by Merci Gracia | Jan 20, 2014 | Appreciation, Perception
The planet you live on is a wondrously diverse, endlessly mutating petri dish of possibility that’s in constant flux. Every person alive experiences this phenomenal unfolding of creation and destruction from a different perspective. Since ‘normal’...
by Merci Gracia | Jan 19, 2014 | Attitude
If you look back through history and catalogue the long list of things ‘experts’ declared impossible, you’d be left with very few of the conveniences and technological innovations that you enjoy today. Just because the precise method to accomplish...
by Merci Gracia | Aug 4, 2013 | Acceptance, Beliefs, Ease
The kind of story you tell yourself has an enormous impact on the way you feel. When you look at your life as a work in process, in which you’re constantly learning and growing, you feel good. If you chastise yourself for incompetence, you feel deflated. You can...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 22, 2012 | Appreciation, Perception
A sharp and innovative mind is one that derives something useful from every situation in life. But positive thinking sometimes gets a bad rap for being superficial. Critics label optimists as simple-minded and Pollyanna. If people don’t sufficiently recognize...
by Merci Gracia | Dec 21, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, interpretation
Two people can experience the same situation and have dramatically different reactions. One person might believe challenges are opportunities to learn; another may only fear failure. One avoids conversations with strangers while the other enjoys the opportunity to...