Meditation

by Merci Gracia | Mar 17, 2012 | Advice, Awareness, Inner Guide, Inner Presence, Intuition, Natural, Perception, Present moment, Reality, Self-Awareness, Solutions, Thoughts, Understanding, Vision

Important questions can be answered most effectively by becoming still. It’s then that you access the peaceful place in you where solutions reside. Meditators know what Einstein knew: valuable information doesn’t always involve logic or rational thinking....

Create Your Universe

by Merci Gracia | Mar 15, 2012 | Attention, Beliefs, Choices, Focus, Imagine, Perception, Vision, Visualize

Remember how, as a child, you became so wholeheartedly immersed in your pretend world that you felt it was real? What seems real to you now may also be a result of your focused attention. You’ve probably heard of the scientific theory called the Observer Effect,...

Wake Up

by Merci Gracia | Mar 11, 2012 | Attention, Change, Choices, Conditioning, Habits, interpretation, Perception, Present moment, Self-Awareness, Thoughts, Understanding

There are countless of ways you can focus your attention in any given moment. Your choices are heavily influenced by your habits. Looking for what’s wrong leaves you fearful and worried. Looking for what’s right brings you peace and joy. You may think...

Grow Yourself

by Merci Gracia | Mar 9, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Choices, Conscious, Discernment, interpretation, Perception

When the same problem shows up in your life repeatedly, think of it as a signal from the universe that something you’re doing isn’t working. Take a sincere look at how your thinking or behavior might be creating the situation. Even though this can be...

Circumstances Don’t Create Happiness

by Merci Gracia | Mar 3, 2012 | Abundance, Appreciation, Discernment, Focus, Gratitude, Love, Perception

There’s no question that life conditions are more difficult for some than they are for others. Even though it seems that the circumstances of one’s life would determine the quality, the two aren’t necessarily related. The poorest beggar living on the...

Life’s Lessons

by Merci Gracia | Feb 29, 2012 | Acceptance, Anger, Awareness, Change, Conscious, Harmony, Perception, Problems, Self-Awareness, Understanding

Sometimes you can hear criticism and earnestly look for the truth in it. Other times, it raises the hair on the back of your neck and angers you. Listening allows you to grow and respond with grace while getting angry ensures a less intelligent response from your ego....