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...
by Merci Gracia | Mar 10, 2012 | Acceptance, Authenticity, Feelings, Value, Worry
When your behavior is in alignment with your values, you feel good about yourself. When it’s not, you worry about what others think and try to please them to feel validated. This approach leaves you scrambling and unsure of yourself. Since you can’t really...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 25, 2012 | Attention, Empowering, Fear, Feelings, Focus, interpretation, Solutions, Success, Worry
Focusing on what could go wrong only lowers your energy and makes it more likely that something will. Keeping your mind focused on solutions and success, empowers and energizes you. Wrong is a relative determination based on your preferences. Consciously avoid...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 24, 2012 | Change, Commitment, Discernment, Faith, Intention, Worry
Commitment may be the most important ingredient there is to achieving success. When you’re determined to keep going until you succeed, there’s no such thing as failure. You correct and continue as needed until it is a fait accompli. You may wind up with...
by Merci Gracia | Feb 6, 2012 | Discernment, Problems, Understanding, Victim Thinking, Worry
When life throws you a curve ball, look for how it serves you. Don’t get stuck thinking it should have occurred differently than it did. Life never gets it wrong. The way you perceive reality in each moment is the culmination of a lifetime of choices. Sometimes...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 19, 2012 | Feelings, Focus, Grateful, Gratitude, Happiness, Worry
The best way to feel uplifted is to focus on what’s going right in your life. Keep a running tally in your mind of all the people, places and things you love. If you’re feeling down, remember how lucky you actually are and get on the gratitude train....