by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 12, 2016 | Cultivating Compassion, Serving, Healing and Transforming Our World
Hate is taught. Love is our true nature. Awhile ago, my son asked me what “gay” meant. I didn’t know what prompted him asking. I also thought he knew – we have family and friends who are gay. He has met their partners before. But I decided to answer his question. So I...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 5, 2016 | Following what delights your heart, Mindful Motherhood
In my last two blog posts I offered two questions that support you in honoring YOU. “What will you do this summer (or any season you are in) to honor yourself?” “What Sacred Space do you need in this season of your life?” In Compassion Coaching and Psychotherapy, the...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 28, 2016 | Mindful Motherhood
Last night, I was sitting with two friends at a coffee house. “Mother guilt” was still sitting on my shoulder: “Don’t be gone too long. Don’t take too much time away from your family. Don’t put too much on Brian.” I heard that voice and would say to myself, “It’s...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 26, 2016 | Mindful Motherhood
“Where am I in all this?!” she asked me…she asked herself. I knew what she was talking about. I could see how she was contacting a Sacred Frustration within her and giving it space to finally be spoken and heard. I didn’t say anything. I didn’t try to explain or...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 18, 2016 | Following what delights your heart, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Honoring the Seasons, Soulful Poetry
Completely Free I am barefoot now, feeling the grass between my toes, the warm sun against my shoulders. I watch my daughter snap on her helmet with little hands that seem much older than a week ago and get onto her scooter. My son zips by me on his big-boy bike....