Reality Rules

by Merci Gracia | Nov 3, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Create, Love, Perception, Self-Awareness

You create your experience of life by the way you see it. If you don’t love it, you may be resisting. When you make friends with reality, life unfolds with flow. Even the parts that don’t seem so great now will soon reveal their purpose. Relax and get into...

Commit to Happiness

by Merci Gracia | Oct 11, 2011 | Acceptance, Attention, Gratitude, Happiness, Relax

While making your to-do list, bucket list, life-goals list, or vision-board, add this to it: “Become a master at feeling joyful.” After all, that’s what you think all those things on your lists will do for you. You could just cut to the chase. Great...

Cultivate Tolerance

by Merci Gracia | Sep 30, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Balance, Discernment, Loose, Perception, Relax

Imagine what it would be like if everyone had the same political views as you. If things didn’t go well, who could you blame? If you think you could run the world perfectly, isn’t it irresponsible to not do everything you can do to become the ruler of it?...

Good Mood

by Merci Gracia | Sep 18, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Attention, Grateful, Happiness, Peace, Present moment

Get in a good mood now. How? Accept what’s happening in this moment just as it is. Take a deep breath and think of something you’re grateful for. Feel it in your body and… Smile Merci

Love and Approval

by Merci Gracia | Sep 14, 2011 | Attention, Compassion, Discernment, Kindness

Everyone is looking for love and approval. Behavior that disregards or offends is unconscious and not personal. You don’t have to like everyone you meet, but it’s easy to be forgiving when you remember that everybody is coping the best they can. If they...