by Merci Gracia | Mar 20, 2012 | Appreciation, Boundaries, Empowering, Feelings, Success
Your friends can have a major impact on the quality of your life. You’re probably aware of the effect that their judgment can have on your motivation to try new things. Unless you’re supremely confident or extremely defiant, their skepticism can stop you...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 28, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Awareness, Empowering, Focus, interpretation, Perception
True forgiveness is more than just letting go of the wrongs that you perceive others have committed against you. It’s a complete release of everything that (you believe) has gone wrong in the world. When you let go of how things ‘should’ be,...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 25, 2012 | Attention, Empowering, Fear, Feelings, Focus, interpretation, Solutions, Success, Worry
Focusing on what could go wrong only lowers your energy and makes it more likely that something will. Keeping your mind focused on solutions and success, empowers and energizes you. Wrong is a relative determination based on your preferences. Consciously avoid...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 4, 2012 | Beliefs, Create, Empowering, interpretation
Are you conscious of the fact that you’re making up the stories you tell yourself and others? It’s your interpretation of any situation that creates its meaning for you. Your overall feeling about life is determined by the cumulative effect of your...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 30, 2012 | Attention, Compassion, Conscious, Empowering, Faith, Focus, Kindness, Understanding
When you relate to the world with kindness, you’re more likely to experience that quality in others. Without even being aware of it, people will go to great lengths to match your vibration. Lead by example: offer love and expect the best from others… You...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 6, 2012 | Create, Empowering, interpretation, Victim Thinking
It’s never too late to change your life story. Find the tales you tell that make you feel like a victim and stop telling them. Either drop them from your repetoire or tell ’em the way you wish they’d happened. Those memories were created by your...