Lisa McCrohan

This is Holy

by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 24, 2014 | Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion, Soulful Poetry

This is Holy By Lisa McCrohan You touch the holy each time you slow down to your daughter’s pace, each time you decide to linger in her embrace. You touch the holy when you tenderly wash your son’s back, when you give your partner a little slack. You touch...

How to get out of prison

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...

The Power of Forgiveness

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...

Devotion

by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 3, 2014 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion

“The deepest form of generosity is presence.” – Tara Brach I don’t remember a moment from childhood where my mom hurried me. I’m sure there were moments – given how much my parents went through in their twenties, God, there had to have been moments....

Three Questions to Ask Yourself Every Day

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...