by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 2, 2012 | Life Lessons, Mindful Parenting
“Just watching an animal closely can take you out of your mind and bring you into the present moment, which is where the animal lives all the time–surrendered to life.” — Eckhart Tolle, Guardians of Being Casper, my son Max’s Netherland...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 21, 2012 | Life Lessons
In yesterday’s post, I mentioned off-handedly that flying makes me sick. It’s genetic. My sisters and I once compared notes on all the public places where we’ve emptied our insides either during or after a flight. It was a long conversation. My...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 20, 2012 | Life Lessons
“Some people feel more alive when they travel and visit unfamiliar places or foreign countries because at those times sense perception–experiencing–takes up more of their consciousness than thinking. They become more present.” Eckhart Tolle,...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 16, 2012 | Life Lessons
“There are no problems; there are only situations.” Eckhart Tolle Spirit, my 11-year-old yellow lab/golden retriever mix, did me a favor yesterday. He waited until 5:45 am to have his seizure. It was only a little earlier than I had planned to get up...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 13, 2012 | Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders
See the little frog in the picture here? He didn’t ask me to, but I exposed him to the world when I opened my patio umbrella today. I seem to be doing that a lot this week — unintentionally exposing people (or frogs) who didn’t sign up for that. In...
