by Lisa Kohn | Apr 29, 2015 | My Story
I got another call from the psychiatric nurse yesterday. The one who, out of nowhere, started treating Danny for his depression. A month or so ago I got a call from the joint that someone had seen him and declared him depressed (duh-uh), and therefore ordered a new...
by Lisa Kohn | Apr 26, 2015 | Resilience
I hadn’t been running in months. I had injured my right hamstring, and, needless to say, running had been forbidden by my doctor (and Kyle, my physical therapist). Until I got permission to start again last week. “Slow and short,” I’d been advised by Kyle. “Slow and...
by Lisa Kohn | Apr 22, 2015 | Resilience
I was sitting in a guided meditation earlier today, and Tara Brach reminded me to “allow now.” It’s a good reminder. It still can be such a challenge. I simply don’t pay attention – don’t notice – so many of my nows. And I fight against so many others. Like now. Now...
by Lisa Kohn | Apr 19, 2015 | My Story
It doesn’t have to be big to be powerful. Again, a yoga instructor’s insightful thoughts. Perhaps you think that all I do is go to yoga? At times I wish that were true. Obviously you realize that I’m spending too much time and effort during my yoga practices trying to...
by Lisa Kohn | Apr 15, 2015 | Hope and Amazement
Years ago, in Al-Anon, I learned that I was exactly where I was supposed to be. This took the pressure off. If I kept thinking I should somehow be doing something different or better, that I should somehow be someone different or better, then I found reasons to judge...