I love the feeling of taking up all my space

by Lisa Kohn | Aug 2, 2021 | Resilience

Recently I’ve been feeling as if I’m somehow leaking out of myself. I don’t know how to explain it. It’s as if there are holes in my being and I’m seeping out of those holes, instead of being whole. So, I’m working on that. This may sound weird (not that there’s...

If you can’t breathe, why bother?

by Lisa Kohn | Jul 26, 2021 | Resilience

This was offered by a yoga instructor, and it has stayed with me. If I can’t breathe, why bother? I know the instructor was talking about yoga poses and practice, but I find that it pertains not just to that but to pretty much everything. Or actually to everything....

You don’t need the feelin’ to have the healin’

by Lisa Kohn | Jul 12, 2021 | Resilience

There are times when the old pain hits me like a tsunami, as if out of nowhere. Perhaps there always will be. There are moments when all I can see is the darkness and my heart and mind ache. Again, perhaps there always will be. But when I pay attention, I can notice...

Your capacity for joy is amazing, considering the trauma you experienced

by Lisa Kohn | Jul 5, 2021 | Recovery, Resilience

That’s what my therapist said to me the other day. “Your capacity for joy is amazing, considering the trauma you experienced.” Considering that I (more) often (than I care to admit) ask her, “it was hard, right? My childhood was hard, right?” it was amazing – and...

If you only say one prayer in a day, make it thank you

by Lisa Kohn | Jun 21, 2021 | Resilience

Thank you, Anne Lamott, in Help, Thanks, Wow, for this quote. This suggestion. This ultimate yes. This ultimate, absolute, magnificent yes. It’s been a week, again, on top of some hard weeks. But this week I think I finally realized how hard the past weeks have been,...

When we’re distracted, we miss our life

by Lisa Kohn | May 10, 2021 | Resilience

The last few weeks – okay months – have been tough. As many of you know, my father-in-law was very ill, and we basically moved in with my in-laws to care for them and to have time with them. It is something I will always be so thankful that I had the opportunity to...