by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 10, 2015 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
For a happy life, it’s important to cultivate an atmosphere of growth–the sense that we’re learning new things, getting stronger, forging new relationships, making things better, helping other people. Habits have a tremendous role to play in creating...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 2, 2015 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
Happy second half of the year! I don’t know about you, but I think there’s something about the midpoint of the year that lends itself to new starts. Most of us think about new starts in January, but I’m the type of person who needs to break a big job...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 5, 2015 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
What a blessing to be able to write this week about managing positive transitions. Several milestones have occurred since my last post. I usually publish my weekly piece on Thursday or Friday, but last Thursday and Friday were the days that my old website content was...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 11, 2013 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Most Popular Posts, Motivation
“Seldom do we stop doing what we’re doing and think about (and rework) how we’re doing it.” Scott Belsky, Founder of Behance and author of Making Ideas Happen Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been pouring over a hodgepodge of journals...
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 | Feb 12, 2013 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Most Popular Posts
In case you’re just joining us, I’m mid-way through a series of posts on rebooting every major area of my life after the holidays, including food, shelter, mind, body and spirit. I’m particularly excited about today’s topic —...