by Martha Brettschneider | May 21, 2015 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness
Rude awakening: I am not very playful anymore. I realized this during my Headspace.com guided meditation this week, while working my way through the “Happiness” pack. Having already completed most of the other topic-specific segments in the program, I had...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 14, 2015 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Photography
When the universe invited me to step through a door marked “Real Photographer” several weeks ago, I answered simply, “Sure. Why not?” My friend and Master Gardener mentor Nancy had asked if I’d be interested in exhibiting my photography...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 8, 2015 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness
Juggling continues this week, as packages arrive at my doorstep containing inventory for my first photography exhibit on May 31 at Vienna, Virginia’s Historic Freeman Store, momentum on production of my book accelerates (I found an awesome cover designer a few...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 30, 2015 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness
One conversation. That’s all we had four years ago. I was a new member in a long-standing book club, attending the annual couples dinner for the first time. Remembering names isn’t my strong suit and I was still mixing up some of the women’s names in...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 22, 2015 | Life Lessons, Mindful Eating, Mindfulness
Happy Earth Day! (Though I realize this will come a day late to email subscribers). I was going to celebrate the day by installing a dragonfly-attracting habitat in my garden, but Apollo has taken over the “pond.” Instead, I’ll acknowledge Earth Day...