by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 11, 2025 | Life Lessons, Mental Fitness, Mindfulness
It’s that time of year again, when you might find yourself heading to the post office for holiday shipments. This two-part story about a major mindfulness failure on my part still makes me laugh out loud. Over a decade later, I’m more grateful than ever...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 5, 2025 | Mental Fitness, Mindfulness
I’m writing from Sisters, Oregon today, where our family has gathered to celebrate my nephew’s retirement from the Marine Corps. The air is charged with laughter, memories, and the quiet hum of belonging. After years of service and adventure, he’s entering a new...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 30, 2025 | Mental Fitness
I woke up feeling a sense of dread. “Ugh,” I thought. “It’s baseball game day.” I forced myself to remember the excited expression on our 12-year-old Afghan girl’s face when she said, “Miss Martha! We all finished the library reading program and we got tickets to a...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 19, 2025 | Mental Fitness, Mindful Parenting
This morning was Day 9 of my 30-Day Mindfulness Meditation Challenge. I love Day 9, since it’s the day that I bring in Portia Nelson’s poem “There’s a Hole in My Sidewalk” as the analogy for how our daily mindfulness and mental fitness practices transform our life...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 3, 2025 | Mental Fitness
“Went back to Urgent Care. Pneumonia.” I looked at the text from my friend and my heart sank for her. I knew she was supposed to drive several hours the next day to a two-day college soccer ID camp that her son had been invited to attend. Her husband was...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 6, 2025 | Mental Fitness, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness in Nature, Positive Intelligence
This Sunday morning feels like the space between breaths – exhaling the first half of 2025 and enjoying the stillness before the inhale to power me through the second half. Instead of my usual meditation spot in my office, I chose to come outside and anchor my...
