by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 4, 2018 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life
When we moved to our new home last August, I had a vision for the front of our house. The former owners had done an incredible job of keeping things beautiful and manicured, but I had a different vision. While our yard was lovely, it wasn’t what I wanted and...
by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 1, 2017 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Soulful Poetry
Beauty in the Ordinary I had been out with my son going around the neighborhood selling popcorn for Scouting. We had to head back inside to get ready for soccer. It was a full day. But as I walked through our front yard, I stopped when I saw this sunset. My God, may I...
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 6, 2017 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
I still remember this moment of deep appreciation for my husband, Brian. It was 10:30 pm in the Atlanta airport. We were coming home from ten days in Costa Rica. Our travel had started early and involved hours of driving through potholes, tending to hungry and tired...
by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 17, 2017 | Mindful Motherhood, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion
The other day, my son asked if I sit with him and work on some school work with him. I sat there, watching him. I had been taking pictures earlier of spring flowers and my camera was sitting next to me as we worked at the kitchen table. I watched my son working math...
by Lisa McCrohan | Apr 1, 2017 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
I’m going to be really honest here because I believe the spiritual call of being a leader is showing our humanity – our vulnerability (and also letting our light shine! That’s another post!). And today I want to share one of the negative core...
by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 21, 2017 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
I look at the crocuses blooming right now. They sure do have this “right effort” thing down! I’m thinking back to several years ago when my children were younger and I wanted more control. More control OVER. That’s a really patriarchal way of living that...