by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 23, 2012 | Breast Cancer
For those of you at my high school reunion who wondered if I had had “work done,” the answer is yes. Here’s just a little of that story… Sitting on the plastic surgeon’s exam table in my open-front robe, waiting to meet the doctor for the first...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 21, 2012 | Life Lessons
In yesterday’s post, I mentioned off-handedly that flying makes me sick. It’s genetic. My sisters and I once compared notes on all the public places where we’ve emptied our insides either during or after a flight. It was a long conversation. My...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 20, 2012 | Life Lessons
“Some people feel more alive when they travel and visit unfamiliar places or foreign countries because at those times sense perception–experiencing–takes up more of their consciousness than thinking. They become more present.” Eckhart Tolle,...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 18, 2012 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing
I asked my mother if I could use an email comment from her as a guest blog. It’s a beautiful memory that adds another layer to the “raking the sand” discussion. Thanks, Mom! Guest Post by Ellen Van Buren I worked three summers as a life guard at an...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 17, 2012 | Life Lessons
“Learn to accept the possibility that the universe is helping you with what you are doing.” Julie Cameron, The Artist’s Way Just when I was wishing I knew somebody familiar with my blog software (WordPress), my son’s First Grade teacher...