Where Peace Resides

by Merci Gracia | Oct 25, 2013 | Appreciation, Present moment

Peace is not a goal to strive for or a realistic promise of some future state. It isn’t something anybody else can deliver to you. It has no price, no preconditions and no exclusivity. It’s a quality of mind that’s accessible to you in every moment...

The World According to You

by Merci Gracia | Sep 23, 2013 | Appreciation, Joy, Relax

What if you could choose how you want to feel in every moment? What if your sense of well being, contentment and worthiness had nothing whatsoever to do with how you’re evaluated by others? What if you could just relax into feeling comfortable being who you are...

The Three Inch Rule

by Merci Gracia | Sep 12, 2013 | Healing, Self-Awareness

There’s an old expression, ‘What you most want in your life is within 3 feet of you.’ That axiomatic saying is a bit too cautious. Actually, what you want is always within three inches of your eyes because everything you seek is within you. You want...

What If You’re Exactly How You’re Supposed to Be?

by Merci Gracia | Sep 10, 2013 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Self-Awareness

What if you didn’t have to change a single thing about yourself in order to feel good? What if you are completely lovable, totally whole and fully developed? What if you couldn’t hold yourself to irrelevant and arbitrary standards issued by society? What...

Your Story and the Truth

by Merci Gracia | Jul 18, 2013 | Acceptance, Ease

It’s important to be able to distinguish between your version of events and the truth. Recognizing that you’re viewpoint is filtered through your programming keeps you from getting entangled in unnecessary drama. When you remember that your story...