by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 10, 2015 | Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts
I have a new mindfulness teacher and his name is Apollo. So far, I’ve been a pretty bad student. In fact, I’ve regressed these first few days. I can’t focus or stay on task. My thinking process has become muddled. All I want to do is play with my...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 5, 2015 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts
Welcome to Installment 1 of Feng Shui February! For the next four weeks, I’ll be writing about Feng Shui fixes I’m implementing to set the stage for new growth and positive energy boosts in my home and (home) office environments. Let me say at the outset...
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 | 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 | Jun 10, 2014 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts, Motivation
Five years ago today, on June 10, 2009, I lay on an operating table with my arms immobilized in Velcro crucifix constraints forming perfect 90 degree angles from my torso. Salty tears slid down my temples into my hair, with no way for me to wipe them away. Realizing...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 6, 2014 | Life Lessons, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts, Motivation
First, I wanted to apologize to my email subscribers for my last post’s (A Few of My Favorite Things) crazy formatting. The piece was fine on the website, but I didn’t size the photos correctly for the emailed version, which mucked the whole thing up....
