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 | Jul 2, 2013 | Fitness, Mindfulness, Motivation
“It’s the little details that are vital. Little things make big things happen.” ~ John Wooden It was the night before my first triathlon. Though I was still riding an emotional high after completing my first mud run earlier that day, I realized I...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 20, 2013 | Fitness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts, Motivation
“A ship in the harbor is safe. But that’s not what ships are built for.” ~ Anonymous I am a newly minted triathlete. That’s my story, and I’m stickin’ to it. It was touch and go there for a while. Way back in January, I had written...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 12, 2013 | Fitness, Motivation
Life is made up of marble and mud.~ Nathaniel Hawthorne When was the last time you got dirty? Not just a little dirty (not even gardening dirty). I’m talking top of your head to the bottom of your shoes with not one clean inch in between dirty. Maybe...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 2, 2013 | Fitness, Mindful Gardening, Motivation
If I had a flower for every time I thought of you…I could walk through my garden forever. ~ Alfred Tennyson Friends matter. I’ve buried a lot of them in my garden. Put another way, my garden is filled with my friends. Diane’s Black Eyed Susans...
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...
