by Lisa Kohn | Jun 29, 2016 | My Story
“I just played anomia with my friends and ‘cult leader’ came up and I was the only one who knew one…things come in useful in strange ways.” This was the text I got from my older child. Anomia is a game where you have to be able to name things that belong in a...
by Lisa Kohn | Jun 26, 2016 | My Story
“No one would ever think that you are a rule follower.” That’s what my new friend said to me. We were out for coffee, getting to know each other. I’m not even sure how the topic came up. I had just told her that, deep down, I was a rule follower. “From just meeting...
by Lisa Kohn | Jun 22, 2016 | Resilience
Another yoga practice. Another instructor easing us into wide angle pose. Another chance to be humbled. And humbled again. I’ve been practicing yoga for years and years. I love the strength poses. I shine in those. I can hold myself up in handstand, crow pose, and...
by Lisa Kohn | Jun 19, 2016 | My Story
My mother was here a few days ago, to celebrate my son’s “graduation” from 8th grade. She asked me if I’d seen any yellow birds recently. I told her no. I haven’t seen any, and I miss them. This morning I was driving back from the gym and I realized I was driving and...
by Lisa Kohn | Jun 15, 2016 | Recovery
How easy it is for my mind to rush ahead to what’s next and what might happen. And what I have to get done. How easy it is to get caught in too much thinking, and rethinking, and rethinking. This breath is all we have. All I have is right here, right now, right in...