by Lisa McCrohan | Jan 13, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Parenting with Compassion
I’ve been reading Brene Brown’s book, “Daring Greatly.” It is extraordinary. What she has researched and writes about is what my heart intuitively knows. Soooo much more to come, but I wanted to share this… Living courageously is...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jan 3, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
One evening in December, our bedtime ritual started out like to does every night: brushing teeth, pjs, a book, a few songs, a prayer, and me laying with our two year old daughter while Brian lays with our five year old son. Our son, he is asleep in like two minutes. ...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jan 1, 2013 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe
For the past three years, I’ve chosen a word, or a few words, for the year. Each year, these words have taken up residence in my heart, words, interactions, and daily living. They have stretched me and shifted things within me and my life. They are still with...
by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 29, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion, Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
Today, is it possible to look at all people with the eyes of compassion? To practice looking at even those who frustrate you, annoy you, anger you, disgust you with softer eyes? To see beyond the exterior mask they wear? Some times it’s helpful to imagine...
by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 22, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion, Parenting with Compassion
Our son started kindergarten this year. He’s five and a half. FIVE AND A HALF. Just about the age of the children who died in Sandy Hook. I have only been able to look at their beautiful pictures for a few moments at a time. I see the same sense of delight...
by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 21, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion
{Our family is committed to doing 28 acts of service to honor those who died in Newton, CT. Won’t you join us?!!! Commit to doing a set number of acts of kindness and see how it changes your heart, home, and community! } She is a gift-giver. Our sweet little...