by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 6, 2019 | Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Motivation, Photography
If you’ve ever participated in one of my mindfulness programs, you know that “the pause” is a powerful thing. Whether it’s the pause between breaths during meditation or the pause between stimulus and response, our ability to embrace that space...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 9, 2019 | Mindful Photography, Motivation
Tulips on the Grounds of the Goodstone Inn, Middleburg, VA Greetings from the midst of a full and fulfilling month of May! Between the daily writing I do for the 30-Day Mindfulness Meditation Challenge in process this month and my #MarthasMayPhotoChallenge project,...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 12, 2019 | Mindful Photography, Photography
Welcome to Part II of my birthday artist date report! As I promised in last week’s post, below are some of my favorite cherry blossom images captured on my birthday artist date outing. I’ll leave you to the visuals without additional commentary. Enjoy! A B...
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 19, 2019 | Feng Shui/Clutter Clearing, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Motivation
My heart is practically bursting out of my chest today! The spring equinox happens tomorrow, bringing the energy of spring growth with it! According to the Farmer’s Almanac, “the spring equinox (also called the March equinox or vernal equinox) falls...
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...