by Merci Gracia | Apr 4, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Discernment, Focus, interpretation, Perception, Understanding
If your mind is a camera, your attitude is the lens and filter. What you see is unconsciously processed in a unique way in order to make sense of the world. You interpret new experiences to fit in with previous ones. But you always have the choice to decide how you...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 3, 2012 | Conscious, Cooperation, Focus, Perception, Understanding
When your life is sailing along smoothly and everything is going just right, encountering an obstacle on your path can be a rude awakening. Just remember that innovation, growth and evolution most often occur in the context of constraint. Think of the difficult new...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 2, 2012 | Attention, Change, Empowering, Focus, Problems, Thoughts, Understanding, Vibration
It’s erroneous to think that focusing on problems will yield solutions. Your critical perspective is fine, but stewing in judgment actually fuels what you don’t want and saps your vital force. To be an effective agent of change, you need an abundance of...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 26, 2012 | Appreciation, Awareness, Conscious, Focus, Harmony, Peace, Understanding
There’s a quiet, peaceful innocence within you that can’t be disturbed. Though it may be hidden, it’s always available when you choose to access it. Sit still, turn your awareness to your breath. Notice arising thoughts as if they are just passing...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 23, 2012 | Feelings, Focus, interpretation, Self-Awareness, Vibration, Visualize
The internal narrative you run throughout your day creates the tone of your life. Happy stories make you feel good. Disgruntled ones deflate you and spur you on to find even more to feel displeased about. You attract experiences in alignment with your most dominant...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 15, 2012 | Attention, Beliefs, Choices, Focus, Imagine, Perception, Vision, Visualize
Remember how, as a child, you became so wholeheartedly immersed in your pretend world that you felt it was real? What seems real to you now may also be a result of your focused attention. You’ve probably heard of the scientific theory called the Observer Effect,...