Your Mood, Your Call

by Merci Gracia | Jul 1, 2011 | Attention, Balance, Create, Discernment, Focus, Perception, Present moment, Self-Awareness

Learning to be content right here, right now is quite possibly the best skill you can develop. How? By looking for what’s right. Avoid the downward spirals of worry, fear, and pity. While it’s good to acknowledge your feelings, don’t spend time...

The One You Need to Forgive

by Merci Gracia | Jun 29, 2011 | Acceptance, Compassion, Forgiveness, Honesty, Kindness, Perception, Self-Awareness, Understanding

Nothing anyone ever does is about you. When you get this, the idea of forgiveness is a moot point. If someone offends you, take a moment to question if you’re really just angry with yourself for being in the situation in the first place. Then let yourself off...

Who’s Driving Your Life?

by Merci Gracia | Jun 28, 2011 | Attention, Beliefs, Discernment, Focus, Perception, Understanding

Your experience of life is determined by how you view and interpret events. When you’re conscious of your thought patterns, you determine your experiences. When you’re not, your feelings are based on conditioning you didn’t even choose. Awareness...

First You, Then Everything Else

by Merci Gracia | Jun 23, 2011 | Attention, Beliefs, Change, Create, Perception, Self-Awareness

The way to change anything in your life is to change yourself first. You may succeed in fixing the outside world in small ways, but it’ll only be temporary. There’s only one way to experience real change. Inside out. Merci

Enjoy Life Now

by Merci Gracia | Jun 21, 2011 | Abundance, Appreciation, Attention, Focus, Joy, Perception

Notice the aspects of your life that are going well and take a moment to appreciate them. While goals and dreams are great to pursue, don’t believe for second that these things you want to see or do or have in the future means you can’t enjoy the marvelous...

Empathy the Easy Way

by Merci Gracia | Jun 19, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Attention, Balance, Compassion, Discernment, Kindness, Love, Perception, Understanding

It’s easy to feel compassion and empathy for people you identify with. But what about the rest? When you realize the truth that your judgments are really more about you than they are about them, you lighten up. Increased self-awareness takes the place of...