by Merci Gracia | Apr 18, 2012 | Conscious, Flow, Focus, Love, Mastery, Present moment, Understanding
Time flies when you’re having fun. When you’re not, it crawls. If you’re distracted, it vanishes and robs you of what might have been. When you’re present and accept what’s happening in this very moment, time moves like a gentle river...
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...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 14, 2012 | Appreciation, Attention, Balance, Feelings, Focus, Grateful, Gratitude, Heart, Joy
When you’re mentally healthy, your emotions ebb and flow modestly and appropriately. You rarely swing to either extreme, but if you do, you quickly return to equilibrium. You can make balance the norm by creating a sense of constant well being for yourself. Take...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 12, 2012 | Attention, Authenticity, Discernment, Focus, Habits, interpretation, Perception, Self-Awareness
If you’re in the habit of stewing over the injustice in the world, it might be useful to take a look at what’s going on in your own life. You may be distracting yourself from what needs fixing a little closer to home. Getting worked up over events that you...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 8, 2012 | Abundance, Appreciation, Attention, Awareness, Conscious, Focus, Perception
Feeling good is the result of focusing on the details in your life that are going well and not obsessing about the relatively few that aren’t. If you always place your attention on the squeaky wheels, you’ll be forever trying to oil them and not enjoy the...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 5, 2012 | Abundance, Appreciation, Awareness, Conscious, Focus, Grateful, Gratitude
Develop the habit of taking note of everything that’s good about your life. It doesn’t matter if it’s people, places, pets or possessions. Just bring them to mind and feel a deep sense of gratitude for them. If you can commit to a job, a life-partner...