by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 13, 2012 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Motivation
“Don’t you ever get the feeling that all your life is going by and you’re not taking advantage of it? Do you realize you’ve lived nearly half the time you have to live already?” — Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises I have a volcano to thank...
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 13, 2012 | Life Lessons, Meditation
“A new study has found that participating in an 8-week meditation training program can have measurable effects on how the brain functions even when someone is not actively meditating.” Massachusetts General Hospital, November 12, 2012 I used to love...
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...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 31, 2012 | Mindful Parenting
I posted my last blog just before Hurricane Sandy’s arrival. I apologize. Reading about meditation equipment, or probably anything related to meditating, is totally boring in comparison to a super storm, or, as the newscasters like to say, “THE STORM OF...
