How to Become a Master At Life

by Merci Gracia | Sep 17, 2012 | Create, Focus, Grateful, Gratitude

Being a master at life means being happy. Like mastering anything, there’s only one way to get there: practice. Life presents you with an infinite number of ways that hold the promise of making you happy, but you really don’t need any of them. You can take...

How to Avoid Emotional Landslides

by Merci Gracia | Sep 7, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Focus, Perception, Self-Awareness, Thoughts

Next time you’re in a bit of a funk, be mindful of the tendency to interpret everything to fit your mood. When you’re not paying attention, your mind will often look for anything it can find to make you feel even more out of sorts. Consciously recognizing...

Ignorance, Not Evil

by Merci Gracia | Sep 1, 2012 | Choices, Conditioning, interpretation, Kindness

Every person on the planet is doing the best they can. If they knew how to be kinder, more loving or more caring – they would be. Their life experience and belief systems inform their actions. Thinking you would behave differently under the same circumstances is...

You Get to Choose

by Merci Gracia | Aug 29, 2012 | Appreciation, Conscious, Discernment, Fear, Happiness

When you approach every situation with an intention to understand how it’s for you, you’ll find it. Sometimes you have to look a little harder than others, but eventually it becomes a natural reflex. You get to choose: look for what you like – or...

Trash or Treasure?

by Merci Gracia | Jul 11, 2012 | Beliefs, Choices, Conditioning, Perception, Victim Thinking

The way you tell your story about life determines how you feel about it. How you feel affects your vibration. You attract people and experiences that match your vibration. Examine a difficult situation in your life and find a silver lining. Remember that the reality...