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...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 16, 2012 | Life Lessons
“There are no problems; there are only situations.” Eckhart Tolle Spirit, my 11-year-old yellow lab/golden retriever mix, did me a favor yesterday. He waited until 5:45 am to have his seizure. It was only a little earlier than I had planned to get up...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 13, 2012 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders
See the little frog in the picture here? He didn’t ask me to, but I exposed him to the world when I opened my patio umbrella today. I seem to be doing that a lot this week — unintentionally exposing people (or frogs) who didn’t sign up for that. In...