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 | Jan 27, 2017 | Confidence, Consciousness, Emotional intelligence, Fear, Resilience, Video
There’s a huge difference between being activated/reactive and being awake and effective. You don’t need to fan the flames of righteous indignation or fear in order to stay awake. Becoming over reactive, winging yourself up, may create a temporary feeling...
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 | Nov 3, 2016 | Confidence, Emotional intelligence, Fear, Resilience, Video, Wisdom
Confusion happens when we obsess about what we can’t see and miss the fact that we can always see just enough for right...
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...
by Molly Gordon | Sep 1, 2016 | Emotional intelligence, Resilience, Video
Resilience is part of your nature, and the more deeply you see that, the more easily you will access that resilience. In a recent episode of The Daily Show, Senator Cory Booker contrasted going through life as a thermometer or a thermostat. The thermometer is at the...
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