by Molly Gordon | Jul 7, 2016 | Consciousness, Emotional intelligence, Thought, Video, Wisdom
Reflection and rumination are very different styles of thinking. Rumination is locked in the past, a chewing over and reliving of old feelings, thoughts, and experiences. Reflection may begin with an existing concern–even a deep grief–but it faces outward...
by Molly Gordon | May 20, 2016 | Choice, Emotional intelligence, Lovingkindness, Video, Wisdom
In every moment each human being is doing his or her level best. That’s the humbling, magnificent, encouraging, discouraging truth. And the more deeply we see this, the more we access compassion for ourselves and others. The more compassion we experience, the...
by Molly Gordon | May 13, 2016 | Choice, Emotional intelligence, Thought, Video, Wisdom
In which I recount my great cat box insight: in any given moment you either want to clean the cat box or you don’t. Pretending that you are not doing what you choose to do just makes things unnecessarily complicated.
by Molly Gordon | Apr 29, 2016 | Ambition, Choice, Emotional intelligence, Flow, Life purpose, Spirit, Success, Three Principles, Video, Wisdom
Two steps forward, one step back may be a problematic strategy for running a marathon. But what if life is not a race, but a dance? And what if YOU get to choose which one it will be?
by Molly Gordon | Apr 8, 2016 | Confidence, Emotional intelligence, Freedom, Resilience, Video, Wellbeing
Last week I introduced the notion of weaponized insights. I said that a weaponized insight is no longer operating as an insight, because as soon as it is twisted into a comment on your wholeness, value, or deservingness, it is not longer insightful. There’s...
by Molly Gordon | Apr 1, 2016 | Confidence, Emotional intelligence, Self care, Video, Wellbeing, Wisdom
A participant in the Come Alive and Do the Thing! group came up with a terrific term for insights that people offer you (of that you offer yourself) that are wrapped in the message that there is something wrong with you. She calls them weaponized insights. And...
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