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...
by Martha Brettschneider | Jan 8, 2023 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
Whew! We are just one week into 2023 and I can’t believe how quickly my batteries have recharged and refreshed me after my depleting December. Last month’s challenges are such a gift to me now. The moment on Christmas Eve day when I told myself I didn’t have time to...
by Martha Brettschneider | Oct 1, 2022 | Mindfulness, Motivation
Photo credit: John Arano via Unsplash “We don’t rise to the level of our expectations; we fall to the level of our training.”~ Greek poet Archilochus I can’t remember when I first read or heard this quote, but it’s been flashing in my head like a...
