by Martha Brettschneider | Aug 11, 2018 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Meditation, Mindful Gardening, Mindful Photography, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography
A childhood friend visited recently from out of state. He had seen my botanic photography online, but had never been to my Virginia home. We stopped by my house briefly on our way to lunch and my heart clenched when he said, “I want to see your garden.”...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 28, 2018 | Life Lessons, Meditation, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Motivation, Photography
A few months ago I shared with you “My Dream Come True Story” about how my photography was unexpectedly chosen to decorate Washington, DC-based Sibley Memorial Hospital’s brand new Integrative Medicine Department. When I visited the installation for the first time a...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jul 19, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Photography
“In a mind clear as still water, even the waves, breaking, are reflecting its light.” ~ Dogan (founder of Japanese Soto Zen) Last week my family and I enjoyed several days at Smith Mountain Lake in Franklin County, Virginia. Our stay landed right in the middle of my...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jun 16, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness
I’ve been home from our SE Asia trip for six days. I have yet to get through a whole day without a nap of some kind. I made it through a speaking event yesterday, but just barely. The combination of jet lag, digging out after being away for over two weeks, and...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 24, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindful Gardening, Mindful Parenting, Mindful Photography
I am SHOCKED to be sitting here at Dulles International Airport, waiting to board our flight to Malaysia to meet our son and his girlfriend on their college graduation trip. When Cody asked us several months ago to join them for part of their excursion through SE...
by Martha Brettschneider | May 3, 2018 | Mindful Photography, Mindful Photography, Mindfulness, Motivation, Photography
Yesterday at 6:20 am, I was perched on the top level of a tall step ladder in the middle of my neighbor’s dogwood tree, literally going out on a limb. Fortunately I had asked permission the previous day to use their tree as a photography subject, since at times the...
