by Lisa Kohn | Nov 30, 2014 | My Story
Every Thanksgiving we get together with both my family and my husband’s family. In fact, it basically feels like one big family at this point. And that’s great. Many years ago I started a tradition of working our way around the table (or tables, as we’ve grown), with...
by Lisa Kohn | Nov 23, 2014 | Resilience
Someone said this to me the other day. Someone I trust. She was trying to remind me that, contrary to my popular belief, the world doesn’t revolve around me. And that I’m not as powerful as I sometimes like to think I am. Now, don’t get me wrong. I do know that the...
by Lisa Kohn | Nov 20, 2014 | Hope and Amazement
So this isn’t my picture of the Sahara sand dunes. My pictures aren’t that good. But I did see, and try and walk on, the dunes. Imagine sinking into a pile of sand that is taller than many buildings. Now imagine trying to climb up that pile of sand, while you’re...
by Lisa Kohn | Nov 17, 2014 | Resilience
Here’s a no brainer – fear gets in the way. It can get in my way. Every day. I can be afraid of the past, the present, or the future. Or all of these at once. I can be afraid that what happened before will happen again, or afraid that I’ll mess something up. I can be...
by Lisa Kohn | Nov 12, 2014 | Current Events
The captain of the South Korean ferry that sank in April was sentenced to 36 years in prison. As a member of the global community I should care, and I do. But I seem to care more than normal. Why does anything South Korean affect me like this? Why am I pulled in? Why...