by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 11, 2018 | Soul-Nourishing Sunday Gem
“I’m tired of being tired,” she wrote to me. “What do you do when the soil you are planted in isn’t life-giving, but actually toxic?” Another person asked me. “I’m working hard to get my health back and to let go of so much baggage, grief, hurt, and anger,” she shared...
by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 4, 2018 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life
When we moved to our new home last August, I had a vision for the front of our house. The former owners had done an incredible job of keeping things beautiful and manicured, but I had a different vision. While our yard was lovely, it wasn’t what I wanted and...
by Lisa McCrohan | Feb 18, 2018 | Parenting with Compassion, Regarding Our Children, Serving, Healing and Transforming Our World
I can remember the moment, six years ago, when my son started kindergarten. I was like every mom with her first child: I was nervous about how he would be regarded by his teachers and peers. I was nervous if he’d be cared for with kindness. I hoped his teachers...
by Lisa McCrohan | Feb 14, 2018 | Soulful Poetry
A Woman’s Peace in Mid-Life The older I get, the less I want, the less I look for approval, the less I base my happiness on circumstances, the less I try to change people, the less I carry, and the more I am aware of the brevity of this life, the more I trust in the...
by Lisa McCrohan | Feb 13, 2018 | Cultivating Compassion, Following what delights your heart, Regarding Our Children
“Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” – Maya Angelou It might sound hokey if you announced, “This week, I’m going to love myself!” But the older I get, the less I care about appearing “hokey” and the more I care about things...