by Merci Gracia | Dec 21, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, interpretation
Two people can experience the same situation and have dramatically different reactions. One person might believe challenges are opportunities to learn; another may only fear failure. One avoids conversations with strangers while the other enjoys the opportunity to...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 18, 2012 | Choices, interpretation, Perception
Don’t dismiss an optimistic outlook as simplistic or naive. Seeing the cup as half full improves how you feel. A positive frame of mind energizes, while a negative one consumes vitality. When it comes to your attitude toward life, you have complete free will....
by Merci Gracia | Nov 24, 2012 | Authenticity, interpretation, Worry
Concerning yourself with what others think of you can put you on the perpetual hamster wheel of mental slip-sliding and physical hoop jumping. When you remember that very few are able to even come close to seeing you as you really are, you realize just how little...
by Merci Gracia | Nov 18, 2012 | Grateful, Habits, interpretation
The words you use to communicate your feelings and ideas leave strong impressions on your subconscious mind. This part of you interprets your words literally and attracts to you whatever is in alignment with them. When your words are expressed with strong emotion, the...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 16, 2012 | Challenges, interpretation, Mastery, Perception
You’re at life’s home plate, ready to to swing at whatever life throws at you. Sometimes the pitch is perfect, you hit a home run and you feel like a superstar. Sometimes you swing, miss and feel bad. There are occasions when the ball is coming right at...
by Merci Gracia | Sep 3, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Compassion, interpretation, Judgments
When you recognize the truth that most people are inherently good, you know that the reason they sometimes behave in ways that don’t appeal to you is due to their wounds. If they’d had ideal lives and an excellent capacity to understand and absorb each new...