by Lisa Kohn | Jul 24, 2023 | Hope and Amazement
I am remembering, in each moment, that I have a choice. I am choosing love. I am remembering to be even more gentle with myself…and even kinder with others. I am remembering to breathe, to pause, to notice, to appreciate, and to love. I am choosing love. Even more...
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...
