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,...
by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 19, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
Our six year old son had just gotten home from Cub Scouts. It was late. I had just tucked our daughter into and bed and she was fast asleep. I was tired. But I had a full day at work and I was looking forward to a little time just with our son doing our nightly...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 29, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion
A few days ago, my kiddos and I were making neon green slime. The kind that glows in the dark. The kind that in some circles, we’d call it “green slime” and in others we’d call it “troll snot!” We were having a ball! At one point,...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 3, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
I softly whisper it to myself every day. Several times a day. A hundred times a day on the harder days – days I’m super triggered, feeling alone, feeling like I’m messing up, feeling like I’m carrying the world on my shoulders. I whisper it softly in my head to remind...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 1, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
She felt lost. She didn’t know who she was anymore. She came to compassion coaching feeling overwhelmed and lost. She felt scattered – pulled in a hundred different directions — all before 9 a.m. Where was SHE in all this? She wanted to figure...
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 25, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Parenting with Compassion
There is magic in the way you look at our children – fully present, full of deep love. Your head isn’t buried in your phone, typing a text or checking email. When you are with our kiddos – you are WITH them. Sure, you could be doing a hundred other...
