by Lisa McCrohan | May 20, 2012 | Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
{I wrote this a year ago. I am moved by the compassion within the human spirit — to care for another human being, to love, to “be of service” to others. I see how we are WARRIORS — we do ordinary things with extraordinary love}. Grapefruit. ...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 16, 2012 | Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion
There is an opportunity. Every day. To look for, notice, see, be graced by something sweet. The most simple, quiet acts of kindness. They are there. Present. Every day. Some days, we are D.O.N.E.! Some days are filled more with whining, complaining, tantrums, and...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 14, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion, Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
We all have them. Parts of ourselves that we try to avoid looking at. Parts we deny are there. Parts we get furious with for being “weak” and “wanting attention.” The angry, guilty, ashamed, resentful, judgmental, rage-full, needy parts. How...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 13, 2012 | Mindful Motherhood, Parenting with Compassion
I am that mom today. The mom who gets home-made gifts from her kiddos. This is the first time. And I am beaming. I held this two pieces of pottery painted by my children, and I instantly treasured them. I had a flash to the future when my children are grown and...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 8, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion, Nourishing Our Connections
In a Single Day There are a million chances in a single day when we have the power to create or destroy, to build someone up or tear them down, a million chances to pull away or move toward, to be right or be kind, to act out of fear or choose Love. Lisa A. McCrohan ©...