by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 5, 2015 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
What a blessing to be able to write this week about managing positive transitions. Several milestones have occurred since my last post. I usually publish my weekly piece on Thursday or Friday, but last Thursday and Friday were the days that my old website content was...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 3, 2015 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation, Photography
After a particularly long, cold winter, I think it’s safe to say that spring finally has a foothold in the door. The snowdrops are on their last legs and the crocuses are out in force. My early-blooming daffodils are on the verge of opening and tulip foliage is...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 19, 2015 | Fitness, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivation
It’s done! Three-and-a-half months of training, 13.1 miles covered in steady rain, and I even managed to run up the hills — albeit at a snail’s pace. This 50-year-old body of mine held up pretty well, but mindfulness training played an even bigger...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 13, 2015 | Fitness, Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
The razor scraped the back of my heel and a thin trail of blood streamed down the shower drain. “Damn!” I muttered, squinting through the steam to see how bad the cut was. It was ten days before my first half marathon. Blood oozed right where the top of my...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 19, 2015 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Life Lessons, Motivation, Photography
A room hung with pictures is a room hung with thoughts. ~ Joshua Reynolds Welcome to Installment 3 of Feng Shui February! Clearing the clutter from my office last week transformed the energy in my workspace (see How to Use Feng Shui to Recharge Your Work Space if you...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 14, 2015 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
Welcome to Installment 2 of Feng Shui February! Whether you earn big bucks working in a high rise office setting or whether you’re managing life (your own and/or others’) from home base without the benefit of a paycheck, it’s all work. Sometimes I...
