Field of Awareness

by Merci Gracia | Jan 8, 2018 | Conscious

The environment that affects your life most is the one in your head. The quality and type of thoughts you entertain determine how you feel. While it might seem your feelings are caused by the outside world, it’s the story you weave about your experience that...

Don’t Match Negative Energy

by Merci Gracia | Oct 24, 2017 | Conscious, Conscious Co-creating

When someone is rude or disrespectful, it’s tempting to match their energy. But, there’s a more mature and satisfying response. It’s the same technique used in martial arts to neutralize oncoming force. You simply turn and get out of the way. This...

Diet for Your Subconscious

by Merci Gracia | Jul 19, 2017 | Conscious

You constantly send messages from your conscious to your subconscious mind. This flow of information is based on the contents of your thoughts. Your subconscious mind takes this input and works behind the scenes to create what appears in your life and the way you feel...

How to Diffuse an Argument

by Merci Gracia | Sep 1, 2016 | Conscious

Next time you find yourself in a heated discussion and you want to avoid slipping into a mode where things get said that are later regretted, take a deep breath. Focused breathing puts you in the present moment and keeps you grounded. It shifts you into a deeper...

Words

by Merci Gracia | Sep 30, 2014 | Conscious

The words you use can be the seeds of empire or tools of destruction. They can delineate what you believe is possible or fear is hopeless; encourage friends or create adversaries; support a healthy self-image or tear it down; applaud others or critique them; express...

A Rule to Live By

by Merci Gracia | Aug 23, 2014 | Conscious

Since every thought, word and action registers somewhere in your psyche, the mental content you cultivate creates the life you experience today and in the future. The way you think and speak about others not only affects the way you feel about yourself, it...