After a wild week of Blooming into Mindfulness book release events, today I just need to exhale. Fitting in #MarthasMarchPhotoChallenge between marketing work reminded me of why I took on the 365Project.org photo-a-day challenge in 2014: to force myself to take just a few mindful minutes to stop and appreciate the beauty right in front of me in the midst of a busy life.
Our unusually warm weather the past few weeks in northern Virginia has made for a very different (and more pleasant) photo challenge experience compared to 2014, when half of March was taken up by my boring (but lesson-filled) forsythia bud watch exercise.
Here are some of my favorite shots from my first third of this year’s March challenge:
It’s not too late to jump into the challenge! It’s really more of an un-challenge, the only rule being to have taken the shot this March. Check out how it works here.
For those of you who attended my book signings at The Caboose Brewing Company and One More Page Books this past week, THANK YOU! I was thoroughly overwhelmed by the turnout and show of support. You can stay up-to-date with event photos and mindfulness posts by liking my Facebook page Martha Brettschneider – Writer & Photographer.
And if you’ve read the book and enjoyed it, I’d be DEEPLY grateful if you could add a review to my Amazon page at this link. Each and every review helps the book’s journey. I can’t thank you enough!
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