by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 6, 2013 | Nourishing Our Connections, Soulful Poetry
Take Me Take me, my Beloved. Take my lips and breasts and hips. Take me in to you, every cell of you. My flesh, your flesh. My strength, your strength. My heart, your heart. Take my embrace, my soft kisses, my caresses, my slow, rhythmical swirls. Let my arms be the...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 5, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion
Today’s Gems of Presence: “Walk beside me.” Back in May, we “farm sat” for a long weekend. Chewy, one of the dogs, never left our son’s side. A few days ago, my son and I were out back playing at the playground. It was getting...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 2, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion
(I just shared this on Facebook tonight, but I thought of how many moms I hear from every week who talk about the “mama’s guilt” they carry and thought this needed to be shared in the blog, too. This post is for all of you who have children and need...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 2, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
She bent down to look at her five year old superhero. “I see you, Cooper,” she said with a softness that made even me feel like I was wrapped in a warm blanket. Her eyes were full of regard and her arms welcomed her son close to her. My dear friend, Becki, had just...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 29, 2013 | Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Today’s Gem of Joy: People often come to me already aware/awake that they want to live an intentional life, that how they are currently doing things isn’t working, and they want to be happy and feel connected. But they want to know HOW. How do I...