by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 10, 2012 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
I found myself bothered by something the other day. When I had some alone time I immediately went into “figure it out” mode. You may be familiar with this mode – the one where you dissect and try with all your brain power to figure out what in the heck is going on,...
by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 1, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
It’s been awhile since I write about a mindful moment. Here’s one from today. My boys have been in Florida playing at the beach, driving golf carts (into grandpa’s garage door) and taking over the controls of the cockpit for the pilot to get a break...
by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 29, 2012 | Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
I read something the other day that made my stomach turn. A blog chastising moms to “love it all” and “enjoy every minute of it.” There are plenty of moments in parenting that just plain bite. There are plenty of moments when I am not...
by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 22, 2012 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
I wrote a post awhile back titled “Enough.” Enough of us women playing small, cutting on other women, displacing our anger, and enough of not believing in ourselves, our dreams, and each other. “Enough” is rising up in me like a volcano. I see...
by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 12, 2012 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
What if we met any experience, feeling, or thought with total, radical acceptance? What if, instead of pushing away pain and fear, we invited them in? To sit down next to us. To have tea. Or, in my case, sit on the street curb with me. What if we treated them as a...
by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 10, 2012 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Soften, soften, soften. Whenever we wake up and realize that we have hardened our hearts, that we are pulling away, that we are wanting to be right and standing our ground, that our anger has led us far away from what we really want (to belong, to be loved, to be...
