Freedom from Circumstances

by Merci Gracia | Jan 16, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Attention, Awareness, Embody, Freedom

Think about an issue you find troubling. Now, set it aside for a moment and notice the natural well being that arises. Feel it in your body. While you still might want to change the situation, there’s no reason to withhold a sense of well being from yourself...

Look Beyond

by Merci Gracia | Dec 28, 2011 | Attention, Awareness, Choices, Conscious, Ease, Faith, Focus, Perception, Present moment, Relaxed, Self-Awareness

Some issues seem so all-consuming that it’s difficult to think of anything else. No matter how preoccupied you are, remember that it too, shall pass. Acknowledge what’s not working for you and then, whenever you think of it, say ‘I love you’....

Count Your Blessings

by Merci Gracia | Nov 24, 2011 | Appreciation, Attention, Love

Feeling grateful is good for your health. An article in the New York Times recently reported that people who keep a gratitude journal are more optimistic, complain of fewer physical issues and spend more time working out. Keeping a daily gratitude journal makes you...

Attention Creates your Life

by Merci Gracia | Nov 14, 2011 | Appreciation, Attention, Create, Focus

If you put your attention on what might go wrong, you’ll most certainly come up with plenty of possibilities. There’s no end to the problems and predicaments your mind can create when you let it. The same is true when you turn your mind toward...

Life With Love

by Merci Gracia | Nov 5, 2011 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Focus

Look at life through the lens of love. When you’re loving, others feel it and open their hearts to you. When that happens, life seems easy. Love fest. Merci