Surrender is Freedom

by Merci Gracia | Jan 28, 2012 | Acceptance, Ease, Freedom, Inner Presence, Present moment

For many, the notion of surrender evokes a feeling of resistance. That’s understandable since the dictionary defines it as giving up and relinquishing control. But when you give up the demands of your ego and relinquish control to your Inner Presence,...

A New Way

by Merci Gracia | Jan 11, 2012 | Perception, Present moment, Trust, Understanding, Victim Thinking

Though it may not always seem like it, people are doing the best they can. Drop the destructive paradigm of blame, shame and guilt. To think things should be other than they are is like saying “Universe, you’re not doing it right – you should be...

Value in Everything

by Merci Gracia | Jan 7, 2012 | Abundance, Focus, Gratitude, Present moment, Value

There’s value in everything that happens. When you’re attached to your version of how things should be, you’re liable to miss it. When you look for the upside you’re much more likely to find the gift in each moment. It’s there to be...

Look Beyond

by Merci Gracia | Dec 28, 2011 | Attention, Awareness, Choices, Conscious, Ease, Faith, Focus, Perception, Present moment, Relaxed, Self-Awareness

Some issues seem so all-consuming that it’s difficult to think of anything else. No matter how preoccupied you are, remember that it too, shall pass. Acknowledge what’s not working for you and then, whenever you think of it, say ‘I love you’....

The Future is Now

by Merci Gracia | Dec 6, 2011 | Fear, Feelings, Present moment, Truth, Worry

Stress is a signal that you’ve been pulled out of the present moment by concern over the past or fear of the future. The past is gone. The best preparation for the future is to be present when it comes. That’s now. Merci

Happy Journey = Happy Destination

by Merci Gracia | Nov 29, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Attention, Happiness, Love, Practice, Present moment

Your life is a journey. How happy you are is determined by how well you travel. If you postpone the pleasures along the way, thinking that the reward is the destination, you’re in for an unpleasant surprise. Unhappy trips don’t result in happy arrivals....