by Lisa McCrohan | May 4, 2013 | Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe
We come from love and we return to love. Love and wholeness are our birthright. But when we are suffering, it can seem like our suffering will never end. Love, life, hope…all seem to be too flowery, wimpy, or way far off and unavailable. The ocean offers a...
by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 25, 2013 | Mindful Motherhood
Gem of Truth today: right now, in your life, are you being called to “play it safe” and stick to what is known and can be expected and predictable? There is a time for that. Or are you being called to take a risk, to go into the “unknown,” to...
by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 24, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Gem of PEACE for today: A few weeks ago, the contractors working in our house messed up and didn’t put insulation back into one of our walls. Here’s how it went down and what I learned…about myself and anger. I share this in hopes it may support...
by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 10, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
When is the last time you talked to someone and they didn’t say they WEREN’T busy?! A conversation usually goes like this: “How are you guys?” “Oh you know, we’ve got such n such going on and then there’s such n such coming...
by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 3, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion
“The most terrifying thing is to accept oneself completely.” – Carl Gustav “You can search throughout the entire universe for someone who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and that person is not to be found anywhere. You...