by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 24, 2015 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Uncategorized
Not exactly sure why, but I’ve been sort of sad, or at least down the past few days. Maybe it’s because I haven’t exercised enough the past week and it’s affecting my brain chemistry. Maybe it’s hormones. But there’s something else...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 17, 2015 | Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts, Uncategorized
I hadn’t set out to write a rhyming title. It just happened. And when I asked if anybody would come with me to my first gun control rally in front of NRA headquarters on December 14th, the third anniversary of the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre in...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 12, 2015 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness
Reposting this piece, which I wrote just a few days after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. It’s been three long years since that terrible day, with absolutely no progress on gun control to show for it. I would LOVE to retire...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 6, 2015 | Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Uncategorized
For many of us, December offers little time for breathing room. I know that’s the case for me. This past week was particularly packed as we prepared for a neighborhood holiday gathering at our home, scrambling to get the Christmas decorations up earlier than...
by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 26, 2015 | Mindfulness
It’s Thanksgiving morning, 5:30 a.m. The world outside my kitchen window is still swathed in darkness, no hint of sunrise yet on the horizon. The utter stillness of the house this time of day is what makes it my favorite time for writing. Even the birds are...
