by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 19, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
Our six year old son had just gotten home from Cub Scouts. It was late. I had just tucked our daughter into and bed and she was fast asleep. I was tired. But I had a full day at work and I was looking forward to a little time just with our son doing our nightly...
by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 11, 2013 | Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life
“Do you want to get real with yourself? Do you want to really know what’s most important?” My meditation teacher asked me one day in session years ago. “Definitely!” I said, with bated breath, waiting to hear what he was about to share. “Start to ask yourself, ‘What...
by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 6, 2013 | Delightful Podcast, Gems of Delight, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Soulful Poetry
A True Happiness You have panted for rest – to discover a place where you can finally feel whole. You have gone out looking for happiness in places that have left you empty, anxious and alone only to return to the inner landscape of your heart and discover that the...
by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 4, 2013 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Soulful Poetry
There is a beautiful Taoist adage that I have carried with me over the last several years of being a parent: “When in doubt, do less.” I have found that when I do less — when I come into stillness, when I’ve done enough of asking for advice...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 29, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion
A few days ago, my kiddos and I were making neon green slime. The kind that glows in the dark. The kind that in some circles, we’d call it “green slime” and in others we’d call it “troll snot!” We were having a ball! At one point,...