by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 12, 2024 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness in Nature
Yes, they really are that blue. The feet, I mean. Of the boobies. Of the blue-footed boobies (Sula nebouxii), anyway, not to be confused with the red-footed boobies (S. sula) or the Nazca boobies (Sula dactylatra). Before visiting the Galapagos Islands, where...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 14, 2024 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Mindfulness in Nature
Photos: Martha Brettschneider / Damselwings Photography Playful. Curious. Chill. These are the words you’ll hear over and over again when people describe their Galapagos sea lion encounters. Whether wrestling each other with their lumbering bodies, napping on...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 9, 2024 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness in Nature
Photo: Martha Brettschneider / Damselwings Photography For the first time since I can remember (perhaps maybe ever), I don’t feel like I need a vacation to recover from my family vacation. I returned from our trip to the Galapagos Islands and Ecuadorian Amazon truly...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 14, 2024 | Life Lessons, Mental Fitness, Mindfulness
Best viewed full screen on a computer or tablet. When was the last time you surrendered to joy like you used to do as a child? Most of us lose this connection to our pure joy-filled essence sometime along the road to adulthood. But the flame of that essence we were...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 4, 2024 | Life Lessons, Motivation
Photo: © Theo Bosboom/NPL/Minden Pictures in The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle 2024 Calendar produced by Amber Lotus® Before I dive in here, let me underscore that I did not take the photograph above, though I certainly would have if the opportunity had presented...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 13, 2024 | Life Lessons, Mental Fitness
Photo by Aida L on Unsplash As part of my personal and professional infrastructure reboot over the past year in the run-up to my 60th birthday this April, I have been working to identify subtle and not-so-subtle beliefs that add stress to my life and hold me back from...
