by Molly Gordon | Apr 21, 2017 | Breast cancer, Life purpose, Spirit, Video, Wellbeing, Wisdom
Timothy Gallwey, author of The Inner Game of Tennis, has said that life is a perfectly designed workshop. The part I didn’t realize when I heard that, and which I see know, is that each of us is also perfectly designed for our lives. There is no test we need to...
by Molly Gordon | Oct 11, 2016 | Breast cancer, Video, Wellbeing
Today in yoga class I was struck for a few moments by the miracle of the body: by what a marvelous, phenomenal, generous gift I had been given. That what Mary Oliver refers to as the “soft animal of your body” in her poem, “Wild Geese,” was...
by Molly Gordon | Aug 28, 2015 | Breast cancer, Emotional intelligence, Happiness, Meaning, Spirit, Sydney Banks, The Work, Three Principles, Video, Wellbeing, Wisdom
I don’t know about you, but I sometimes experience things as inconveniences or interruptions. When I do, they are problematic. But if we take a closer look, how can anything interrupt life? The only thing that interrupts life is arguing with what is.
by Molly Gordon | Aug 21, 2015 | Breast cancer, Emotional intelligence, Happiness, Meaning, Personal, Sydney Banks, The Work, Three Principles, Video, Wellbeing, Wisdom
Sometimes we lives as though there is a way things should unfold, that certain things should happen and other things shouldn’t. Our spouses should be faithful. Loved ones should not get cancer. When we look more closely, though, we see that doesn’t make...
by Molly Gordon | Aug 17, 2015 | Breast cancer, Emotional intelligence, Happiness, Meaning, Spirit, Video, Wellbeing
At the end of my August 3rd video, Nothing Is Expected, I said that I was grateful for my experience. A reader wrote and asked how that could be true, given how painful it had been. This is my response. I welcome your questions and comments!
by Molly Gordon | Aug 10, 2015 | Authenticity, Breast cancer, Emotional intelligence, Life purpose, Self care, Spirit, Wellbeing
On July 14, I had a bilateral mastectomy with immediate reconstruction. It’s been “interesting.” Prior to surgery, I was in a very calm and settled place. I was happy with the decisions I’d made. I respected and trusted my medical team. The...
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