by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 10, 2019 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing
Every few years I devote some time on the blog to Feng Shui topics, usually in February because “Feng Shui February” is fun to say. I don’t know about you, but for me the impact of clutter ebbs and flows depending on my life chapter. I wrote a lot about the power of...
by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 3, 2019 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Photography
“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 Owning my bias as a dog person, I’m guessing that most people...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 18, 2019 | Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness
Our rental car bumped and jostled as we made our way along the rough unpaved road to reach Black Rock Lodge, nestled in the Mayan Mountains of Belize above the banks of the Macal River. We had been driving through open countryside for two hours, but could now see the...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 6, 2019 | Mindfulness, Motivation
Apollo on New Year’s Day “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ― Mary Oliver Happy New Year! Mary Oliver has my back. She provided the perfect words to finish up 2018 (see last week’s post) and has the...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 30, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” ― Mary Oliver And with another blink of the eye, the curtain is closing on 2018. These past few days after Christmas have been luxuriously unscheduled and unstructured. This takes some...