by Lisa McCrohan | May 24, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion, Parenting with Compassion
Today, on my way to work, winding around the beautiful Cabin John parkway in DC, next to the Potomac River, at 6:30 in the morning, I saw a huge turtle trying to cross the road. I let out a gasp. Then I quickly looked around to see if there was a place to pull off. Of...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 14, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion, Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
We all have them. Parts of ourselves that we try to avoid looking at. Parts we deny are there. Parts we get furious with for being “weak” and “wanting attention.” The angry, guilty, ashamed, resentful, judgmental, rage-full, needy parts. How...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 8, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion, Nourishing Our Connections
In a Single Day There are a million chances in a single day when we have the power to create or destroy, to build someone up or tear them down, a million chances to pull away or move toward, to be right or be kind, to act out of fear or choose Love. Lisa A. McCrohan ©...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 6, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion, Parenting with Compassion
Unbeknownst to me, yesterday, Brian took the kiddos on a “special mommy’s day mission” to make something for me. While they were downtown, a man was handing out roses to people. Maybe it was part of our town’s “first Saturday”...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 3, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
“Stay where you are. Find your own Calcutta. Find the sick, the suffering, and the lonely right there where you are — in your own homes and in your own families, in your workplaces and in your schools. You can find Calcutta all over the world, if you have the eyes to...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 2, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion
I just learned how to embed videos into this blog! Here is a video that folks in my workshops and yoga class have seen. Kindness! It comes around! Whatever we give comes back to us…without us even asking for it! Enjoy! Offer a bit of kindness today — to...