by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 21, 2014 | Life Lessons, Mindful Parenting, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts
Today Spirit stumbled coming up the three steps from the back patio. His hindquarters just collapsed. I helped him up and he was wagging his tail as soon as he made it into the house, thanking me and trying to reassure me that he was OK. He will be 13 this summer. I...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 23, 2013 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts
How often do you wish you had a second chance at something? The great thing about life, if you’re paying attention, is that very often you do get to try again. In the classic comedy film Groundhog Day, Bill Murray’s character is forced to relive a...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 30, 2013 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts
The events I’m about to recount happened several months ago. Though I had expected to write about them much sooner, I realize now that Halloween week is the perfect time to share my ghost story with you. I’ve already gone public with my garden’s...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 11, 2013 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Most Popular Posts, Motivation
“Seldom do we stop doing what we’re doing and think about (and rework) how we’re doing it.” Scott Belsky, Founder of Behance and author of Making Ideas Happen Over the past couple of weeks, I’ve been pouring over a hodgepodge of journals...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 11, 2013 | Life Lessons, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts
As my Facebook friends know, it’s been a wild week. Wild highs, wild lows, the best and worst of wild. It really started a few weeks ago, when the wrens started nesting in the birdhouse right outside my kitchen window. That would be the same birdhouse I...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 20, 2013 | Fitness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Most Popular Posts, Motivation
“A ship in the harbor is safe. But that’s not what ships are built for.” ~ Anonymous I am a newly minted triathlete. That’s my story, and I’m stickin’ to it. It was touch and go there for a while. Way back in January, I had written...
