The Power of Embodiment

by Merci Gracia | Nov 11, 2011 | Attention, Awareness, Choices, Control, Fear, Focus, Perception

When you’re nervous, you have butterflies in your stomach. When you’re anxious or fearful, your blood pressure can rise. When you’re stressed out, your immune system is taxed. When you’re grateful, you’re relaxed and at ease. All these...

Grist is Grace

by Merci Gracia | Nov 7, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Focus, Mastery, Perception

Problems teach you how you need to change the focus of your attention. It’s usually away from difficulties and on to solutions. Focus on what you’d like to see, not on what you don’t like. Your attention is fuel. Feed the right fire....

Three, Two, One…Happy

by Merci Gracia | Oct 15, 2011 | Attention, Focus, Happiness

Forget about that one thing that’s bothering you. Turn your attention to it’s resolution. When you focus on what you like rather than on what’s bugging you, you quantum leap into happiness. Easy as one, two, three. Merci

Don’t Delay Well Being

by Merci Gracia | Sep 27, 2011 | Appreciation, Attention, Create, Joy, Perception, Present moment, Relax

Do you delay happiness in order to motivate yourself? Do you withhold feeling good until you get rid of that one thing on your to-do list? Even if you do get things done that way, you develop the habit of not feeling good in this moment. What you practice you become...

Trouble is Transient

by Merci Gracia | Sep 25, 2011 | Attention, Ease, Faith, Present moment, Relax, Trust

You’ve already got the keys to the castle of happiness, you just have to remember to use them. One of the master keys is understanding that everything is always in a state of flux. Even the most unpleasant situation will eventually transform into something else....