by Merci Gracia | May 6, 2012 | Attention, Conscious, Perception, Self-Awareness, Understanding
You’re an artist and your life is your canvas. Not only does this apply to your wardrobe, possessions, home or looks, it includes the grace with which you interact with others, the kindness you exude in difficult situations and how generously you dispense...
by Merci Gracia | May 4, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Attention, Conscious, Gratitude, Harmony, Love, Perception
Since the outside is a reflection of the inside, your experience of life is fundamentally shaped by how you feel about yourself. Take a look at someone you know whose life seems appealing. Chances are, you won’t find them habitually feeling bad or complaining....
by Merci Gracia | Apr 28, 2012 | Awareness, Conscious, Discernment, Fear, Imagine, interpretation, Judgments, Perception
Fight or flight can be an appropriate response to immediate danger. But the mind can trick you into thinking there’s danger when there isn’t (like when you see a snake–but it’s only a rope.) When that happens, the fear impulse can impede your...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 23, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Awareness, Harmony, Perception
Focusing on differences and judging others creates a sense of separation and eliminates love. Scientists have discovered that the right side of your brain makes no distinction between yourself and others. When you consciously judge others, you unconsciously withhold...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 22, 2012 | Appreciation, Choices, Focus, Happiness, Joy, Love, Perception
People who’ve had a brush with death or lost a loved one know something that’s easy to forget when everything is sailing along nicely: life is unpredictable and the only thing you can know for sure is what you’ve got right now. With this...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 19, 2012 | Choices, Conscious, Control, Create, Discernment, Focus, Intention, Perception
On the path through life do you embrace difficulties as opportunities to grow or do you get upset and blame others? Do you regret the past or understand that you made the best choices you could at the time? Do you realize that you’re in charge of your own life...