Try Hard, Then Let Go

by Merci Gracia | Sep 6, 2011 | Acceptance, Balance, Faith, Relax, Trust

You can’t do better than your best. No matter how much you plan and strategize, outcomes are often out of your control. Worrying about results can take you down the rabbit hole of anxiety. Your effort alone justifies feeling good. Surrender....

Free Will

by Merci Gracia | Aug 9, 2011 | Attention, Beliefs, Create, Perception, Relax, Self-Awareness

While you don’t have control over everything in your life, you do over the one thing that matters most… Your attitude. Merci  

A Happy You Makes A Happy Two

by Merci Gracia | Jun 13, 2011 | Happiness, Joy, Perception, Self-Awareness

Want a happy relationship? Make yourself happy first! Then see what you can do to make your partner happy. Happiness comes from within. Waiting for your mate (or anybody else) to make you happy will only result in a long, unsatisfying delay. You’re in control of...

You’re the Captain

by Merci Gracia | May 4, 2011 | Acceptance, Attention, Authenticity, Beliefs, Discernment, Focus, Perception, Relax, Self-Awareness

Sometimes things go your way, sometimes not. The extent to which you can control the external circumstances of your life is impossible to know. But one thing is for certain: you are one hundred percent responsible for how you feel about what happens. You are the...

Success

by Merci Gracia | Apr 28, 2011 | Acceptance, Effort, Kindness

Give yourself a fair shake. Take responsibility for the things you have control over like your effort, your attitude, and your self image. Let go of the stuff you can’t control, like being the best in the world, having more than anybody else, or gaining...