by Molly Gordon | Oct 5, 2017 | Ambition, Confidence, Emotional intelligence, Flow, Mindfulness, Productivity, Resilience, Success, Thought, Time, Video
Overwhelm is optional—really If a surfer riding the crest of a wave obsesses about the last six waves or the next six waves, she’s certain to wipe out. Yet human beings do this all the time when we (yes, me too!) innocently generate overwhelm. The illusion of...
by Molly Gordon | Mar 3, 2017 | Confidence, Emotional intelligence, Mindfulness, Thought, Video, Wisdom
We’ve often been told to look within for answers, but sometimes the way we look obscures what we are looking for. When we clutter our minds with expectations, pressure, worry, and preconceptions about the answers we think we need, we lose contact with the wisdom...
by Molly Gordon | Feb 10, 2017 | Activism, Emotional intelligence, Mindfulness, Resilience, Video, Wellbeing, Wisdom
I received this comment on YouTube In response to last week’s video, Settling Down Comes Naturally. This feels so true, Molly. It’s so hard to do when you have important decisions to make with a time limit, when you feel your options are limited and...
by Molly Gordon | Feb 3, 2017 | Activism, Emotional intelligence, Mindfulness, Video, Wellbeing
A key to effective action is to be settled down rather than reactive. The great things is that settling down happens naturally. It begins as soon as we recognize that we have gotten ramped up. When we notice that and stay out of the way, we naturally begin to settle....
by Molly Gordon | Nov 18, 2016 | Emotional intelligence, Fear, Freedom, Lovingkindness, Mindfulness, Resilience
In the wake of the election, I see many well-intentioned people fomenting fear as a strategy for making themselves and others safe. A state of chronic fear depletes us mentally, emotionally, spiritually, and physically. Fear is not sustainable, and fomenting it...
by Molly Gordon | Sep 16, 2016 | Consciousness, Emotional intelligence, Mindfulness, Resilience, Service, Video, Wisdom
Contentment is connection with inherent wellbeing, resilience, and resourcefulness. Far from being a passive retreat from the problems of the world, it is the foundation for deep...
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