You’re the Captain

by Merci Gracia | May 4, 2011 | Acceptance, Attention, Authenticity, Beliefs, Discernment, Focus, Perception, Relax, Self-Awareness

Sometimes things go your way, sometimes not. The extent to which you can control the external circumstances of your life is impossible to know. But one thing is for certain: you are one hundred percent responsible for how you feel about what happens. You are the...

Thought Programming

by Merci Gracia | May 1, 2011 | Attention, Create, Discernment, Focus, Joy, Self-Awareness

You came into life with certain capacities, that’s your hardware. Your ability to operate optimally and avoid crashing is largely due to your programming, that’s your software. Every thought you think is like writing code. Negative thinking is like writing...

Yin and Yang

by Merci Gracia | Apr 25, 2011 | Attention, Balance, Focus, Harmony, Self-Awareness, Yin/Yang

Both yin and yang are at play in every moment. Nothing is ever all bad or all good. If you find your opinion is in opposition to that of someone else, try this experiment: Make an honest effort to find some validity in their point of view. Open to the possibility that...

Eliminate Your Big ‘But’

by Merci Gracia | Apr 20, 2011 | Appreciation, Attention, Discernment, Focus

How many times have you been in the perfect situation, where everything was just right except one, little, annoying, persistent thing? Differentiate the vital ability to discern from the habitual practice of finding and focusing on the one thing that isn’t going...

Faith or Fear?

by Merci Gracia | Apr 18, 2011 | Attention, Beliefs, Create, Faith, Fear, Focus, Peace, Relax, Trust

Both faith and fear result from beliefs. One from the belief that things will turn out well. The other from the belief that they won’t. As long as you’re engaging in the ‘what if’ game, you might as well make it feel good. Which one serves you?...

One Mind

by Merci Gracia | Apr 16, 2011 | Attention, Focus, Love, Perception

Next time you’re talking with someone, silently say “I love you” over and over. Notice what happens. It’s especially interesting when the conversation is with someone who usually annoys you. You’ll be amazed at how much others sense your...