by Merci Gracia | Apr 25, 2012 | Attention, Awareness, Choices, Conscious, Discernment, Focus
Do you find the same thoughts playing over and over in your head? That’s your monkey-mind at work. If you’re not paying attention, it can wreak havoc with its incessant chatter. However, it does obey quite nicely when you shine the light of awareness on it and...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 24, 2012 | Abundance, Feelings, Love
A desire is a gift that gives you direction. Your ego then layers it with conditions that tell you how it should be fulfilled or why it can’t be. Bypass this step by asking yourself how fulfillment of this desire will make you feel. Then just conjure up that...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 23, 2012 | Acceptance, Appreciation, Awareness, Harmony, Perception
Focusing on differences and judging others creates a sense of separation and eliminates love. Scientists have discovered that the right side of your brain makes no distinction between yourself and others. When you consciously judge others, you unconsciously withhold...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 22, 2012 | Appreciation, Choices, Focus, Happiness, Joy, Love, Perception
People who’ve had a brush with death or lost a loved one know something that’s easy to forget when everything is sailing along nicely: life is unpredictable and the only thing you can know for sure is what you’ve got right now. With this...
by Merci Gracia | Apr 21, 2012 | Compassion, Feelings, Grateful, Gratitude, Understanding
When someone says something that sounds offensive, remember it’s never personal. They’re expressing their consciousness not yours. Remember this and be grateful that you can see through your own defensiveness to the truth that they need your compassion and...