by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 2, 2012 | Parenting with Compassion
Ok folks. This seems to be coming up a lot. Maybe I’m attuned to it, but I seem to be hearing this a lot lately. I see it a lot with that Elf on a Shelf. If you have one, get rid of it. Yes, I feel that strongly about it. It utilizes manipulation in order...
by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 1, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion
Forgive yourself. The best gift you can give yourself (and others!) might be to forgive yourself. To let yourself off the hook. To give yourself a break. You’ve carried the memory of something you’ve done too long now, soul sister, on those precious...
by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 25, 2012 | Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe
Maybe it’s because I’ll be turning 40 in a year. Maybe it’s because there’s this tender “knowing” rising up into my conscious mind, influencing even my mundane everyday decisions. Maybe it’s because giving birth brought me...
by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 21, 2012 | Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe
“When we are training in the art of peace, we are not given any promises that, because of our noble intentions, everything will be okay. In fact, there are no promises of fruition at all. Instead, we are encouraged to simply look deeply at joy and sorrow, at...
by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 14, 2012 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life
I’m laying here on my yoga mat taking a break snickering to myself as I realize the irony taking place in writing this blog post: I have a page of notes all crossed off as I try to perfect the opening lines of this post. Yes, perfecting a post about dropping...
