Your Mind is Like a Camera

by Merci Gracia | Apr 4, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Discernment, Focus, interpretation, Perception, Understanding

If your mind is a camera, your attitude is the lens and filter. What you see is unconsciously processed in a unique way in order to make sense of the world. You interpret new experiences to fit in with previous ones. But you always have the choice to decide how you...

No Solutions Without Problems

by Merci Gracia | Apr 3, 2012 | Conscious, Cooperation, Focus, Perception, Understanding

When your life is sailing along smoothly and everything is going just right, encountering an obstacle on your path can be a rude awakening. Just remember that innovation, growth and evolution most often occur in the context of constraint. Think of the difficult new...

Grow Yourself

by Merci Gracia | Mar 9, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Choices, Conscious, Discernment, interpretation, Perception

When the same problem shows up in your life repeatedly, think of it as a signal from the universe that something you’re doing isn’t working. Take a sincere look at how your thinking or behavior might be creating the situation. Even though this can be...

Reality Check

by Merci Gracia | Mar 7, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Love

It’s tempting to fantasize about the glamorous lifestyle and sparkly goodies that are constantly marketed to you as the secret to a happy life. Even though you may sometimes fall for it, you know deep down that those things will make very little difference in...

When You Blame, You Lose

by Merci Gracia | Feb 26, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Discernment, Forgiveness, interpretation, Judgments, Kindness, Understanding

When you blame others, you do yourself a great disservice. While you may feel that you’re placing responsibility where it deserves to be, you may also be missing the lessons. You need not like their behavior, but if you open up to truth, you can see how...