by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 25, 2026 | Motivation
It’s Sunday, a week since we returned from our first visit to Australia. A friend texted me a couple of days ago saying, “You must have whiplash leaving sunny Australia to come home to this weather!” “Whiplash” is the word I come back to today. Not just...
by Martha Brettschneider | Apr 23, 2025 | Life Lessons, Motivation, Retreats
Ten years ago, I did something I had never done before. I invested in myself—not for my career, not for my family, but purely for my own growth, healing, and creative awakening. I signed up for the Women and Power: Being Bold retreat, hosted by the Omega Women’s...
by Martha Brettschneider | Mar 23, 2025 | Mindfulness, Motivation
Yesterday I ventured into my messy back yard for the first time this year. Because I allow dead foliage to overwinter to support critter habitat, a lot of work was needed to clear, clip, prune, and yank out what doesn’t serve the garden’s spring intentions. I cleared...
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 | Aug 27, 2023 | Motivation
Photo: Martha Brettschneider “Motivation molasses.” I had jotted these words down on a post-it note recently, with no mention of where I had heard them. Specifically, I had written “July/August = motivation molasses.” How many journaling entries or blog posts had I...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 31, 2023 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
Greetings! Jumping in on this last day of January, 2023, to let you know how pumped I am for the year ahead. The stage is set for quantum growth! I’ve dropped in the term “quantum growth” from time to time over the years. But what does it even mean? The education...
