by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 16, 2012 | Life Lessons, Mindful Parenting
My soccer chair swings on my shoulder, folded into its bag with the efficiency of a caterpillar in a chrysalis, as I walk toward the field. The chartreuse expanse of Bermuda grass shimmers from the alchemy of sunlight and early morning dew. A flock of Canadian geese...
by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 13, 2012 | Life Lessons
I have been channeling Goldilocks since starting this blog a little over two months ago. I have tried out different approaches to frequency, experimented with how I try to engage readers, and touched on all sorts of topics. I have tasted from the bowls of different...
by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 10, 2012 | Breast Cancer
Below is another excerpt from my book in progress, Feng Shui Animal House: Raking Sand in the Midst of the Chaos. It follows having the radiologist tell me that she was concerned about my follow-up mammogram results (click here to read about that). In my family, I am...
by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 5, 2012 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing
“[The professional] will not tolerate disorder. He eliminates chaos from his world in order to banish it from his mind. He wants the carpet vacuumed and the threshold swept so the Muse may enter and not soil her gown.” — Steven Pressfield, The War...
by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 3, 2012 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
“Resistance will tell you anything to keep you from doing your work.” Steven Pressfield, The War of Art The lake is perfectly still this morning, its glassy surface reflecting trees and docks along the shore. Even the ripples from our own boat have...
