by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 5, 2015 | Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts, Motivation, Photography
You know that feeling when something is tugging at your heart but you try to ignore it? An idea pops up that you’ve never had before–maybe you know what triggered it, maybe not–and you think, “Hmmm…that would be cool to do some day. Maybe...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 31, 2014 | Fitness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivation, Photography
It’s been a big year. I turned 50, sent my first kid to college, celebrated 20 years of marriage, drove a 30-foot RV through U.S. national parks, ran my first 10-mile race, and reached my 5-year cancer-free milestone. Even more gratifying than all of that was...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 17, 2014 | Life Lessons, Mindful Parenting
Is there a right time or a wrong time to read about the death of a child? Anna Whiston-Donaldson’s exquisitely crafted Rare Bird: A Memoir of Loss and Love came out several months ago. I read it hot off the presses and intended to write a review much sooner than...
by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 25, 2014 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts
My son comes home from college this week, his first visit since we moved him to Atlanta in August. It was an exciting beginning for him after a bittersweet end to his high school years. He will drop his suitcase in his new, smaller bedroom. We have done our best to...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 20, 2014 | Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness
It’s been years since I’ve cried this much. I don’t like to cry. I’m perfectly comfortable with other people crying, but as the only female in a house seething with testosterone, crying wrecks my street cred. Lots of my friends have been crying...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 7, 2014 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Photography
Home two and a half days now, and still realigning. The laundry is done. The fridge is restocked. But I’m still getting my head refocused. For two weeks, during an RV trip through several US national parks with my husband and two teenaged sons, I went BIG. Step...
