At this period of time in our Country and in the world, we must all take some time to consider "who we are" and "who we want to be as a person". Negative and toxic energy affects our bodies, our minds and our spirits and is not constructive nor productive in the long run. What we do with our anger, our fear, our concerns, our disappointments is the key. It is important to put our feelings to work in a constructive way. No one did that better than Mother Teresa. I came across this wonderful piece by her recently and decided to share it with my friends, family and clients. I hope it will give you some inspiration and some serenity as we deal with chaos and conflict. It certainly calms my heart and touches my soul.
The Final Analysis
"People are often unreasonable, illogical and self centered;
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish, ulterior motives;
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank, people may cheat you;
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building, someone may destroy overnight;
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, they may be jealous;
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, people will often forget tomorrow;
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough;
Give the world the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis, it is all between you and God;
It was never between you and them anyway."
Mother Teresa of Calcutta
Stay strong, stay positive, stay calm, and stay well.
Namaste, Molly
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Tuesday, November 1, 2016
Develop An Attitude of Gratitude for Your Health and Happiness
I read a wonderful little book
for my daily meditation and reflection entitled, An Attitude of Gratitude:
How to Give and Receive Joy Every Day of Your Life.
I would like to share with you
what M.J. Ryan writes about:
The Gifts of Gratitude
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness
of life. It turns what we have
into enough, and more. It turns
denial into acceptance,
chaos into order, confusion to
clarity….Gratitude makes
sense of our past, brings peace
for today, and creates a vision
for tomorrow.” ~Melody Beattie
v
Gratitude
Is the Mother of Joy
v
Gratitude
Makes Us Young
v
Gratitude
Makes Us Feel Good
v
Gratitude
Promotes Health
v
Gratitude
Eradicates Worry
v
Gratitude
Draws People to Us
v
Gratitude
is the Antidote to Bitterness and Resentment
v
Gratitude
Cures Perfectionism
v
Gratitude
Releases Us from the “Gimmes”
v
Gratitude
Keeps Us Current
v
Gratitude
Opens Our Hearts
v
Gratitude
Spawns Kindness and Generosity
v
Gratitude
Joins Us to All Life
v
Gratitude
Connects Us to Spirit
v
Gratitude
Opens Us to Moments of Grace
I will be talking more about the Gifts of Gratitude at my Brunch and Wisdom Event on November 13th from 12:30-2:00 at St. Martins Wine Bistro. Call today to make your reservations. 214-232-8175.
Stay well All.
I will be talking more about the Gifts of Gratitude at my Brunch and Wisdom Event on November 13th from 12:30-2:00 at St. Martins Wine Bistro. Call today to make your reservations. 214-232-8175.
Stay well All.
Develop An Attitude of Gratitude for Your Health and Happiness
I read a wonderful little book
for my daily meditation and reflection entitled, An Attitude of Gratitude:
How to Give and Receive Joy Every Day of Your Life.
I would like to share with you
what M.J. Ryan writes about:
The Gifts of Gratitude
“Gratitude unlocks the fullness
of life. It turns what we have
into enough, and more. It turns
denial into acceptance,
chaos into order, confusion to
clarity….Gratitude makes
sense of our past, brings peace
for today, and creates a vision
for tomorrow.” ~Melody Beattie
v
Gratitude
Is the Mother of Joy
v
Gratitude
Makes Us Young
v
Gratitude
Makes Us Feel Good
v
Gratitude
Promotes Health
v
Gratitude
Eradicates Worry
v
Gratitude
Draws People to Us
v
Gratitude
is the Antidote to Bitterness and Resentment
v
Gratitude
Cures Perfectionism
v
Gratitude
Releases Us from the “Gimmes”
v
Gratitude
Keeps Us Current
v
Gratitude
Opens Our Hearts
v
Gratitude
Spawns Kindness and Generosity
v
Gratitude
Joins Us to All Life
v
Gratitude
Connects Us to Spirit
v
Gratitude
Opens Us to Moments of Grace
I will be talking more about the Gifts of Gratitude at my Brunch and Wisdom Event on November 13th from 12:30-2:00 at St. Martins Wine Bistro. Call today to make your reservations. 214-232-8175.
Stay well All.
I will be talking more about the Gifts of Gratitude at my Brunch and Wisdom Event on November 13th from 12:30-2:00 at St. Martins Wine Bistro. Call today to make your reservations. 214-232-8175.
Stay well All.
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Embrace Yourself
For my own motivation and spiritual guidance I read on a regular basis, A Deep Breath of Life by Alan Cohen. Yesterday's message was very powerful so I decided to share it with you today.
"At a conference I met a psychotherapist named Leonard who told me, 'I try to get my patients to accept and appreciate all of their feelings I teach them that there is no such thing as a bad feeling. Anger, Fear, and Sadness all bring us valuable opportunities to awaken and grow. We must embrace all that we are and experience.' Later, I overheard another man telling someone about Leonard's work:
'I heard a therapist this morning who says we should tolerate ourselves.' But Leonard hadn't said anything about tolerating ourselves. He suggested that we celebrate ourselves. In that distinction lies the entire key to our healing. To tolerate is to put up with something that is obnoxious or abhorrent. and hope that it goes away soon. To celebrate is to find the beauty, honor it, expand it, and live in the glory of a precious treasure. True healing begins with self-acceptance. We must embrace ourselves, rejoice in what we are, and magnify it to the highest degree."
May I suggest that you write down the following affirmation and post it where you will be reminded each day to say aloud:
I AM A MIRACLE OF LOVE. I AM PERFECT AS GOD CREATED ME.
Stay well and embrace your feelings. All is well!
"At a conference I met a psychotherapist named Leonard who told me, 'I try to get my patients to accept and appreciate all of their feelings I teach them that there is no such thing as a bad feeling. Anger, Fear, and Sadness all bring us valuable opportunities to awaken and grow. We must embrace all that we are and experience.' Later, I overheard another man telling someone about Leonard's work:
'I heard a therapist this morning who says we should tolerate ourselves.' But Leonard hadn't said anything about tolerating ourselves. He suggested that we celebrate ourselves. In that distinction lies the entire key to our healing. To tolerate is to put up with something that is obnoxious or abhorrent. and hope that it goes away soon. To celebrate is to find the beauty, honor it, expand it, and live in the glory of a precious treasure. True healing begins with self-acceptance. We must embrace ourselves, rejoice in what we are, and magnify it to the highest degree."
May I suggest that you write down the following affirmation and post it where you will be reminded each day to say aloud:
I AM A MIRACLE OF LOVE. I AM PERFECT AS GOD CREATED ME.
Stay well and embrace your feelings. All is well!
Wednesday, September 7, 2016
The Importance of Emotional Safety
Emotional safety is crucial for open and honest communication so let's make it safer for our children, our employees, our spouses, our friends and families to share their feelings and their dreams and hopes. How do we do this? By Validating the feelings of others.
It is not helpful to try and talk people out of their feelings or to rescue them from their feelings. Feelings are a natural and normal part of being a productive and mentally healthy human being. When we tell our children to not cry or not to be angry we are teaching them to stuff their feelings and to not be honest and authentic. When we ask our significant other to be honest with us and then respond with dish throwing rage, threats, or shaming responses when they share their true feelings, we are shutting down open and honest communication by teaching the other that is not safe to share their feelings with us after all. When we discount our employee's feelings or opinions by putting them down or shutting them off or when we punish them for their honest expression we are creating an emotionally unsafe atmosphere and teaching "it is not safe to be honest and authentic here". Allowing others to be who they are and to encourage honest and productive sharing of feelings, needs, wants and opinions creates honest, healthy and productive environments, relationships and organizations.
Teaching emotional intelligence to my corporate and individual clients is one of the most important life skills I can teach for in order to be whole and complete and a truly mentally and physically healthy person, we must understand the role our emotional aspect plays. When neglected it leads to sickness, depression, anxiety, irrational thinking, rebellious or inappropriate behaviors, and misunderstandings.
I will be speaking to the Importance of Creating Emotional Safety at my upcoming Brunch and Wisdom Event at St. Martins Wine Bistro on Sunday, September 18th from 12:30-2:00.
Your invitation is below. Hope to see you there. Until then, Stay well and stay Joyful!
It is not helpful to try and talk people out of their feelings or to rescue them from their feelings. Feelings are a natural and normal part of being a productive and mentally healthy human being. When we tell our children to not cry or not to be angry we are teaching them to stuff their feelings and to not be honest and authentic. When we ask our significant other to be honest with us and then respond with dish throwing rage, threats, or shaming responses when they share their true feelings, we are shutting down open and honest communication by teaching the other that is not safe to share their feelings with us after all. When we discount our employee's feelings or opinions by putting them down or shutting them off or when we punish them for their honest expression we are creating an emotionally unsafe atmosphere and teaching "it is not safe to be honest and authentic here". Allowing others to be who they are and to encourage honest and productive sharing of feelings, needs, wants and opinions creates honest, healthy and productive environments, relationships and organizations.
Teaching emotional intelligence to my corporate and individual clients is one of the most important life skills I can teach for in order to be whole and complete and a truly mentally and physically healthy person, we must understand the role our emotional aspect plays. When neglected it leads to sickness, depression, anxiety, irrational thinking, rebellious or inappropriate behaviors, and misunderstandings.
I will be speaking to the Importance of Creating Emotional Safety at my upcoming Brunch and Wisdom Event at St. Martins Wine Bistro on Sunday, September 18th from 12:30-2:00.
Your invitation is below. Hope to see you there. Until then, Stay well and stay Joyful!
YOU ARE INVITED TO BRUNCH AND WISDOM: A
UNIQUE PERSONAL ENRICHMENT AND WELLNESS EVENT
Join Molly Behannon, Life Coach and
Motivational Speaker, for a great brunch and a little bit of wisdom as she
shares with guests the importance of
“Applying the Wisdom of Inside Out: Creating
Emotional Safety in our Relationships at Home and at Work”
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18TH 12:30-2:00
ST. MARTINS BISTRO 3020 GREENVILLE
Gather with great people, enjoy one of
the best brunches in Dallas, and leave with a little more wisdom to continue
taking great care of yourself, your relationships, and your life.
Order from the prefixed menu which is
an awesome deal! For $18.95 (does not include tax or gratuity) you get bread
choice or muffin, fruit cup, salad or soup, choice of entre with a
complementary glass of champagne, bloodymary, juice or coffee or order from the
regular lunch menu.
Price for the Event is $20
We will gather in the cozy and lovely
private dining room. Dress is casual and Complementary valet is available.
**We need to know you are coming so
please rsvp by emailing mollybwell@yahoo.com or call St. Martins at 214-826-0940
and leave your contact information by September 17th!
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
EMOTIONS AND HEALTHY COPING
In the Wisdom of Inside Out Event at the Angelica Theatre on August 18th, I use this amazing movie to teach, guide, motivate and inspire attendees about the importance of understanding our emotional aspect in order to maintain healthy mind, body, and spirit.
As Pete Docter, the co-writer and director of this award winning movie, shares:
"Feelings have jobs that are fundamental to us as people. Emotions are key to the most fundamental thing in our lives which is the connections we experience as people. Those relationships are brought forward thanks to deep wide and varied emotions, people that you've had good times with but also have been sad with and angry at. All these things are what create deeper connections."
We know that not expressing feelings leads to depression, anxiety, irrational thinking, rebellious or inappropriate behaviors, and to misunderstandings.
Why do we resist them and why do we often run from them or stuff them when we know it is destructive? It is sad to me that we seem to fear sharing our most important and deepest feelings with those who matter most to us and then wonder why we are not successful in our relationships.
It is my hope by providing coaching and guidance and inspirational events that promote wellness and by helping clients find healthy emotional coping skills we all begin to practice better communications skills. I hope that by trusting your feelings and understanding them you will let them become your friend and your guide to better mental and physical health and happiness and a truly colorful and rich life.
Emotional safety is crucial for open and honest communication so let's all make it safer for our children, our employees, our spouses, our friends and our families to share their feelings and their dreams and hopes.
Please remember as you work on your personal Wellness that it is not just about exercise and nutrition, it is about taking care of the whole person, the physical-emotional-intellectual-and spiritual aspects. Wellness is understanding that everything we Do, Think, Believe and Feel has an impact on our Heath and over all well being.
This is the holistic approach to a successful, joyful, and meaningful life.
I hope you will join me in September and October for more Wisdom and Wellness events.
Stay well, All!
As Pete Docter, the co-writer and director of this award winning movie, shares:
"Feelings have jobs that are fundamental to us as people. Emotions are key to the most fundamental thing in our lives which is the connections we experience as people. Those relationships are brought forward thanks to deep wide and varied emotions, people that you've had good times with but also have been sad with and angry at. All these things are what create deeper connections."
We know that not expressing feelings leads to depression, anxiety, irrational thinking, rebellious or inappropriate behaviors, and to misunderstandings.
Why do we resist them and why do we often run from them or stuff them when we know it is destructive? It is sad to me that we seem to fear sharing our most important and deepest feelings with those who matter most to us and then wonder why we are not successful in our relationships.
It is my hope by providing coaching and guidance and inspirational events that promote wellness and by helping clients find healthy emotional coping skills we all begin to practice better communications skills. I hope that by trusting your feelings and understanding them you will let them become your friend and your guide to better mental and physical health and happiness and a truly colorful and rich life.
Emotional safety is crucial for open and honest communication so let's all make it safer for our children, our employees, our spouses, our friends and our families to share their feelings and their dreams and hopes.
Please remember as you work on your personal Wellness that it is not just about exercise and nutrition, it is about taking care of the whole person, the physical-emotional-intellectual-and spiritual aspects. Wellness is understanding that everything we Do, Think, Believe and Feel has an impact on our Heath and over all well being.
This is the holistic approach to a successful, joyful, and meaningful life.
I hope you will join me in September and October for more Wisdom and Wellness events.
Stay well, All!
Monday, August 8, 2016
Understanding and Embracing Your Feelings: A Wellness Moment
Teaching, guiding, motivating and inspiring clients to embrace a life of Wellness has been my purpose and passion as a mental health professional for over 30 years! Thanks to the creative energy and support of 4 amazing people who understand the importance of a holistic approach to mental health, I am thrilled to be able to provide a forum for inspiration, learning, and dialogue that fosters wellness and joy! It is my intention to offer cost effective experiences that bring healing and enlightenment and nothing could do this better than sharing the amazing and masterful academy award winning movie, Inside Out and understanding how to apply its wisdom. Your invitation to this Wisdom event is below. Make your reservations today and join me as we go Inside Out!
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