Mindfulness in Everyday Life Archives - Page 5 of 17

How we need CONNECTION more than anything right now – in our hearts, homes and world

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...

WE are the miracles in the messes

by Lisa McCrohan | Mar 16, 2015 | Cultivating Compassion, Mindfulness in Everyday Life

My friend, Jennifer Leach, taught me that there are miracles every day. As the cancerous tumors grew in her body, Jennifer – a mom to two little girls, a faith-filled woman, and a dear Light – showed us all that there are miracles everywhere. Every...

Love heals. The practice of Lovingkindness Meditation

by Lisa McCrohan | Feb 13, 2015 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life

Love heals. We tend to over-complicate it — looking for complex solutions to our suffering, heartaches, and worries. We can busy ourselves with looking for solutions outside of ourselves, when, really, we can turn inward to our own hearts and bring loving...

Your words matter

by Lisa McCrohan | Jan 26, 2015 | Living Your Spirituality in Everyday Life, Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Parenting with Compassion

“Briaaaaaaaan,” I found myself saying the other day. My tone was filled with frustration over something I don’t even remember right now. That evening, I went to sleep angry. The next morning, I woke up before everyone. In the quiet darkness of...

Sensing the Mystery

by Lisa McCrohan | Jan 5, 2015 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life, Soulful Poetry

Today, the kiddos are heading back to school. Maybe you are thrilled, maybe you feel sad, maybe you are breathing in the spaciousness, maybe you are feeling the familiar “rush to get out the door.” Maybe you don’t know what you feel but you’ve...

Your word for the year 2015

by Lisa McCrohan | Dec 31, 2014 | Mindfulness in Everyday Life

For the past several years, I’ve chosen a word for the year. Some years it has been a few words or a phrase. Other years, just one word. Out of a quiet moment of journaling and meditation, a word comes across my heart and it feels like, “Yes, this is my word for the...