by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 6, 2025 | Mindful Photography
If you are a Damselwings subscriber, you may have seen a mention or two about a new project I am co-creating on Instagram with my dear friend and fellow Sage photographer Melissa Maillett. Here’s an example of what we’re playing with @the_sage_photography_project...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 23, 2025 | Mental Fitness
It’s been another week of intentional dismantling and chaos creation by our elected (and unelected) leadership. As I write on this quiet Sunday morning, however, I am celebrating that I have managed to stay grounded and action-oriented. High points: Finding the right...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 2, 2025 | Mental Fitness
“Empathy is really important… Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our true potential.” ~ Jane Goodall It’s been a week. As I write this on Sunday, February 2, I am astounded by the profound power of empathy in action...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 13, 2025 | Mental Fitness, Mindful Photography
To listen for an echo from the depths, in our thoughts, in our reading, or in our listening to the repeated drops of blessed rain after a long drought, is to live in the deeper parallels that transform a simple surface life, into a rich flowering, unconscious,...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 14, 2024 | Mental Fitness
“I’m in trouble,” I said out loud, and quite calmly, with no other human ears to hear me. A few moments before this declaration, I had considered whether I could safely take down our Christmas decorations from the top shelf in our storage room. My husband was out of...
