Daily Practice

by Merci Gracia | Apr 9, 2011 | Attention, Focus, Self-Awareness

Daily practice creates mastery – whether of a valued skill or an unwanted habit. Take a look at what you are mastering intentionally or otherwise. Identify and drop the practices that don’t serve you. Master enthusiasm for life....

The Myth of Perfection

by Merci Gracia | Apr 2, 2011 | Acceptance, Change, Compassion, Focus, Honesty, Loose, Perception

You are a work-in-progress. Judging yourself for not “being enough” is a habit that will keep you from ever feeling satisfied. You can be your own worst enemy or your own best friend. Choose the latter. Treat yourself with loving kindness and relax....

Savor The Moment

by Merci Gracia | Mar 29, 2011 | Appreciation, Attention, Focus, Gratitude, Kindness, Perception, Understanding

Nothing in life is permanent. The best strategy for a happy life is to savor every moment, welcome each experience as a blessing and treat one another with the kindness you would like to receive yourself. It’s an amazing present....

Like A Planet

by Merci Gracia | Mar 27, 2011 | Appreciation, Attention, Change, Create, Focus, Joy

You have a magnetic force like gravity that pulls experiences, opportunities and people to you. Your habitual thoughts create the quality of this force. If you want to see new things in your orbit, change the quality of your thoughts. Gratitude does the trick....

Like Einstein

by Merci Gracia | Mar 26, 2011 | Create, Flow, Focus, Loose, Natural, Relaxed

When you want to accomplish, create or resolve something, visualize, imagine and feel the desired outcome. Try to maintain the feeling of success until it comes to be. Focusing on how you are going to do something when you don’t know the steps, depletes your...

Simple Pleasures

by Merci Gracia | Mar 20, 2011 | Abundance, Appreciation, Focus, Gratitude, Joy

Fabulous entertainment is free and easy to find: waves crashing on the beach, a bird’s reflection in the water, a walk in the woods, an invigorating hike, pushing the edge of your ability, a great conversation, the sound of a baby laughing, listening to the...