by Lisa Kohn | Jul 17, 2023 | Passion, Recovery
I was excited to see that the second half of the second season of the Netflix series, Firefly Lane, was released. I was in New York City for a client, alone in my hotel room, and eager to end the day relaxing and watching the downloaded episodes on the hotel room tv....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
