what to do with the ugly and imperfect within you
Practice loving the “ugly” and “imperfect” within you. And maybe you’ll find that, in fact, they aren’t ugly or imperfect. Maybe they are your saving grace. Maybe they are what keep you tender and enable you to love what is human and divine about you.
Parent with the bigger picture in mind: What remains with your child when you are gone?
Busy, full of distractions..can we parent with the bigger picture in mind? What will remain when you are gone? Let it be your thousand gentle kisses, your slow caresses, your loving presence.
The Power of Vulnerability
There is true power in vulnerability and tenderness. It unbinds the heart and sets us free. We awaken to a power beyond how our culture defines it. We rise and embrace true freedom.
Celebrating Father’s Day: How Dads Matter
This Father’s Day, offer dad one of the greatest gifts: your regard. Let him know that DADS MATTER. However old, all dads want to be regarded.
You were born to shine
What do you want more than anything? Seriously. What do you want? What calls to you in the middle of the night, at those quiet moments when you are actually in the car or on a walk by yourself? Whatever it is, begin it. Here’s how…
Five ways to show yourself compassion today
"My beloved child, break your heart no longer. Each time you judge yourself, you break your own heart. You stop feeding on the love which is the wellspring of your vitality. The time has come. Your time. To celebrate. And to see the goodness that you are. You, my...
Hold Only What Matters
A few weeks ago, I was racing out the front door with too many things in my hands and I shut the door. Instantly I knew I didn’t have my keys. Crap. Should I call Brian? I knew that if he came back, he’d be late for an important meeting that he was facilitating....
Dressed for IMperfection
“Mom, this dress is itchy!” my four year old daughter said as she tugged at her Easter dress. I heard my son from the other room, “Mom, I know you want me to wear this, but I can’t bend in these pants.” We were at my parents’ house and we were going to Easter mass. I...
Hope’s Arrival
Hope's Arrival Though fragile, I grow Tenaciously I will rise Always toward the light. Lisa A. McCrohan, MA, LCSW-C, SEP “Lisa!” a neighbor called to me as I rushed to my car to pick up my daughter from school. “I have something for you” she said as she walked...
Moms – how we need each other
Most of the time, it’s just down right HARD for moms to be vulnerable – to show our imperfections, to let others in on the “secret” that you are not perfect. It can be scary to let others see that your thinking is all over the place, you feel neurotic at times, and...