Handling Stress

by Merci Gracia | Jan 15, 2013 | Feelings, Health, Love, Worry

If you find yourself in a stressful situation, focus your attention within by noticing your physical sensations. Acknowledge what you feel (pulsing, pressure, heat, pain, etc…) without reaction or judgment. Take in a slow, deep breath of well-being and exhale...

Choose Success

by Merci Gracia | Jan 7, 2013 | Fear, Feelings, Focus, Success, Thoughts, Worry

Any success or failure you experience in life begins with your thinking. Fearing unhappy outcomes, bemoaning challenges and worrying about what’s wrong, lowers your energy and makes everything you do more difficult. Focusing on what you love about your...

The Magic in Life

by Merci Gracia | Dec 30, 2012 | Beliefs, Present moment, Worry

If you’re not seeing the magic in life, you may be caught up in unpleasant, fear-based stories created by your mind. When you stop giving those scenarios so much credence and start paying attention to what’s happening in this moment, without fear about the...

Be True to You

by Merci Gracia | Nov 24, 2012 | Authenticity, interpretation, Worry

Concerning yourself with what others think of you can put you on the perpetual hamster wheel of mental slip-sliding and physical hoop jumping. When you remember that very few are able to even come close to seeing you as you really are, you realize just how little...

The Spectrum of Possibility

by Merci Gracia | Aug 16, 2012 | Attention, Balance, Focus, Happiness, Problems, Victim Thinking, Worry

Your freewill enables you to focus your attention in a tremendous variety of ways. While tragedies and misfortune happen all the time, continually placing your attention on them doesn’t help you or anyone else. Choosing to focus on that which pleases you raises...

Don’t Worry, Appreciate

by Merci Gracia | Apr 9, 2012 | Appreciation, Grateful, Gratitude, Love, Value, Visualize, Worry

Think of a few things you regularly worry about, like health, money or the future. Now think of several aspects of your life that you take for granted, like friendships, family or good health. Next time you find yourself worrying, refocus your attention on gratitude...