What’s in the Water?

Guidance for Swimming Against the Stream

In waking up to whiteness, there are questions to answer and ideas to confront. Molly’s insights bring perspective and clarity.

Molly Gordon
Recent articles

Just Stop: How to Get Out of Mental and Emotional Tailspins

From time to time we all get into tailspins. We get wrapped up in our thoughts, and the harder we try to sort things out, the faster we spin. The wonderful thing is that we can just stop. Simply stop. When we stop, we come home to ourselves and to a deeper way of...

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Living Your Purpose: What Story Would You Love to Tell?

In an interview with the BBC in 1999, David Bowie said, "I have no knowledge of who I am, but I am extremely happy." Yet clearly he was a great creator. Somehow he disentangled stories about self and purpose and creating in a way that allowed him to be free, prolific,...

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If you want miracles, start here

I love the sound of the word miracle. It rings with amazement, delight, and a sort of innocence.It evokes the wide-eyed wonder of childhood, the confidence that anything is possible, the hope that good things can arise at any moment from any conditions. It's a lovely...

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Hello, young Jedi! Giving life to life giving identities

A friend told a lovely story on Facebook recently about coming across a young Jedi knight. When, while walking her dog, she greeted him the five-year-old Jedi, he first collapsed into himself and mumbled that he wasn't a real Jedi. When she and the dog circled back...

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Connect to the miracle of life to sustain your heart

Last week I talked about our breakable but indestructible hearts. A viewer wrote: Thank you, Molly. A delicate and paradoxical dance, learning the difference between caring for our hearts and "wrapping them in cotton wool." And essential to being alive! As I reflected...

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Soul Speak: An invitation to wake up and light up the world

Soul Speak: An invitation to wake up and light up the world While we are on the topic of transformation, if you haven't already heard about it, I invite you to check out Soul Speak this season in honor of Wayne Dyer. When Sheldon Pizzinat invited me to participate in...

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