by Lisa McCrohan | Aug 11, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
Tonight I am reflecting on the assumptions I made today about what was going on in the hearts and minds of others in my family today. I had a story line going in my head – created from my own fears, needs, and insecurities. Turns out I was wrong. Turns out that...
by Lisa McCrohan | Aug 7, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Parenting with Compassion
It was 10:30 PM at the Atlanta airport. We were coming home from 10 days in Costa Rica. Our day had started early and involved hours of driving through pothole after pothole, hungry and tired kiddos, and long lines for customs. And still, here is my Brian with this...
by Lisa McCrohan | Aug 5, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Parenting with Compassion
Today, words of mine are being featured on Jodi Lobozzo Aman’s lovely site, Heal Now and Forever Be in Peace. What a way to return from Costa Rica! Thank you, Jodi. Here is the link. http://jodiaman.com/just-doing-what-kids-do-by-lisa-mccrohan/ I hope...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 23, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
I woke up early this morning. I heard the rain gently falling on the roof. I exhaled deeply before I was conscious that, yes, I need rainy days. I need rainy days to regroup, draw my energy “closer in”, and to be with the deeper currents within me that...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 19, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
Everyone, I’d like to introduce you to Dylan Rainwalker. Dylan is on a mission to walk all over the world, connect and share with people, and raise awareness and funds for clean water projects. Let me repeat that — Dylan is WALKING for WATER. We’re...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 18, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
I saw the package on the kitchen island. I wasn’t expecting anything. You know how it is nowadays. We rarely get “fun” mail. And if it is “fun,” it’s an expected delivery from something we’ve ordered on Amazon. This was...