Life Is Neither Good Nor Bad

by Merci Gracia | Mar 24, 2013 | Attention, Choices, Focus, interpretation, Perception, Thoughts, Yin/Yang

The interaction of yin and yang make up the world you see. At any moment, there’s an equal amount of (what appears to be) good and bad. You usually only focus on and see what you’re interested in and believe to be possible. If life seems mostly difficult...

Quantum Leap the Quality of Your Life

by Merci Gracia | Mar 14, 2013 | Awareness, Choices, interpretation, Love, Victim Thinking

Want to make an amazing shift in your life? Let go of victim consciousness by taking full responsibility for your feelings. Your story about life is what causes you to feel the way you do. If you look for a gift in everything, you’ll soon see just how much is...

Stop Being Mean to Yourself

by Merci Gracia | Mar 7, 2013 | Feelings, interpretation, Self-Awareness, Understanding, Victim Thinking

If you think someone else’s behavior is the cause of your unhappiness, remember that they’re here to live life their way, not your way. If their behavior feels bad to you or doesn’t meet your expectations, don’t take it personally. Their...

Addicted to Negativity?

by Merci Gracia | Mar 4, 2013 | Change, Habits, interpretation, Problems, Thoughts

Focusing on what’s not working in your life provides you with plenty of reasons to be unhappy. Since your experience of life is created by the nature of the stories you tell yourself, improvement is within reach. Looking for and seeing the ever-present beauty,...

Don’t Assume

by Merci Gracia | Feb 9, 2013 | Conditioning, interpretation, Reality, Understanding

You live in a self-constructed reality and look at life through the lens of your own experience. Since everyone else is also interpreting reality from their unique point of view, assuming you understand their motivation can mean trouble. When somebody pushes your...

How Could You Ever Fail?

by Merci Gracia | Feb 3, 2013 | Appreciation, interpretation

You’re a work in progress and the only one who can determine whether or not you’ve failed at any endeavor. Will you only be satisfied when you achieve the precise results you envisioned before you began the project (when you had much less information)? Or,...