by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 20, 2014 | Cultivating Compassion, Nourishing Our Connections, Soulful Poetry
The Ache of Monday Morning by Lisa McCrohan I watch my husband and children hop into the car and drive off to school. I stand there on the front steps, barefoot in my pajamas feeling the cold cement underneath my feet, my empty hand still warm from the toast I ran out...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 8, 2014 | Cultivating Compassion
The other week, my husband and I actually went out to a nice restaurant to celebrate a friend’s birthday. We never really “go out.” But this time, we got a babysitter and found ourselves sitting at really nice Thai restaurant. There were several people there I...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jul 13, 2014 | Cultivating Compassion
The other day, another person commented to me that they wish they could be more like me – patient, compassionate, kind, understanding, able to linger in everyday moments. While this is lovely, it is also not the whole picture. I am tooootally human. Those of you...
by Lisa McCrohan | Jun 13, 2014 | Cultivating Compassion, Soulful Poetry
The Power of Vulnerability By Lisa McCrohan All that makes me tender – makes my eyes glisten with salty tears, makes my lips quiver and arms reach out to hold all that makes me vulnerable – makes me look less than perfect, makes me ask for help and...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 29, 2014 | Cultivating Compassion
“My beloved child, break your heart no longer. Each time you judge yourself, you break your own heart. You stop feeding on the love which is the wellspring of your vitality. The time has come. Your time. To celebrate. And to see the goodness that you are. You,...
by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 23, 2014 | Cultivating Compassion, Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Parenting with Compassion
“Mom, this dress is itchy!” my four year old daughter said as she tugged at her Easter dress. I heard my son from the other room, “Mom, I know you want me to wear this, but I can’t bend in these pants.” We were at my parents’ house and we were going to Easter mass. I...
