Use Your Body’s Intelligence

by Merci Gracia | May 9, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Change, Conscious, Focus, Perception, Self-Awareness

One of the reasons your body is attached to your head is to give you sensory input about your environment. When something raises the hair on the back of your neck, you know to proceed with caution. When your body hurts from sitting still for too long, you know...

Don’t Limit Yourself

by Merci Gracia | Apr 16, 2012 | Attention, Conscious, Create, Discernment, Focus

Have you heard the story of the man who drops his keys on the ground one dark night and is frantically searching under the streetlight? When his friend asks him where he dropped them he replies, “Over there, but the light’s better here.” Notice where...

Peace Within

by Merci Gracia | Mar 26, 2012 | Appreciation, Awareness, Conscious, Focus, Harmony, Peace, Understanding

There’s a quiet, peaceful innocence within you that can’t be disturbed. Though it may be hidden, it’s always available when you choose to access it. Sit still, turn your awareness to your breath. Notice arising thoughts as if they are just passing...

Grow Yourself

by Merci Gracia | Mar 9, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Choices, Conscious, Discernment, interpretation, Perception

When the same problem shows up in your life repeatedly, think of it as a signal from the universe that something you’re doing isn’t working. Take a sincere look at how your thinking or behavior might be creating the situation. Even though this can be...

The Truth About Judgments

by Merci Gracia | Feb 11, 2012 | Forgiveness, Judgments, Self-Awareness, Understanding

The intensity of the judgments you have about others reveals how strongly you judge yourself for the same offenses. To demonstrate, next time one pops up, insert your own name in place of theirs (‘Joe is mean’ turns in to ‘I am mean’) Can you...