Don’t Lament What Is

by Merci Gracia | Apr 10, 2012 | Acceptance, Attention, Thoughts, Understanding

Focusing on something you view as wrong and then assigning blame is a waste of time. Reality is the precise result of everything that led up to this instant. The present moment can’t be other than it is, so lamenting it is futile. Instead, look for how...

You Can’t Know Why

by Merci Gracia | Apr 6, 2012 | Present moment, Reality, Relax, Thoughts, Understanding, Worry

You can’t really know why anything happens the way it does. The vast amount of information that you don’t perceive ensures that your interpretation of reality is little more than a good guess. It’s useful to keep this in mind when you’re...

Put Your Mind on Solutions

by Merci Gracia | Apr 2, 2012 | Attention, Change, Empowering, Focus, Problems, Thoughts, Understanding, Vibration

It’s erroneous to think that focusing on problems will yield solutions. Your critical perspective is fine, but stewing in judgment actually fuels what you don’t want and saps your vital force. To be an effective agent of change, you need an abundance of...

Healing Effects of Gratitude

by Merci Gracia | Mar 28, 2012 | Control, Embody, Gratitude, Habits, Intention, Practice, Thoughts

Modern medicine confirms the intimate connection between mind and body. The harmful impact of unconscious thinking is evident in a variety of stress-related conditions. Since unhealthy thinking can harm the body, it stands to reason that balanced thinking can heal the...

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....

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...