by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 29, 2019 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindful Eating, Mindfulness
They say, “It’s the journey, not the destination.” They say, “Trust the process.” But just when you think you’ve gotten the hang of going with the flow and maintaining a consistently optimistic outlook on life, an opportunity for deeper practice materializes. And when...
by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 4, 2019 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Motivation, Photography
How often have you questioned whether what brings you joy at a given juncture of your life is important enough? How often have you thought, “I’d really like to do more of that, but [fill in the blank].” This week I recalled how frequently over the years I told myself...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 22, 2019 | Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography
In late May 2015, I met a young girl who made a deep impression on me for many reasons. I was standing next to my display at my very first art show at Vienna, Virginia’s historic Freeman Store. A woman approached and said, “My daughter would like to meet the artist.”...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 18, 2019 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindfulness, Motivation
May continues to be a beautiful dance of photography and writing output stemming from #MarthasMayPhotoChallenge and the current session of the 30-Day Mindfulness Meditation Challenge. A few days ago a member of our meditation circle asked the question, “What has...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 5, 2019 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Motivation
If you’ve been following the blog for a while, you may remember that I like to celebrate my birthday by taking myself on an artist date. Yesterday’s artist date for my 55th birthday may have been the best one yet. The purpose pendulum has swung in the direction of...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 3, 2019 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders
Blooming Ever More Fully into Mindfulness! Greetings from San Francisco, where I’m attending the 10th annual Wisdom 2.0 Conference. I’m doing my best to drink from the firehose of wisdom shared from the various stages at this incredible event, which about...
