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...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 14, 2013 | Fitness, Meditation, Mindful Parenting, Motivation
It’s been four days since I completed my first 8K, and I’m still riding high. I signed up for the Pacers St. Patrick’s Day race in Washington, D.C. to have something to train for as part of my fitness reboot (and to please my boot camp class...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 20, 2013 | Meditation, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Most Popular Posts, Motivation
“Meditation is about much more than simply watching thoughts go by. It requires an open, interested and enquiring mind.” Andy Puddicombe In last week’s post, I talked about “new and unlikely cheerleaders for mindfulness.” Another example...
by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 28, 2012 | Life Lessons, Mindful Parenting
“Food fight!” — Bluto, National Lampoon’s Animal House I don’t know why I didn’t make the connection between my 14-year-old son Jacob and Bluto sooner. There were certainly plenty of signs. Like when Jacob asked for a “Food...
by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 23, 2012 | Life Lessons, Mindful Parenting
I’m still figuring out what this blog is “about.” I started it as a venue to hash out ideas for my book in progress, Feng Shui Animal House: Raking Sand in the Midst of the Chaos. I like my book title, but I’m not sure how marketable all that...
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...
