by Lisa Kohn | May 1, 2023 | Hope and Amazement
In each moment there is beauty. Sometimes it’s easier – or harder – to see than others. In each breath there is a chance to stop, to notice, to savor, to love. With each person there is a chance to stop, to notice, to savor, to love. Under each hardship there...
by Lisa Kohn | Feb 6, 2023 | Hope and Amazement
What a radical concept. You deserve joy. The cult I was raised in literally taught us that we were lucky to suffer and to “pay indemnity” for the sins of our ancestors. I was “lucky” to have my mom leave me (and my older brother) to join the cult. Over and over again...
by Lisa Kohn | Oct 17, 2022 | Hope and Amazement
Okay, at the risk of losing readers, here goes…and I ask that you read this through before you judge or dismiss me… I have written that I start each day with “Good morning, sweetheart. I adore you, Lisa.” What I haven’t publicly admitted is that I don’t stop there. At...
by Lisa Kohn | Feb 7, 2022 | Hope and Amazement
I have a variety of daily practices that remind me to notice all that’s good – all that’s joy-inducing, laughter-evoking, and pleasure-provoking. As I’ve written here many times, our brains have evolved to be Velcro for the bad and Teflon for the good, and, on a more...
by Lisa Kohn | Mar 8, 2021 | Hope and Amazement
Last week we were in the car and for some weird reason we put the Showtunes Karaoke on. I was waiting for some amazing classics like “Oklahoma” or “Luck Be A Lady”, but no, we got songs from Grease, including “Hopelessly Devoted”. I’m perhaps embarrassed to admit that...
by Lisa Kohn | Sep 28, 2020 | Hope and Amazement
I’m in Minneapolis. Been here for nearly three weeks. We’ll be here for maybe three more. We were staying literally across the street from my kid’s house. Now we’re about two blocks away. It feels far. Too far. The fact that two blocks feels too far feels amazing. I’d...
