Exactly where you are is perfect

by Lisa Kohn | Apr 8, 2019 | Resilience

It’s as simple as a breath for me. It works every time. When I mindfully pause, and breathe, I remember the perfection that is now. That is me. It’s so easy to get caught up in all I have to do and all that hasn’t happened. (Especially with the book.) It’s so easy to...

I want to feel good – what’s the best way to do that?

by Lisa Kohn | Mar 18, 2019 | Resilience

It’s such a fine line, for me at least. When things get tough, am I better off allowing myself to feel the challenging feelings? Am I better off admitting that whatever it is that is sucking at this very moment sucks? Is that a way to allow and accept what is and to...

Let that shit go

by Lisa Kohn | Feb 25, 2019 | Resilience

When I crawled into Al-Anon decades ago, they offered me a mantra, “Let go and let god.” It saved my mind, soul, and life. I learned to turn over just about everything…well to start to turn over just about everything. I was (and can still be) damn good at letting go...

This is a story that doesn’t need to happen

by Lisa Kohn | Jan 28, 2019 | Resilience

I was lucky to be included in a Thrive Global post a few weeks ago, 11 Easy Ways to Instantly Relax When You Start to Feel Stress. I was lucky to be included, but I’m even more lucky that I read one of the ways to relax offered by one of the other contributors....

How can I soothe myself right now?

by Lisa Kohn | Dec 24, 2018 | Resilience

I don’t know if it’s the time of year – I do have 28 people at my house tomorrow – or if it’s got nothing to do with anything. I have been feeling tense. That old anxious feeling, for no particular reason (again, unless it’s the 28 people coming to my house). I feel...

If you feel something, you’re probably doing something right

by Lisa Kohn | Dec 17, 2018 | Resilience

Again, my yoga instructor. Again, it makes sense overall. Where would I be without my yoga to re-center me? We were moving into some pose – a tougher pose – and that’s what the instructor offered. “If you feel something, you’re probably doing something right.” If we...