by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 6, 2013 | Fitness, Motivation
Yesterday I did something I’ve never done before. Not only that, I had never expected to even attempt it. I ran 8 miles. Well, sort of. It’s all Donna’s fault. Donna’s my friend who asked me back in April if I would sign up for the Army...
by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 29, 2013 | Mindful Parenting
The dahlias are in full swing in my garden, mums are about to take the stage, and pansies are replacing begonias in strip mall landscaping across the region. Autumn has finally arrived in northern Virginia, bringing with it pumpkins in parking lots, marching band...
by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 18, 2013 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness
Sometimes it has to get really noisy before we can realize inner peace. Who could have guessed that a pressure washer would become my latest spiritual teacher, or at least a new favorite in my positive energy toolbox? I gave the pressure washer to my husband for...
by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 5, 2013 | Meditation, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness
Everyone has many associations with a flower – the idea of flowers. You put out your hand to touch the flower – lean forward to smell it – maybe touch it with your lips almost without thinking – or give it to someone to please them. Still – in a way – nobody...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 23, 2013 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness
The gravel cut into the palms of my hands and my knees as I crouched next to the garden shed. Cars sped down Virginia’s Route 29 just a few yards away — too fast, I hoped, to notice me on the ground in my bright pink sundress. The parking lot of the...
