by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 11, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
I remember the panic rising up from my belly the moment I realized, the moment it really sank in, what had just happened. The bells on the tower at Boston College started ringing – slowly, methodically, again and again. And somehow, everyone – students, professors,...
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 9, 2013 | Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe
“It’s always going to be this way,” my client said. “It’s never going to change.” So often in my work, I witness how our core beliefs influence how we see ourselves, others, and this world. They influence how our impressions and...
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 5, 2013 | Parenting with Compassion, Soulful Poetry
Holding Love By Lisa McCrohan How many times have I rocked you to sleep, held you, laid next to you? I never counted. Yes, there have been times I’ve counted the minutes — the minutes until I’d get half an hour of alone time; the minutes until I...
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 3, 2013 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
“Mommy, you put my hair back in a ponytail, pwees?” my little three year old asks. I put down what I was doing and look at her so lovingly. See, my little honey’s hair grows so slowly. It’s fine, wispy and there’s such little of it. She rarely asks me to do anything...
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 2, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Parenting with Compassion, Soulful Poetry
Today is Labor Day in the U.S. Today I hope you you can rest your “laboring” and linger awhile seeing this moment, this day, as a gift. A few days ago, we had a family emergency. No one wants to get a phone call late at night like this. That moment I...