Kimberley Barker, Author at Kimberley Barker

What Would I Love?

Have you ever asked yourself this question? How would you answer it? Would it be different depending on what was happening in your life this very minute instead of what would happen this afternoon? How would you answer it then?What Would I Love? I was watching a video from Mary Morrisey, one of my many teachers yesterday and she talked about this question. She, like Tony Robbins, talk about asking our selves the right questions in order to improve the quality of our lives.So many teachers tell us to "get clear" about what it is we want in our lives. [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-07T20:04:20+00:00November 17, 2015|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off

I Write in my Pajamas – Is that Such a Bad Thing?

Goofy title for a blog yes? Well, as I was doing my morning writing and studying today, I was reading a passage from Elizabeth Gilbert's book called Big Magic. I have been referring to it in several of my blogs recently. It is truly inspiring to the creative spirit in all of us!The chapter I was reading this morning was titled : Tristam Shandy Chimes In. I was curious about the title and read on. In this very short chapter she talks about another writer who, when he felt blocked or like life was just in this "stuck" stage , [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-07T20:06:13+00:00November 11, 2015|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off

Are we Really Dedicated to Our Creative Lives?

Are you fully committed to this creative life you want to have? Are you 100% vested?I thought I was for the last ten years of my life as I worked toward where I am today, but I asked myself the question over the last few weeks? What is it that I really, really wanted to do with this creative life of mine? What has called me to my life purpose? Well there are many things but the one thing that I always came back to was writing.I was so afraid of having no money that I kept chasing the dollar [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-07T20:09:24+00:00November 6, 2015|Blog, Inspiration|1 Comment

Autumn Open House Party at Grace House , Thursday, November 19th

Come, Let Us Welcome Autumn with an Open House Celebration at Grace House RetreatThursday, November 19, 2015 6:30 to 9:30pmGRACE HOUSE RETREAT, 29 MORTON DRIVE, BUFFALO NY, 14226Join us for a casual Open House party of relaxing chair massages, samplings of Autumn and Holiday Steeped Tea and Grace Houses signature Holiday cookies! We will also be featuring free facials with our Natural Image Care, certified organic skin care products that are guaranteed to make your skin feel amazing! We will be taking orders for Grace House Signature Holiday cookie trays [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-07T20:12:58+00:00November 5, 2015|Blog, Holidays|Comments Off

He Maketh No Mistakes

Today I have a special treat for my readers that was sent to me from my Grandmother this morning. You see my Grandmother now lives in the Spirit world and I feel her presence more and more each day as I connect to her through my daily meditations.I was sitting at my dining room table , coffee in hand, in the early morning hours, with just the dim light of the two lamps on my side board. I let the quiet surround me and I picked up the pen. I said a prayer of thanks and started on the page. [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-22T21:17:39+00:00November 5, 2015|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off

The Magical Mysteries of Life, Connecting with Spirit

Each day I am awestruck at the wonderment of the Universe/God in my life. There are little signs that come up throughout the course of the day that tell me that He is listening. He hears my every thought, my every prayer. Why does it still surprise me when it happens? I don't know. In fact, the messages come quickly and effortlessly almost within 24 hours of my thoughts and I can't even keep up with receiving all the information He is giving me.Did this always happen and I just wasn't as aware of the spiritual flow of the Universe [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-22T21:19:09+00:00November 3, 2015|Blog, God, Inspiration, MEDITATION, mysteries of life, Peaceful|1 Comment

The Pathway to Molding a Creative Life

It's been an interesting couple of days, lots of emotion swirling around from sadness of a friend moving out of town, to disappointment of not meeting my creative/entrepreneurial goals as I had intended over a year ago, to fear of not being able to financially support myself while I continue onward to make those dreams a reality. All of this I knew was blocking my ability to write and that upset me even more.I yearned to put pen to paper and my hands on the keyboard. It wasn't coming. I did everything that my teachers had taught me about changing [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2015-10-31T14:00:00+00:00October 31, 2015|Answered Prayers, Big Magic, Creative Living Beyond Fear, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, ELIZABETH GILBERT, EMOTION, entrepreneurial goals, Julia Cameron, laundry, Love Letters from the Divine, Oprah, SUPER SOUL SUNDAY|Comments Off

Men wearing Backwards Baseball Caps on First Dates?

So, I went on a first date with someone last night and to my surprise he greeted me in a backwards baseball cap, a t-shirt, jeans and sneakers. The topper - he was chewing gum!I was shocked to say the least. I took my time to shower, get nicely dressed in a blue blouse that contrasted with my auburn hair, a nice pair of black jeggings with black boots and a coat that was yellow with ruffles that complemented the blue. I curled my hair and took the time with my makeup.Clearly he didn't take the time to do much [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2015-10-23T20:47:00+00:00October 23, 2015|Baseball caps, chewing gum, dating, DRESS TO IMPRESS, FIRST DATES GONE BAD, JEANS, MENS TIPS ON DATING, t-shirts, women being treated the old fashioned way|Comments Off

On Permission to Live a Creative Life

Over the last few days, I have been reading a book by Elizabeth Gilbert called Big Magic, Creative Living Beyond Fear. At the time I bought the book, I grabbed it to soothe a grieving heart over a friend that is moving away. Has it worked? Somewhat, yes. Each time I think of my friend and begin to cry, I grab the book to focus my mind on my writing life.Just this morning I read an interesting chapter on Permission to Live a Creative Life. When I saw the title of the chapter - I thought, wow, what an interesting [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2015-10-22T16:13:00+00:00October 22, 2015|ARTISTS, DaVinci, decorating, ELIZABETH GILBERT, ESSAYS, home improvement, HOME RENOVATION, in-spirit, inspire, KNITTING, MICHAELANGELO, painters, prose, sculptor, sweaters, the creative life, Writing Life|Comments Off

On Being Part of a Family and Honoring Spiritual Traditions

I typically don't write a piece so specific to my family, but I felt inspired to do so today.This Sunday was such a touching experience for me as I watched another one of my nephews children get baptized. Why was this one any different than the baptism of his other two children?Because my Father was there.You see my Father and his wife have taken such an active role in our family over the last few years since my Mother had a brush with death. I will never know what they discussed when she called them to her bedside, but whatever [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2015-10-20T16:32:00+00:00October 20, 2015|BAPTISM, Blessings, CHILD, family, FAMILY TRADITIONS, God, gratitude, peacefulness, spiritual traditions, Universe|Comments Off

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