Your Story is Optional

by Merci Gracia | Jul 10, 2011 | Attention, Focus, Joy, Perception, Present moment, Self-Awareness

Every now and then, pause for a moment and silently describe your activity, like “Woman watering flowers.” Or, “Man changing diaper.” Then, unless your mind was totally quiet, notice the ‘story’ you were telling yourself. Was it...

Why Not?

by Merci Gracia | Jul 6, 2011 | Appreciation, Attention, Beliefs, Change, Create, Ease, Effort, Focus, Happiness, Joy, Perception, Present moment, Understanding

If you’re like most people, your day seems to be consumed by one-third work, one-third sleep, and one-third miscellaneous, including fixing meals and taking care of other business necessary to run your life. How much time do you have left to do exactly what you...

First You, Then Everything Else

by Merci Gracia | Jun 23, 2011 | Attention, Beliefs, Change, Create, Perception, Self-Awareness

The way to change anything in your life is to change yourself first. You may succeed in fixing the outside world in small ways, but it’ll only be temporary. There’s only one way to experience real change. Inside out. Merci

Adapt With Flexibility

by Merci Gracia | May 30, 2011 | Acceptance, Change, Ease, Flow, Peace

Change is the only constant in the Universe. Resist it and you experience discomfort. Accept it and you align with flow. When you’re in flow, you can help affect the change you want. Better to go with the flow. Merci

Decide in Every Moment

by Merci Gracia | May 14, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Attention, Authenticity, Beliefs, Change, Perception

Every instant provides an opportunity to redefine yourself. How you feel right now is a continuation from all the previous moments. This understanding frees you to develop new ways of seeing yourself. The sky is the limit. Merci