Kimberley Barker, Author at Kimberley Barker

The Dreaded Winter Cold and Flu! – A Blessing in Disguise

So, yes, I am a very healthy, active, fit woman who eats lots of salads, vegetables, lean meat and I work out 4-5 times a week. Then, why the hell did I get the flu this year?Good question and here are some of my answers...I put too much on my plate, always.I love life and want to experience it ALL!I have a wide variety of interests and I am on a spiritual journey to find what I am trulymeant to do in this world. I know I am here to make a difference, and to help others findout how to [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2014-03-01T02:30:00+00:00March 1, 2014|Louise Hay; Hay House; Elderberry Syrup; Vicks Vapor Rub; Influenza; Flu;Blessings; Vitamin C;|Comments Off

I Heard the Birds Singing Today!

I heard the birds singing today.The cold harsh winter has taken its toll. the below freezing temperatures making it unbearable to gooutside for longer than a few brief minutes.The wind whipping your face every chance it gets.The piles of snow never seeming to disappear.More falls from the sky each day.Pipes burst, ice collapses tree branches into peoples houses.An Earthquake rock our southearn states.The earth is clearly having a tough winter and so are the humans and animals thatinhabit it's space.Pneumonia strikes and relapses several times, cats are anxious and vomiting, the flulays us in bed for two weeks, the cats [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2014-02-16T20:34:00+00:00February 16, 2014|Bird, birds, earth, Mother Earth, snow, Spring, trees|Comments Off

Spinning, my new addiction!

So, during the fall of 2013 I had been looking for a new cardio workout as I was completely bored with the treadmill and eliptical. I had so many friends tell me about the benefits of spinning but the two classes I took, I wasn't really thrilled about. The room was dark, I had no idea how to adjust the seat, what is it with all the "gears" up and down? Fast forward to November when my guest from Italy arrives on the scene and tries to coerce me into going to a spinning class at LAFitness. Reluctantly, I said ok [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2014-01-31T12:30:00+00:00January 31, 2014|cardiovascular health, fitness, gym, health, healthy living, LAFitness, mental health, move, spin class, spinning, weight loss, workout|Comments Off

Finally, Chocolate Walnut Balls!

So, I posted a comment on my facebook page on January 23rd about these delectable little delights and finally figured out how to post the picture of them on here for everyone! The picture on facebook turned out much too small and you wouldn't see the glaze that covered the cookie, so I posted the pic here!The cookie is not an italian cookie and has no anise in it. It is a family recipe handed down from my parents and is perfect paired with a cup of Espresso, or a glass of hearty red wine. Try some for breakfast! yes [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2014-01-30T23:00:00+00:00January 30, 2014|AirBnB, Chocolate, Chocolate cookie, Chocolate cookies, Chocolate Walnut Balls, Christmas cookie, cookie, cookies|Comments Off

The New Colors for Spring! BOLD

I am loving the BOLD new colors of Spring. When it's below zero outside and the Pottery Barn and West Elm catalogs arrive in the mailbox, I close my eyes and dream of all the new home projects that could be created! And all the new clothes that remind us of sun and warmth and of all good things to come!Orange! Check this out! I love orange! It reminds me of warmth and energy and sun! and I love how its paired with beige. A neutral and a bold color and notice how West Elm gives you some ideas to [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2014-01-22T13:40:00+00:00January 22, 2014|beige, Bold, color, Courageous, Daring, green, navy, orange, Pottery Barn, purple, Ralph Lauren, Spring, The Limited, Tommy Hilfiger, WestElm|Comments Off

Trust that the New Year will Unfold…

And so a New Year begins today. This day, January 1, 2014. What will it hold for you personally? for your friends and family? for our Global Community? for our Mother Earth?I know what I am destined to do this year and what life holds for some things this year but not everything. As that is up to the Universe to show us.So many of our traditional ways ask us to create goals, resolutions and plans. I believe that all of those hold value for us, however, what I have learned over time is to mix those with the allowance [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2014-01-01T21:42:00+00:00January 1, 2014|2014, Amaryllis, global community, goals, Happy New Year, inner knowing, Joy, knowing, Mother Earth, plans, sunshine, unfolding|Comments Off

Blessings in the Basement

Christmas week this year brought a surprise for many of us in the small town that I live in. Lots of snow had fallen the week before and saturday night, the rains came. I lay in bed listening to it dance on the rooftop letting it lull me to sleep. I was gently woken out of bed at 1:15am, a messenger telling me to go to the basement and turn the fans off. A bit of water had come into the basement from the day before and I had wanted to get it dry as soon as possible. And dry [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2013-12-28T15:07:00+00:00December 28, 2013|basement, Bible, Blessings, book, books, cookies, flood, flooding, God, gold, Grandmother, gratitude, loom, shuttle, silver, thread, weaver|1 Comment

The Peacefulness of Winter

The snow blankets the streets, the flakes sparkle in the shadow of the streetlights and the earth becomes still. A time for reflection and rest for the body and the soul. Slow down, breathe in and breathe out. Breathe in and breathe out. Let the sound of the silence calm your spirit. Know that All is Well.The earth takes its time to Be. And so shall we.To Be. To stop, if only for awhile and let the peacefulness of Spirit soothe our souls.Breathe in the cold winter air, let it fill your lungs and cleanse them from all the pollution [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2013-12-10T12:15:00+00:00December 10, 2013|calm, Peaceful, peacefulness, spirit, stillness, Winter|1 Comment

Our Life’s Calling

I write this to all my readers who are struggling to find their place in the world. To my women friends who are creating new lives after divorces and deaths of their loved ones. To the many male friends I have who are working so hard to create the lives they have always dreamed of.There are days when the dream seems so far away, yet, God and the Universe know that it is so close.There are days when we can sense it and taste it and feel it and it feels so DAMN GOOD!There are days when the struggle sometimes [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-06T16:19:12+00:00November 3, 2013|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off

What do you Know?

A friend asked me this morning, "What do you know?" Stunned at the question and it was pre-coffee (hahaha), I wasn't sure how to respond. I have pondered this for most of the day.What do I KNOW? Here is my response to you my friend.I do KNOW: That somehow love prevails in everything.I do KNOW: That my Mother loves me.I do KNOW: That there is a Higher Power that operates our Universe.I do KNOW: That there is much more GOOD in the world than there is bad. We only need to look for it and it is all around us! [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-06T16:19:33+00:00November 3, 2013|Blog, Inspiration|1 Comment

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