by Merci Gracia | May 22, 2012 | Fear, Freedom, Love
What you perceive in any moment is an incomplete slice of reality seen through your particular filters. If your interpretation causes you distress, don’t take it too seriously. Remember that you can’t know if your fearful thoughts are even true. If you...
by Merci Gracia | May 5, 2012 | Gratitude, Happiness, Health, Love
Your body reacts to every thought and feeling you have. Just like the quality of the water fish swim in affects their health, the nature of your emotions sets up the environment that your cells swim in. The higher the vibration of your thoughts, the healthier the...
by Merci Gracia | May 4, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Attention, Conscious, Gratitude, Harmony, Love, Perception
Since the outside is a reflection of the inside, your experience of life is fundamentally shaped by how you feel about yourself. Take a look at someone you know whose life seems appealing. Chances are, you won’t find them habitually feeling bad or complaining....
by Merci Gracia | Apr 30, 2012 | Choices, Cooperation, Generous, Giving, Harmony, Kindness, Love
People report that in disasters and difficult circumstance they’re amazed at the lengths to which complete strangers will go to help them. It’s because in extreme circumstances, it’s easy to perceive the humanity of your fellow man. It doesn’t...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 27, 2012 | Compassion, Forgiveness, Judgments, Love, Self-Awareness
The degree to which you dislike someone is an indicator of the degree to which you’re withholding love from yourself. The more you love yourself, the more you look with compassion on the shortcomings of others. However, your judgments do provide you with...