by Molly Gordon | Dec 14, 2017 | Choice, Creativity, Flow, Life purpose, Meaning, Success, Three Principles, Video, Wellbeing, Wisdom
I frequently use art as a metaphor for living life wisely and well. There’s The Art of Living, an exploration of how we are designed to live creatively and joyfully and the potential for waking up every day like children eager to paint on walls and splash in mud...
by Molly Gordon | Oct 31, 2017 | Emotional intelligence, Resilience, Responsibility, Three Principles, Video, Wisdom
Some years ago I made a horrible mistake. (And yes, I’ve made tons of mistakes since then; this is just the one that comes to mind in the moment.) I was president of a local arts organization, and in that role I was making the rounds of galleries during an Arts...
by Molly Gordon | Oct 26, 2017 | Choice, Consciousness, Creativity, Freedom, Goal Setting, Happiness, Meaning, Thought, Three Principles, Video
Too often we try to change things by tweaking a problem that we don’t realize we created. We play “What’s wrong with this picture?” when we could simply paint a new picture. Here’s the deal: Every problem we face is constructed of our...
by Molly Gordon | Oct 13, 2017 | Ambition, Emotional intelligence, Happiness, Productivity, Resilience, Thought, Three Principles, Video, Wisdom
Most of us live in the illusion that it’s difficult to have a quiet mind if you are really busy. We have grown accustomed to the idea that busy-mindedness is a natural consequence of being busy. There is an implicit assumption that some amount of stress,...
by Molly Gordon | Sep 14, 2017 | Life purpose, Three Principles, Video, Wisdom
Synopsis: Every human being has a built-in compass or GPS. Sometimes we don’t like what it says (or doesn’t say), so we start taking it apart. Here’s why that’s neither necessary nor a good idea. Have you ever looked to your inner compass and...
by Molly Gordon | Aug 8, 2017 | Sydney Banks, Three Principles, Video, Wellbeing, Wisdom
When I first came across the Three Principles as articulated by theosopher Sydney Banks, I thought I had found the escape hatch for everything stressful and painful in life. I was both right and wrong. This video is a first shot at pointing at what I misunderstood and...
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