by Merci Gracia | Dec 3, 2011 | Attention, Focus, Habits, Joy, Understanding
You can live your life either unconsciously or consciously. When you’re unconscious, you react to events with old patterns and believe that external circumstances dictate the quality of your life. When you’re conscious, you understand that it’s your...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 27, 2011 | Acceptance, Attention, Fear, Focus, Perception
There’s a split second before you react emotionally to anything you see happening. It’s right in that moment that you can decide to be at peace no matter what. Remind yourself that you never have all of the information. You might as well relax and see how...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 14, 2011 | Appreciation, Attention, Create, Focus
If you put your attention on what might go wrong, you’ll most certainly come up with plenty of possibilities. There’s no end to the problems and predicaments your mind can create when you let it. The same is true when you turn your mind toward...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 11, 2011 | Attention, Awareness, Choices, Control, Fear, Focus, Perception
When you’re nervous, you have butterflies in your stomach. When you’re anxious or fearful, your blood pressure can rise. When you’re stressed out, your immune system is taxed. When you’re grateful, you’re relaxed and at ease. All these...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 9, 2011 | Beliefs, Focus, Generous, Happiness, Perception
If you’re so sure of your position that you can’t budge, you’re bound to experience conflict. People have such varied life experiences that what’s true for you is often not equally true for them. When you remember this, you soften your stance....
by Merci Gracia | Nov 7, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Focus, Mastery, Perception
Problems teach you how you need to change the focus of your attention. It’s usually away from difficulties and on to solutions. Focus on what you’d like to see, not on what you don’t like. Your attention is fuel. Feed the right fire....