What is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?

by Lisa Kohn | Oct 10, 2022 | Passion

I heard this poem, The Summer Day by Mary Oliver, this past week, actually during a Yizkor service where Danny’s name (my dad) was read. It stuck with me. If a cancer diagnosis does nothing else, it certainly makes one aware – at least it has made me aware – of my one...

Love Love Love Love Crazy Love

by Lisa Kohn | Mar 14, 2022 | Passion

I ran into a friend at my coffee place this morning. We had a quick conversation which included an acknowledgement of the line from the AA Big Book that always brings me back to serenity and calm, “Acceptance is the answer to all my problems.” Acceptance is the answer...

What can I do right now to ease?

by Lisa Kohn | Feb 21, 2022 | Passion

I had a tough day last week. For a variety of reasons, a few things hit me hard – way hard – and I went down. Down as in not being okay with my present moment, and down as in so much from the past I experienced hurting in ways it doesn’t often do. The more I tried to...

Let the love shine in

by Lisa Kohn | Oct 11, 2021 | Passion

Last week I wrote about my over-responsibility and how I am learning – day-by-day, moment-by-moment – to let that go. This week, what I need to hear and remember (and hopefully it will resonate for you as well) is my day-by-day and moment-by-moment decision and choice...

Let it rip

by Lisa Kohn | Aug 9, 2021 | Passion

This is my new mantra. Let it rip. A dear friend, who is also a coach, claimed this mantra for herself recently. She realized that she had spent too much of her life holding herself back, instead of stepping into her brilliance and power (literally her physical power,...

Let it rip

by Lisa Kohn | Mar 15, 2021 | Passion

This is my new mantra. Let it rip. A dear friend, who is also a coach, claimed this mantra for herself recently. She realized that she had spent too much of her life holding herself back, instead of stepping into her brilliance and power (literally her physical power,...