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

Want financial security? Don’t tilt at windmills

In Cervantes' classic tale, Alonso Quixana, a humble farmer, summons his considerable courage, and under the name Don Quixote de la Mancha he sets out to defeat the forces of evil. In one classic scene, the magnificently deluded hero takes on an army of ferocious...

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Support for Teachers from TeachNow creator Jennifer Louden

Join me and bestselling author Jennifer Louden for highlights of Jen's groundbreaking program, Teach Now. Teach Now is a home study program delivering multi-faceted support for teachers and those who want to teach. In it Jen addresses what it is to be called to teach,...

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Why you don’t need to fear scarcity thinking

Not surprisingly, scarcity thinking came up during the Wealth Makeover calls last week. One common concern was how to meet financial setbacks without going into scarcity thinking. During the calls we talked about the essential wholeness and wellbeing that is our...

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The common cause of romantic mistakes and financial insecurity

We've all had friends who repeat romantic mistakes. You may know a dreamy-eyed romantic who confuses surface and substance. Or perhaps your friend is a sad-eyed victim who sees deception and shallowness behind the face of every prospective mate. From where you sit,...

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Opportunity: you can’t miss out unless you lock on

Nobody wants to miss out on an opportunity, whether it is for true love, adventure, new business--whatever. But you actually can't miss out unless you lock on. Here's what I mean. We tend to think of opportunities as if they exist out in the world. But opportunities...

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When you think there’s got to be an easier way, there is

One day on your morning walk you come upon a man bashing his head against a brick wall in the middle of a field. You watch, mesmerized, as he stands in front of the wall and rhythmically butts his head against it over and over again. After a few minutes you just have...

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What to do when you’re caught up in a scary movie

According to UNESCO, in 2012, 6,385,982,746 around the world went to the movies. That's over six billion willing participants in agony, ecstasy, and everything in between. Because we know that our wellbeing is not at stake, when we go to the movies we willingly, even...

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Is that a monster under your bed?

This morning on Facebook I saw several posts that talked about how, in order to live our truest lives, we need to walk through our pain, face our demons, or work through past traumas. I acknowledge and honor the courage and vision behind that point of view, and for...

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