Love Starts With You

by Merci Gracia | Jun 8, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Beliefs, Love, Self-Awareness

You can only love others to the extent that you love yourself. Don’t be concerned with the idea that loving yourself is selfish. It’s not. Appreciate, accept, forgive, and be kind to yourself. See how good that feels? Now, share the love....

Guilt is Misguided

by Merci Gracia | Jun 7, 2011 | Acceptance, Attention, Beliefs, Focus, Love, Peace

Guilt and shame seem to serve the practical purpose of helping you learn from your mistakes. However, this idea is based on the faulty thinking that you could have done other than you did. If it were possible for things to have happened differently, they would have....

What You Resist, Persists.

by Merci Gracia | May 17, 2011 | Acceptance, Change, Discernment, Understanding

Do your beliefs make you feel good about yourself and your world? It may seem ironic, but finding what’s right in every situation puts you in the optimal frame of mind for positive change. Accept what is… Make adjustments as necessary....

Resistance is Futile

by Merci Gracia | May 13, 2011 | Acceptance, Attention, Beliefs, Change, Create, Flow, Focus, Gratitude, Harmony, Loose, Perception

When your self-image does not match the feedback you receive from the world, try something new. Rather than resist and defend, open to the message as a gift. When you accept the reality of the situation as it is, you’re truly ready to change it. Correct and...

Your Conditioning Creates Your Reality

by Merci Gracia | May 12, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Attention, Balance, Beliefs, Discernment

Two people can experience the same situation in drastically different ways. Each person projects their own filters, beliefs and values onto the external phenomena. Right and wrong is not so clear-cut. Once you understand this, it’s a lot harder to be...