by Merci Gracia | Mar 6, 2013 | Attention, Focus, Perception
An awareness test asks participants to carefully note the articles of blue clothing worn by a man passing through a scene in a video. After hearing various answers, the instructor then asks the participants to name the articles of RED clothing the man was wearing....
by Merci Gracia | Feb 14, 2013 | Perception, Self-Awareness
One person can be totally immobilized by a difficult situation while another may find opportunity in it. It isn’t because of education, privilege, intelligence or even the right work ethic. It depends primarily on your belief system. If you believe you...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 4, 2013 | Cooperation, Love, Perception, Surrender
The way you experience life is determined by your overall vibration, which is created by your emotions. That is why it’s so important to learn to master them. Since everything is actually neutral until you assign meaning to it, becoming conscious of your...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 9, 2013 | Choices, Conscious, Perception
The only environment you ever continuously inhabit is the one in your head. In the eyes of the Universe, everything you experience is neutral. It then gets filtered through your belief system and labeled good, bad or indifferent. Since it’s the projection of...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 31, 2012 | Balance, Feelings, Perception, Yin/Yang
According to the Chinese theory of Yin and Yang, good and bad exist in everything. It’s the interplay of these opposite forces that creates the manifest world. How you see and feel about anything is determined by your vantage point. Understanding this is helpful...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 22, 2012 | Appreciation, Perception
A sharp and innovative mind is one that derives something useful from every situation in life. But positive thinking sometimes gets a bad rap for being superficial. Critics label optimists as simple-minded and Pollyanna. If people don’t sufficiently recognize...