by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 24, 2013 | Life Lessons, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Motivation
“I like to keep a bottle of stimulant handy in case I see a snake, which I also keep handy.” ~ W.C. Fields A year ago, almost exactly to the day, a very large snake came calling in my garden. He (or she) had a message for me. If I wrote about the...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 16, 2013 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Mindful Gardening, Mindful Parenting, Motivation
Boston gave me a taste of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) yesterday. I was in my ninth hour of gardening when my mother called and told me to turn on the TV. (She knows me. I never watch TV.) The ear-splitting blast (this time bombs, not planes going into...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 10, 2013 | Breast Cancer, Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts
Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace. ~ May Sarton Spring barreled into town this past weekend like a sailor on shore leave. It was a shock to...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 4, 2013 | Life Lessons, Motivation
To my surprise, my 70s are nicer than my 60s and my 60s than my 50s, and I wouldn’t wish my teens and 20s on my enemies. ~ Lionel Blue Today is my birthday. I’m 49. My cousin sent me an email saying, “Happy birthday. You are 39 again.” No...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 21, 2013 | Fitness, Mindfulness, Motivation
I’ve been making a very big deal about completing an 8K race in early March. Reaching that little goal (roughly a 5 mile run) was exhilarating, at least for me. But get a load of this story… I recently learned about an endurance runner named Diane Van Deren....
