by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 5, 2011 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
After I picked up A. from preschool this afternoon, my little honey says, “Mom, ya know what?” Me: “What love?” A.: “I’ve got a thousand hearts in my heart.” Me: “That’s lovely, A.” A.: “Yeah. That...
by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 26, 2011 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Oh how I love Thich Nhat Hanh! He has these these simple, lovely phrases for lightening and softening the heart that we can incorporate into any day we’re having…any moment, actually! Here’s one that I’m breathing today, “Breathing in, I...
by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 14, 2011 | Cultivating Compassion
My friend and colleague, Julie Kaus, recently shared this version of Metta meditation found in Pocketful of Miracles by Joan Borysenko: “May I be at peace, May my heart remain open, May I awaken to the light of my own true nature, May I be healed and may I be a...
by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 14, 2010 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
The other morning I woke up with some stomach bug. As I was running for the toilet to throw up, our three and a half year old comes to me and says, “Mommy?” Me: “Yes baby?” . I think I thought he’d ask me what’s wrong, why I was throwing up, or something like that....
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 8, 2010 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Parenting with Compassion, Soulful Poetry
There are moments within the hustle and bustle of running errands, getting dinner on the table, putting the laundry away, and giving the kiddos a bath when the truth of impermanence comes to you. You know that most likely, you won’t be around to see your child...
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 5, 2010 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Parenting with Compassion
“Making the decision to have a child – it’s momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking outside your body.” – Elizabeth Stone God, isn’t this so true? My heart strings can get yanked in an instant when my...
