by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 13, 2012 | Breast Cancer, Mindful Gardening
“What is a weed? A plant whose virtues have never been discovered.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson This year I have approached my garden from an Emersonian viewpoint, embracing the virtues of weeds. A house remodeling project in the spring, a book idea, and...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 11, 2012 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Life Lessons, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness Thought Leaders
“Most people are still completely identified with the incessant stream of mind, of compulsive thinking, most of it repetitive and pointless.” — Eckhart Tolle, A New Earth: Discovering Your Life’s Purpose As I’ve noted before, I...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 8, 2012 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness Thought Leaders
“We are ultimately not separate, not from one another nor from any living thing — the flower, the tree, the cat, the dog. You can sense yourself in them, the essence of who you are.” — Eckhart Tolle, Guardians of Being Spiritual enlightenment...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 2, 2012 | Life Lessons, Mindful Parenting
“Just watching an animal closely can take you out of your mind and bring you into the present moment, which is where the animal lives all the time–surrendered to life.” — Eckhart Tolle, Guardians of Being Casper, my son Max’s Netherland...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 31, 2012 | Life Lessons, Mindful Parenting
I just did one of the scariest things of my life. Starting this blog was a risky endeavor that exposed me to the world. Today I put myself out there even further. I gave my book proposal package, which included the introduction and first chapter of my manuscript,...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 13, 2012 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders
See the little frog in the picture here? He didn’t ask me to, but I exposed him to the world when I opened my patio umbrella today. I seem to be doing that a lot this week — unintentionally exposing people (or frogs) who didn’t sign up for that. In...
