by Lisa Kohn | Oct 25, 2015 | My Story
Don’t ever shoot up smack in the middle of Second Avenue. This was the advice my father gave me during my teenage years. Actually, his guidance was this: “Go out,” he instructed. “Get drunk. Get a boyfriend. Have an unhappy love affair.” (He claims he didn’t say this...
by Lisa Kohn | Oct 21, 2015 | Hope and Amazement
I write about mindfulness – both here and on my work blog (www.thoughtfulleaders.com). I write about it. I talk about it. I think about it. But do I do it? Well, I try. And then the weirdest, coolest thing happened recently. I was in yoga class, towards the end of...
by Lisa Kohn | Oct 18, 2015 | Recovery
It wasn’t really a challenge when it was put in front of me. It was more like a suggestion. But it seemed like a challenge worth taking on. “How can you find 10% more happiness?” I was asked. Just 10%. That’s not a huge undertaking, I suppose. But it resonated with...
by Lisa Kohn | Oct 14, 2015 | My Story
My favorite season – summer. I can be happy forever too warm and in sunshine and wearing very little loose clothing. Oh, and peaches and tomatoes and corn and did I mention sunshine? But there’s something to be said for the fall, and that’s the crunch of things under...
by Lisa Kohn | Oct 11, 2015 | My Story
As I’ve shared, I spent the weekend recently with my best friends from high school. It was an eye-opening, memorable weekend, to say the least. At one point I am sitting outside with one friend – let’s call her Donna – on the balcony of the apartment. We’re talking...