Balance for Happiness

by Merci Gracia | Jun 1, 2012 | Acceptance, Balance, Focus, Peace, Perception

With age comes a better recognition of the cyclical ebb and flow of life. You come to understand that sometimes everything goes just right and sometimes it doesn’t. No matter what this moment is like, you know it’ll soon transform into something else....

The Wisdom of Uncertainty

by Merci Gracia | Mar 16, 2012 | Acceptance, Balance, Beliefs, Fear, Generous, Honesty, Judgments

Next time you’re arguing with someone and you start to feel indignant because science and popular opinion are on your side, remember even the experts don’t always agree with one another. In the words of Voltaire, “Doubt is not a pleasant...

Don’t be Driven…Drive

by Merci Gracia | Dec 29, 2011 | Attention, Authenticity, Balance, Conscious, Honesty

When you’re compelled to do anything by an unconscious need to feel worthy, you’re driven. You can identify this compulsion when you notice you’re working too hard. Get in the driver’s seat by looking those impulses squarely in the eyes and...

Your Choices Matter

by Merci Gracia | Nov 2, 2011 | Balance, Conscious, Create, Joy, Thoughts

The thoughts you think and the actions you take not only create your experience of life in the moment, they determine the quality of your future. Consciously cultivate balance and joy NOW. The future will take care of itself. Merci

Moderation in Almost Everything

by Merci Gracia | Oct 22, 2011 | Balance, Discernment, Gratitude, Kindness, Loose, Natural, Relax

Poison in small doses can save your life. Foods normally considered healthy can be toxic in extreme quantities. There are no absolute rules about good and bad inputs. Except this one: moderation is the key to being healthy in every realm… Except for love and...