by Lisa McCrohan | Aug 8, 2018 | Regarding Our Children
The impact of teachers who regard their students is felt way beyond one school year. Just walking into Mr. Erard’s upper elementary Montessori class as a parent, you could tell there was something magical about it. There was a vibe, an energy to the room that made...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 25, 2018 | Regarding Our Children
What children really need when they face challenges isn’t for us to save them, but rather this… “Mom,” my eight year old daughter called down to me, “I’m stuck.” She was standing above me on a small wooden platform high in the trees and far from the sweet, safe...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 22, 2018 | living with intention and purpose, Regarding Our Children
Each day – a new day. A new opportunity to set the compass of your heart. It is so so easy for me to wake up and hit the ground running. Some of it is reality and some of it is self-imposed. I love my work! I love writing! I’ve written before about the...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 4, 2018 | Cultivating Compassion, Regarding Our Children, Serving, Healing and Transforming Our World
“Not like the brazen giant of Greek fame, With conquering limbs astride from land to land; Here at our sea-washed, sunset gates shall stand A mighty woman with a torch, whose flame Is the imprisoned lightning, and her name Mother of Exiles. From her beacon-hand...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 23, 2018 | Professional Development, Regarding Our Children
“Self-awareness is the starting point of leadership,” Bill George, professor of leadership at Harvard Business School, former CEO of Medtronic It’s apparent in today’s political climate that self-awareness and leadership don’t always go hand-in-hand. We need leaders...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 18, 2018 | Cultivating Compassion, Regarding Our Children, Serving, Healing and Transforming Our World
“Mom,” my son asked me one day as we were stopped at a light. I looked in the rear view mirror and I saw that he was looking at the homeless man who stood at the island in the middle of the road with a sign that read, “Homeless veteran. Please...