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 | Apr 10, 2013 | Breast Cancer, Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts
Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace. ~ May Sarton Spring barreled into town this past weekend like a sailor on shore leave. It was a shock to...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 21, 2013 | Fitness, Mindfulness, Motivation
I’ve been making a very big deal about completing an 8K race in early March. Reaching that little goal (roughly a 5 mile run) was exhilarating, at least for me. But get a load of this story… I recently learned about an endurance runner named Diane Van Deren....
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 | Mar 7, 2013 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts
When you lose touch with inner stillness, you lose touch with yourself. When you lose touch with yourself, you lose yourself in the world. ~ Eckhart Tolle I’ve spent the past few weeks writing about my post-holiday reboot process, so far covering food, shelter,...
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...
