Commit to Happiness

by Merci Gracia | Apr 5, 2012 | Abundance, Appreciation, Awareness, Conscious, Focus, Grateful, Gratitude

Develop the habit of taking note of everything that’s good about your life. It doesn’t matter if it’s people, places, pets or possessions. Just bring them to mind and feel a deep sense of gratitude for them. If you can commit to a job, a life-partner...

No Solutions Without Problems

by Merci Gracia | Apr 3, 2012 | Conscious, Cooperation, Focus, Perception, Understanding

When your life is sailing along smoothly and everything is going just right, encountering an obstacle on your path can be a rude awakening. Just remember that innovation, growth and evolution most often occur in the context of constraint. Think of the difficult new...

Find Your Calm Center

by Merci Gracia | Apr 1, 2012 | Acceptance, Attention, Conscious, Natural, Relax, Relaxation, Self-Awareness

The fast pace of modern life can distract you into forgetting that a calm equilibrium is your natural state. Even though it’s obscured by the running list of activities and obligations, it’s always there beneath the surface. Find it by closing your eyes...

New Meaning Revealed

by Merci Gracia | Mar 29, 2012 | Attention, Compassion, Conscious, Discernment, Fear, Feelings, Perception

Even dismal situations can reveal valuable new insights that improve your life. Some remind you how resilient, capable and adaptable you are. Others teach the temporariness of all experience. Still others remind you to appreciate moments you might otherwise take for...

Peace Within

by Merci Gracia | Mar 26, 2012 | Appreciation, Awareness, Conscious, Focus, Harmony, Peace, Understanding

There’s a quiet, peaceful innocence within you that can’t be disturbed. Though it may be hidden, it’s always available when you choose to access it. Sit still, turn your awareness to your breath. Notice arising thoughts as if they are just passing...

Grow Yourself

by Merci Gracia | Mar 9, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Choices, Conscious, Discernment, interpretation, Perception

When the same problem shows up in your life repeatedly, think of it as a signal from the universe that something you’re doing isn’t working. Take a sincere look at how your thinking or behavior might be creating the situation. Even though this can be...