by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 5, 2014 | Life Lessons, Motivation
Spirit and I got out of Dodge last night. After thinking about it for years, I finally said, “This is the time.” It wasn’t an angry, “I’m leaving!” kind of decision. Or, “You people don’t appreciate...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 5, 2014 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindful Gardening, Mindfulness, Motivation
Are you a joiner type of person? Or do you prefer to work solo? Do you find safety in numbers, or do you feel alone in a crowd? I’ve always tended to be in the latter category. Although I’m considered by others to be “outgoing,” I’m...
by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 21, 2013 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Motivation
With the holidays coming up and to-do lists getting longer and longer, I thought this week would be a good time to reprint a post I wrote back in August for the personal development website Dumb Little Man – Tips for Life. I wrote this before I read Managing...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 24, 2013 | Breast Cancer, Fitness, Life Lessons, Motivation
“I can’t believe we’re actually doing this!” Donna hugged me excitedly and continued, “We’re actually here!” We stood with around 35,000 of our closest friends in the Pentagon parking lot at the start of the 2013 Army 10-Miler...
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 | Oct 6, 2013 | Fitness, Motivation
Yesterday I did something I’ve never done before. Not only that, I had never expected to even attempt it. I ran 8 miles. Well, sort of. It’s all Donna’s fault. Donna’s my friend who asked me back in April if I would sign up for the Army...
