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

Leave with the One that Brung You – How to Have More Love

Why is it that the bloom so often fades in marriages, friendships, even our relationships with our businesses? Could it be as simple as innocently placing our attention in the wrong place? Have you suspected or seen through the limitations of New Age magical thinking,...

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Relax! A Better Idea Will Be Along Shortly

What can you do when you're just plain stuck? When you understand what's actually going on, the answer is quite simple. The origin of Shaboom and an invitation to apply for individual coaching The name of my company, Shaboom, is taken from a tune written and recorded...

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Frenzied Thinking Is Temporary, When We Allow It to Be

A client recently asked me how to deal with frenzied feelings. Here's what I wrote to her. Thoughts are just thoughts, no matter what state of mind we are in when we think them. Sometimes we have a tendency to give more weight to thoughts accompanied by intense...

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When Can You Trust Yourself?

We've all had experiences when we thought we were acting wisely, but it turned out that we weren't. When can we trust ourselves and when not? And how can we know? The origin of Shaboom and an invitation to apply for individual coaching The name of my company, Shaboom,...

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One Moment of Grace

No matter how dire your situation, you are always only one thought away from a whole new world. The origin of Shaboom and an invitation to apply for individual coaching The name of my company, Shaboom, is taken from a tune written and recorded by The Chords in 1954....

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How to Create What You Want with the “Law of Contribution”

There's a lot said about the Law of Attraction. A more fruitful way to think about creating what you want is the "Law of Contribution." It's a fundamental orientation based in openness, curiosity, and willingness to serve. The origin of Shaboom and an invitation to...

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Can You Really Trust the Process?

Why and how can you go with the flow, especially when the stakes are high? One of the most important lessons I've learned in life and business has to do with trusting in something infinitely larger and more creative and resourceful than my limited thinking. This...

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Feelings Don’t Mean What You Think They Mean

It's easy to think that our feelings tell us something about the situations we're in. We think that when we feel anxious about something in our lives or businesses, it means that it makes us anxious. But feelings don't come from circumstances, they come from thought....

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You Don’t Have to Work that Hard to Be Your Best

There’s a way in which we can go through life feeling responsible for sourcing good ideas, generating good behavior, getting and staying on top of things. We feel like we have to be on the job, constantly monitoring ourselves spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and...

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