by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 19, 2014 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Your partner does something to upset you once again. Your boss is a jerk. That one other parent in the PTA is always putting you down. You have cancer. Your child just threw a tantrum and kicked you. Your limbic system tells you to either to stay and fight or run...
by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 16, 2014 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe
“You are not too old and it is not too late to dive into your increasing depths where life calmly gives out it’s own secret” ― Rainer Maria Rilke As I turned 40 a few months ago, I felt a call to “let go.” I was carrying too much — too...
by Lisa McCrohan | Feb 19, 2014 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
A month ago, I started to ask myself three questions. I wanted to live with deeper intention, calm, and clarity. AND I wanted to react a heck of a lot less to the stress in my life and the people I love. I’ve noticed a huge shift in how I am living. And I...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jan 8, 2014 | Cultivating Compassion, Parenting with Compassion, Soulful Poetry
Cradling You By Lisa McCrohan Tonight, you snuggled close to me, asked me to stay, wrapped my arms around you. Listening to the rain and you breathing, I cradled you. You who are almost up to my shoulders and only six years old! Today another mom told me her nine year...
by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 5, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
Go into this holiday season with a lighter heart. Here’s my latest post on forgiveness at GUWellness, a University-wide initiative that provides faculty and staff at Georgetown University with the tools, resources and support they need to achieve their wellness...
by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 25, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Before you peel the apples for your famous apple pie, run to the store to pick up last minute munchies, or vacuum the house (again), this holiday season, make a P.A.C. with yourself. What’s a P.A.C.? It’s your intention, cue, prompt, wake up call to getting grounded,...