by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 6, 2012 | Life Lessons, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness Thought Leaders
“Life will give you whatever experience is most helpful for the evolution of your consciousness.” Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth Do you remember taking those swimming tests when you were little, the ones that moved you from beginner, to intermediate, and on to...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 28, 2012 | Fitness, Life Lessons, Meditation
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” — Henry Ford I have tried and failed at meditating more times than I can count. This time I’m beginning again more intelligently, and it’s paying off. In my...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 23, 2012 | Fitness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Motivation
In my last post, Why Learning to Meditate is Like Learning to Run, I noted that I had never managed to make room in my life for regular meditation sessions. Like most people, I would go through brief phases of trying something new (meditation included), but would...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 15, 2012 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Most Popular Posts
I was so relieved to hear straight from the mouth of the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism that it’s not about religion. I had already heard this message from Eckhart Tolle in his written work and when I saw him in person the previous week, but the...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 8, 2012 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Life Lessons, Motivation
“My feeling is that any day I am too busy to run is a day that I am too busy.” — John Bryant Personal transformation is a jokester. It sneaks up and bites you on the butt when you least expect it. This happened to me this weekend on a hotel balcony...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 4, 2012 | Breast Cancer, Life Lessons
When I posted my last piece, “Mastectomy Day”, it wasn’t on my radar screen that October is National Breast Cancer Awareness month. I had had another blog topic in mind, but was suddenly compelled to write about my pre-surgery experience. I got...
