The Road to Happiness

by Merci Gracia | Mar 25, 2013 | Appreciation, Attention, Focus

Success in any endeavor is just an intermediate goal on the journey to happiness. But you can take a short cut and pursue fulfillment directly without seeking it in partial forms like money, fame, recognition or possessions, which are all just icing on the cake. If...

Focus on What You Want

by Merci Gracia | Mar 22, 2013 | Abundance, Attention, Conscious, Focus, Love, Thoughts

Whatever you give your attention to grows. If you want more love, be more loving to yourself. If you’d like more money, handle your finances consciously. If you want better health and well being, be mindful of what you eat, the thoughts you think and how you...

The Benefits of a Peaceful Mind

by Merci Gracia | Jan 6, 2013 | Attention, Choices

Your mind is so powerful that you can create significant physiological changes in your body in response to your thoughts. It’s not your experiences in life, but rather your perception of them that cause anxiety and stress or relaxation and calm. Since most of...

The Ultimate Measure of Success

by Merci Gracia | Dec 23, 2012 | Attention, Joy

The amount of joy you feel is the best standard to measure success. Whether consciously or not, everything you do is in pursuit of that feeling. The ultimate success is knowing how to produce joy without any circumstantial requirements whatsoever. Just a shift in your...

The Secret to Making Positive Change

by Merci Gracia | Dec 2, 2012 | Attention, Choices, Focus

Do you know what you want and even have a list of changes you think are required to get you there? You probably want what you want because of how you think it will make you feel. Rather than taking the long route of making external changes, first notice how...