Avoid Stagnation and Stay Flexible

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,...

Don’t Limit Yourself

by Merci Gracia | Apr 16, 2012 | Attention, Conscious, Create, Discernment, Focus

Have you heard the story of the man who drops his keys on the ground one dark night and is frantically searching under the streetlight? When his friend asks him where he dropped them he replies, “Over there, but the light’s better here.” Notice where...

Neutralize Your Problems

by Merci Gracia | Feb 23, 2012 | Change, Create, Focus, Problems

When you incessantly focus on a problem, you add fuel to the fire. The more you tell your story, the more the energy builds. Visualizing how you want it to be rather than focusing on how it is, neutralizes the negative energy and brings about a mindset more conducive...

Hold the Space

by Merci Gracia | Feb 16, 2012 | Acceptance, Awareness, Compassion, Create, Patience

When someone in your life creates drama and you engage, you fan the flames of conflict. However, if you understand that it’s not personal and not your problem, you’ll diffuse their energy. When there’s nothing to push against, the issue will fall...

Attract Good Fortune

by Merci Gracia | Feb 14, 2012 | Abundance, Create, Generous, Imagine

Your subconscious mind aligns your life with your most dominant thoughts. It doesn’t make a distinction between you and anyone else. Whatever you wish for another is what you’ll draw to yourself. Being happy for the success of others is a powerful...

You Are the Cutting Edge

by Merci Gracia | Feb 9, 2012 | Awareness, Create, Focus, Imagine, Visualize

Every bit of biological, cultural and social evolution has culminated in the world as you know it. You’re on the cutting edge of what will come next. Your thoughts and actions not only affect how you feel now, but what will happen in your future. Consciously...