by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 18, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
I saw the package on the kitchen island. I wasn’t expecting anything. You know how it is nowadays. We rarely get “fun” mail. And if it is “fun,” it’s an expected delivery from something we’ve ordered on Amazon. This was...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 17, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
These days, I seem to quickly gloss over the “words” someone says. Maybe it’s because I feel like words are easy to say. Thoughtfulness – the kind of that comes from a true offering of self to another — is HARDER. It’s harder in this busy, multi-tasking world...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 15, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
There is much that divides us. The Zimmerman trial brings out, puts on the table, brings to light the hatred that is still so apparent and thriving in our world. We live in a world where hatred still exists. In the blink of an eye, we judge others based on their...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 10, 2013 | Soulful Poetry
Finally What would you finally have to feel if one evening after a long day you decided to slow down let the dirty dishes sit there in the sink or even on the counter stopped busying yourself with perfecting things that really don’t matter turned off the TV put down...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 9, 2013 | Parenting with Compassion
Today’s Gem of Noticing: How are we raising our boys? Here is to raising boys who are compassionate “Mom, here. Hand me your bucket. I’ve got it,” My six year old son said to me. We were blueberry picking in the warm summer rain at a local...