Fulfillment Creates More of the Same

by Merci Gracia | Aug 18, 2012 | Appreciation, Attention, Awareness, Ease, Flow, Focus, Joy, Vibration

If you want to be fulfilled, find all that’s joyful about your life right now and focus your attention on that. Often. This elevates your mood and raises the frequency of your vibration. Not only do you feel better instantly, you attract what’s in...

Right or Happy?

by Merci Gracia | Aug 14, 2012 | Acceptance, Ease, Feelings, interpretation, Judgments, Loose, Relax

When you’re bumping heads with someone and you don’t want to relax your stance because you know you’re right, ask yourself if you’d rather be right or happy. If you know you’re right, be satisfied with that. Rigid righteousness...

Anxiety is Fear

by Merci Gracia | Jul 1, 2012 | Attention, Create, Ease, Fear, Imagine

When you worry about the future, it’s usually because you fear that things won’t work out as you hope. You might be right, but it’s just as likely that you’re not. It doesn’t make sense to expend energy being miserable about...

The Shocking Truth About You

by Merci Gracia | Jun 24, 2012 | Appreciation, Attention, Beliefs, Ease, Happiness, Joy

You are perfect right now. You don’t need to go anywhere, do anything or be anybody different. Absorb that thought. Feel it in your body. Own it. Then when you go places and do things in the world, you’ll be doing it from a place of wholeness and love....

The Trap of Needing To Be Perfect

by Merci Gracia | Jun 6, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Ease, Effort, Happiness, Perception

The idea that you need to be perfect (at anything) is bound to make you feel bad. Since the definition of perfection evolves, it will always be an elusive target. If you’re dissatisfied because you fail to meet your own expectations, don’t conclude that...

Don’t Take it Personally

by Merci Gracia | May 25, 2012 | Ease, interpretation, Perception, Understanding

Most happy and successful people avoid taking things personally. When they experience a failure, they correct and continue rather than becoming defensive. If someone offers advice or criticism, they look for what they can learn instead of feeling hurt. They understand...