by Merci Gracia | Jan 22, 2012 | Acceptance, Attention, Choices, Conscious, Cooperation, Grateful, Self-Awareness
When you love who you are, you don’t need to constantly prove yourself through accomplishment and accumulation. They rarely lead to fulfillment anyway. Doing and having more are often just attempts to help you feel better that can actually lead you astray. Cut...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 15, 2012 | Attention, Beliefs, Commitment, Conscious, Create
If you don’t believe you deserve to have good relationships, the odds of having them is rather slim indeed. The same goes for any other aspiration you have: you need to maintain a firm expectation that what you want can and, in fact, will happen. Without this...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 29, 2011 | Attention, Authenticity, Balance, Conscious, Honesty
When you’re compelled to do anything by an unconscious need to feel worthy, you’re driven. You can identify this compulsion when you notice you’re working too hard. Get in the driver’s seat by looking those impulses squarely in the eyes and...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 28, 2011 | Attention, Awareness, Choices, Conscious, Ease, Faith, Focus, Perception, Present moment, Relaxed, Self-Awareness
Some issues seem so all-consuming that it’s difficult to think of anything else. No matter how preoccupied you are, remember that it too, shall pass. Acknowledge what’s not working for you and then, whenever you think of it, say ‘I love you’....
by Merci Gracia | Dec 11, 2011 | Attention, Beliefs, Conscious, Faith, Visualize
The placebo effect is a remarkable phenomenon that demonstrates the power of your thinking. Patients unknowingly take an inactive substance yet, because they have a strong expectation that what they’re taking will cure them, the condition improves. Apply the...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 26, 2011 | Appreciation, Conscious, Happiness, Love, Mastery, Perception
It’s easy to find things that don’t quite meet your requirements. But you’ve only really mastered the art of life when you’re able to find something to appreciate even in the most trying situations. Gotta look to find it. Merci