by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 6, 2012 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life
A few times a year, our church weaves into the mass a time of “anointing the sick.” Anyone who is hurting, in any way, is invited to come forward. The priest and deacon take their time. They lay their hands on the person’s head and they anoint the...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 31, 2012 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life
Ever since I can remember, I had been scared of my parents dying. My dad remembers when I was in middle school and we were traveling with my soccer team to a tournament in North Carolina. My dad was getting dressed and I saw gray hair on his chest (he was all of 40...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 21, 2012 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life
The miracle is finding the peace and beauty in the ordinariness of our everyday lives. Seeing it all as SACRED. A gift. May we all experience several miracles today!! (Coming soon…a video series on finding the sacred in everyday...
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 | Apr 29, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Mindful Motherhood, Nourishing Our Connections
One of my teachers shared this video. Oh my goodness. Please, view it right now. Then come back and read this post. http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/04/skip-your-morning-meditation-watch-this-instead I was moved to tears watching this hospital worker bathe this...
by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 19, 2012 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Tom Goddard and Rezvan Ameli teach Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). They also lead mindfulness coaching groups and post-MBSR groups to support your practice. Here is one of their latest “mindfulness...