Reality Rules

by Merci Gracia | Nov 3, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Create, Love, Perception, Self-Awareness

You create your experience of life by the way you see it. If you don’t love it, you may be resisting. When you make friends with reality, life unfolds with flow. Even the parts that don’t seem so great now will soon reveal their purpose. Relax and get into...

No Yin Without Yang

by Merci Gracia | Oct 26, 2011 | Compassion, Love, Perception

Everything just is until it’s perceived as good or bad. There can’t be one without the other. The whole truth includes both. If your interpretation lacks love or compassion, realize you aren’t seeing clearly. The truth contains it all....

The Mirror

by Merci Gracia | Oct 24, 2011 | Perception, Self-Awareness, Understanding

Faults that are easy to see in others aren’t so easy to see in yourself. Funny thing is, the ones you notice in others are usually the ones you find in yourself. If you look. Merci

Truth is a Point of View

by Merci Gracia | Oct 7, 2011 | Attention, Beliefs, Discernment, Gratitude, Harmony, Perception

An object can look completely different depending on your vantage point.  The same goes for history, politics, or what just happened at the dinner table. If the truth about any situation is contingent upon perspective, does it ever make sense to be incensed about what...

What’s Your Story?

by Merci Gracia | Oct 5, 2011 | Attention, Perception, Present moment, Self-Awareness

You live in whatever story you tell yourself. No matter what aspect of your life you’re focused on, know that your story about it is only one of many possible interpretations. Does it empower you, upset you, delight you, or frighten you? It’s a choice....

Cultivate Tolerance

by Merci Gracia | Sep 30, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Balance, Discernment, Loose, Perception, Relax

Imagine what it would be like if everyone had the same political views as you. If things didn’t go well, who could you blame? If you think you could run the world perfectly, isn’t it irresponsible to not do everything you can do to become the ruler of it?...