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The Song of Endings and Beginnings

The Song of Endings and Beginnings

by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 1, 2021 | Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Workshop

Out of such transparency of the human heart, things of value are created and we are created. Such openness requires two ongoing devotions: the risk to be, to slow to the pace of creation,...

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A Shot of Color

A Shot of Color

by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 28, 2021 | Mindful Photography, Motivation, Photography

This will be short and sweet. I just wanted to send you a shot of color that my cold and muddy garden gifted me yesterday. Today it's once again rainy, grey, and bone-chilling outside here...

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Weighing Myself as Mindfulness Practice

Weighing Myself as Mindfulness Practice

by Martha Brettschneider | Feb 14, 2021 | Fitness, Mindful Eating

Note: I revised this piece to provide a little more context to the graph below. The timing of this post -- landing on Valentine's (or Galentine's) Day -- may feel a little weird. It's not...

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My 2021 Goals

My 2021 Goals

by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 31, 2021 | Mindfulness, Motivation

The thrill of life is not about who we are but about who we are in the process of becoming. Similarly, the magic of our brain lies not in its constituent elements but in the way those...

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Taking Stock of 2020 and My Annual Goals Report Card

Taking Stock of 2020 and My Annual Goals Report Card

by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 1, 2021 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness

A ginko was the first tree to grow back after the bombing of Hiroshima. That's resilience! Happy New Year! I don't know about you, but I woke up this morning feeling just a little bit...

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Christmas at Half-Mast

Christmas at Half-Mast

by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 20, 2020 | Uncategorized

How are you doing navigating the emotional roller coaster of the holidays this year?  A few weeks ago I felt like skipping Christmas altogether. It just felt wrong to me to open a bunch of...

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Pop-Up Virtual Art Show Details

by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 27, 2020 | Uncategorized

Greetings, friend! Hope you had a safe and anchored Thanksgiving. We're just a couple of days away from my first ever virtual Art Show -- YAY!!! I've been pulling myself up the learning...

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Thanksgiving in the Midst of the Storm

Thanksgiving in the Midst of the Storm

by Martha Brettschneider | Nov 26, 2020 | Mindfulness

Gratitude, the spirit of Thanksgiving, whacked me upside the head recently in the midst of a literal storm. Yup, 2020 has felt like one big storm engulfing the world, keeping our internal...

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New Notecards!

New Notecards!

by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 17, 2020 | Mindful Photography, Products

Gratitude. This single word, this intentional choice, has been my antidote to 2020's uncertainty, chaos, and overwhelm. That's why I'm even more excited than usual to unveil my new...

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Finding Meaning in the Blur: New Perspectives Continued

Finding Meaning in the Blur: New Perspectives Continued

by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 4, 2020 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Motivation

Wow — a lot has happened in our world since my last blog post. Ruth Bader Ginsburg died. The presidential debate took place. Covid-19 has invaded the White House, its advisors, and top...

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New Perspectives: Widening the Lens

New Perspectives: Widening the Lens

by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 12, 2020 | Antiracism, Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness

As I wrote in my last post about turning my camera upward to trees to shift my usual point of view, I've made an intentional effort to widen my lens and embrace new perspectives this year....

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Tree Whispers From Longwood Gardens

Tree Whispers From Longwood Gardens

by Martha Brettschneider | Sep 2, 2020 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness

Beech Tree at Longwood Gardens Last week I was supposed to be in New Brunswick, Canada, for a week-long photography workshop with Freeman Patterson and Andre´ Gallant at Shamper’s Bluff,...

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