by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 21, 2015 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Most Popular Posts, Motivation, Uncategorized
I don’t know about you, but the holidays are one of my biggest sources of mindfulness failure. My husband and I are both products of Jewish/Christian marriages. We enjoy celebrating the cultural traditions of Thanksgiving, Chanukah, and Christmas,...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 17, 2015 | Fitness, Life Lessons, Motivation
Looking back at the past few Octobers of my life, this seems to be a month of particular inspiration for me. Two years ago I participated in my first Army Ten Miler (ATM) race at the request of my friend Donna, who was undergoing cancer treatment and wanted to have a...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 9, 2015 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
Gumption. It’s a word I hadn’t used much in my personal discourse. It’s a word I would have considered to be old fashioned, spoken only by old wrinkled men. I have no idea why. But gumption is my new favorite word, ever since I saw a young, talented...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 3, 2015 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
I believe that creativity is a force of enchantment—not entirely human in its origins. ~ Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear I promised in last week’s post that I would review Elizabeth Gilbert’s new book, Big Magic: Creative Living...
by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 25, 2015 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
We are here to pay attention to where our inner light meets up with the outer world. ~ Elizabeth Lesser, Cofounder of the Omega Institute and Omega Women’s Leadership Center I’m back from just about the most amazing weekend of my life. Seriously. I...
by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 19, 2015 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
Sometimes you just know when something’s going to be life-changing. I’m writing this weekend from the Omega Women’s Leadership Center, part of the Omega Institute for Holistic Studies in Rhinebeck, New York. Omega is famous for its mindfulness and...
