Fear Dumbs You Down

by Merci Gracia | Jun 17, 2011 | Attention, Fear, Focus, Perception, Relax

Fear is an instinctual response to a perceived threat. It shifts your thought processes to the more primitive part of your brain causing you to react with less finesse and intelligence. It prevents you from playing a bigger game. Next time you make a decision because...

Look For What’s Right

by Merci Gracia | Jun 15, 2011 | Attention, Balance, Create, Focus

If 85% of your life is going well, how do you increase this percentage? Most people dissect the 15%, focus on it, analyze it, and spend a disproportionate amount of time trying to fix it. The trick is to focus on the part that’s going well. It expands with your...

Guilt is Misguided

by Merci Gracia | Jun 7, 2011 | Acceptance, Attention, Beliefs, Focus, Love, Peace

Guilt and shame seem to serve the practical purpose of helping you learn from your mistakes. However, this idea is based on the faulty thinking that you could have done other than you did. If it were possible for things to have happened differently, they would have....

Resistance is Futile

by Merci Gracia | May 13, 2011 | Acceptance, Attention, Beliefs, Change, Create, Flow, Focus, Gratitude, Harmony, Loose, Perception

When your self-image does not match the feedback you receive from the world, try something new. Rather than resist and defend, open to the message as a gift. When you accept the reality of the situation as it is, you’re truly ready to change it. Correct and...

Give Your Best and Let Go

by Merci Gracia | May 9, 2011 | Acceptance, Balance, Ease, Focus, Loose, Relax, Relaxation, Trust

The single most useful skill you can have may be the ability to let go. Don’t confuse this with not trying. Just don’t let the results get in the way of your happiness. Give it your best. Then trust in the rest. Merci

Out of the Box

by Merci Gracia | May 7, 2011 | Balance, Change, Create, Focus

Einstein said you can’t solve a problem using the same mindset that created it. When you imagine what you’d like to see, you shift your focus from the problem to the solution. Ask your inner genius to show you what you can do to create the outcome you...