by Merci Gracia | Mar 26, 2020 | Gratitude
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and other healing traditions tell us that the body follows the mind. Even allopathic medicine recognizes the mind/body connection. That’s why it’s wise to stay conscious of the messages we’re constantly feeding our...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 26, 2020 | Gratitude
Life gives us what we need, even if it’s not what we’re expecting. The personalities, opportunities, challenges and delight is a direct consequence of the vibration we radiate into the world. The more our thoughts and behavior are in alignment with what we...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 16, 2020 | Challenges, Gratitude
Challenges are opportunities to improve the way we handle the vicissitudes of life. Whether physical, emotional or spiritual, how we talk to and treat ourselves in challenging times not only affects our experience, it influences the outcome. While we do need to...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 28, 2019 | Create Your Reality, Gratitude
When we make a practice out of appreciating what we have, something interesting starts to happen. Rather than chasing a never-ending train of desires, we begin to feel that we have enough. This feeling of fulfillment helps keep us more present because we enjoy what we...
by Merci Gracia | Oct 7, 2019 | Gratitude
Delaying happiness until some external condition is met comes from a fundamental misunderstanding of how life works. We’ll enjoy ourselves when we have enough money. We’ll feel good about the way we look when we lose X pounds. We’ll be happy when we...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 18, 2019 | Gratitude
It sometimes appears that others benefit from a succession of good fortune. Their lives seem to run smoothly, luck seems to be on their side and they are content. However, everything moves in cycles and nobody escapes the ups and downs that go with being mortal....