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 6, 2019 | Mindfulness, Motivation
Apollo on New Year’s Day “Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” ― Mary Oliver Happy New Year! Mary Oliver has my back. She provided the perfect words to finish up 2018 (see last week’s post) and has the...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 30, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Motivation
“Instructions for living a life. Pay attention. Be astonished. Tell about it.” ― Mary Oliver And with another blink of the eye, the curtain is closing on 2018. These past few days after Christmas have been luxuriously unscheduled and unstructured. This takes some...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 13, 2018 | Life Lessons, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
I never had an interest in reaching a super old age. Growing up, I didn’t have anybody in my family who lived to be 100, or anything close to it. On the contrary, most of the men in our family died at unusually young ages. My vibrant maternal grandmother, who I...
by Martha Brettschneider | Dec 1, 2018 | Blooming into Mindfulness, Life Lessons, Mindfulness, Mindfulness Thought Leaders, Motivation
Why is it so hard to acknowledge that we have made progress of some kind? Stepping back even further, why is it so hard to even direct positive wishes towards ourselves? After practicing lovingkindness meditation this week in the 15-Day Advanced Extension to the...
