by Lisa Kohn | Feb 25, 2015 | Resilience
I’m on the train, on my way home from a hard day’s work in New York City. And I’m tired. I won’t say I’m eavesdropping on the phone conversation of the man sitting behind me…but maybe I am a little bit. I’m not sure what the phone call is about. He seems to be talking...
by Lisa Kohn | Feb 22, 2015 | My Story
I spent all day today working, which is fine, but it is a Sunday, and I’m not supposed to work on Sundays. Not really. Not all day. But I did and I loved it. I loved it because I was lucky enough to be working across a table from my older kid, who lives over 1200...
by Lisa Kohn | Feb 18, 2015 | Resilience
“My heart is at ease knowing that what was meant for me will never miss me, and that what misses me was never meant for me.” Imam Al-Shafi’i I came upon this quote today. It brought me peace. What a concept. That what was meant for me will never miss me and that what...
by Lisa Kohn | Feb 11, 2015 | Recovery
Leave it to my yoga instructor to keep telling me what I need to hear. Years ago in Al-Anon I heard “You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be.” Like most of the slogans I learned when I stumbled into the program, it saved my life and my soul. And like many brilliant...
by Lisa Kohn | Feb 8, 2015 | Hope and Amazement
My daughter is an athlete. She’s a runner, and she lifts. She’s amazing to watch – I love her delight as her weights increase and her muscles grow – and to learn from and work out with. She kicks my butt when she drags me along with her to the gym. I love that too....