by Lisa McCrohan | Nov 28, 2016 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life
The “Mindful and Compassionate Reentry” Practices It’s Monday morning. And for us in the States, it’s a Monday after a holiday break. I love my work and I look forward to seeing my clients and spending time writing. But I also miss hanging with...
by Lisa McCrohan | Oct 10, 2016 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life
We were in the middle of Ikea (an hour and a half away from home) when we heard our son broke his thumb. It was Friday and traffic was heavy. We were finally trying to make time for a project in our kitchen to create work space for our children. This project is...
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 28, 2016 | Following what delights your heart, Mindfulness in Everyday Life
Morning in Hawaii Resting here with you, I listen to this moment. Breath, rain, ocean – peace. Lisa McCrohan, © 2016 I stood there on the shore in Kauai, Hawaii, watching the powerful waves crashing onto the shore and then receding back out into the vast ocean....
by Lisa McCrohan | Sep 20, 2016 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Nourishing Our Connections
“I remember my mother’s prayers and they have always followed me. They have clung to me all my life.” ~Abraham Lincoln This morning we were hustling out the door. We weren’t late (bonus!) and we weren’t hurrying, but we were moving. I...
by Lisa McCrohan | May 11, 2016 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Nourishing Our Connections
A little while ago, I woke up with a heavy heart. Everyone was still asleep. I laid there in the quiet, in bed, noticing what was on my heart. Tears started to well up: I had touched a tender, sad place within me. There’s a reality to motherhood that I haven’t gotten...
by Lisa McCrohan | Feb 3, 2016 | Happiness, Delight, Joy, Awe, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Nourishing Our Connections, Serving, Healing and Transforming Our World
It’s raining outside on this cold February morning. It’s just about now here at the beginning of February when people contact me for counseling or coaching. They share the stories of being overwhelmed, done, tired, wanting out of the marriage, depressed, caught in the...
