Blog Archives - Page 8 of 11 - Kimberley Barker

Turning Grief into a Dream Not Left Behind

And so as my family and I walk through the weeks following the death of our Mother, Grandmother, Wife, Great Grandmother, we all are processing this differently - yet we are keeping in contact with one another , supporting one another and loving each other through our grief.Yesterday afternoon was rough for me, I did what I knew to overcome the dark sadness that lurked in my solar plexus in the morning. I went to the gym and pushed my body to the limit, so I could feel something, anything other than the pain of the grief. The gym has [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-06T16:48:27+00:00January 3, 2016|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off

The 31st Day of December, A Gift of Life

To most this symbolizes the last day of the year. To others in cultures different than ours, it can mean something totally different. It's all in the perception and how we look at things. I choose to look at today as a gift.A gift of Life.You see today is the day my parents gave birth to me.And I am so happy and grateful that I am healthy and here on this planet to celebrate this day with my friends and my family.The gift of Life.How precious and sweet.Cherish it.Don't waste it on regrets and anger.Be grateful for everything , even [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-06T16:49:47+00:00December 31, 2015|Blog, Holidays, Inspiration|Comments Off

LOVE, The Way to Heal from Grief

It's been a few weeks since my Mother died. My heart still feels frozen, yet, there are times I can feel it thaw out just a bit. I am glad to have those moments and in my mind, I know that eventually I won't feel so much like someone threw a ton of bricks at me. I find it hard to get motivated to do the smallest things and I am grateful that life somehow forces us to move on.There is good that has come of her passing and I choose to focus my heart and mind on those things. [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-07T18:46:18+00:00December 29, 2015|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off

Words from my Mother

The first words on a page since my Mother's death. I fear that in this writing, I will cry tears that will never stop. I have been taken ill several days after her funeral. During these days I have forced myself to sit and watch Hallmark Christmas movies, because it is in those movies that I find solace. You see Christmas is my favorite time of year, as it was my Mothers. She was the one who gave me the love of the season and the gift of believing that Christmas was truly a magical time of year. These movies [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-06T16:13:07+00:00December 21, 2015|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off

Operating from our Authentic Selves

What does that mean? What does it mean to operate from our authentic selves versus the ego?Well, I really didn't understand this either. I listened to Dr. Wayne Dyer explain this to me over and over again until I got it. I don't think I could have truly understood it until now.Why did I want to get it? What did it matter to me? It mattered to me because at this point in my life, I no longer want to operate from the swirling dervish of "getting more money," "work harder," "achieve more." I want to be truly happy on [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-06T16:13:24+00:00December 5, 2015|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off

There is Magic in the Air at Christmas time

This is my favorite time of year when we decorate our houses, the Christmas trees go up and everyone feels just a bit different than at other time of the year.I used to think that the Santa Claus story and the story of Christ's birth were two separate and distinct thoughts about Christmas. People often times frown upon the concept of Santa Claus and gift giving, presents under the tree and belief in a mythological figure.But why could they not be two stories that exemplify love? Santa loves all of us - not only little boys and girls but adults [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-07T18:48:10+00:00December 2, 2015|Blog, Holidays|Comments Off

Thank You

Saying those two small words creates magic in your life. Those two small words, puts a smile on a strangers face, it makes your friend feel good when they do you a favor, it let’s your employees know that you appreciate them and most of all it tells God/the Universe that you are expressing gratitude for all the wonderfulness that has been bestowed upon you.Rhonda Byrne, author of The Secret wrote another book called The Magic. The premise of the book is to bring Magic into your life by the expression of gratitude. There are 28 days of exercises to [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-07T18:50:07+00:00November 26, 2015|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off

From Ambition to Meaning

So many of us struggle with our lives to find what truly makes us happy. And as I listen to my favorite teacher this morning, Dr. Wayne W. Dyer, he talks about moving from ambition to meaning.We strive and strive and work hard to achieve those materialistic things in our lives that society tells us we should want. But those "things" don't truly make us happy do they?Don't get me wrong, I love my home, my clothes closet, going to the salon. However, when we sit in those quiet moments of our lives - we "know" what those things are [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-07T18:54:06+00:00November 24, 2015|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off

Out of Necessity comes Creativity

How many of you have experienced financial challenges in your life? How many of you want desperately to live your dreams?Well, I am here to tell you - it is POSSIBLE! It is!Are you experiencing more debt than money coming in? Great! Awesome! This is a great time to stop the panic (get one of those big red buttons that says STOP!) and find 10 good things about the situation and make an agreement with yourself - I will not panic about this until three days from now and within those three days, I am going to sit down and [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-07T20:00:39+00:00November 22, 2015|Blog, Food, Holidays, Inspiration|Comments Off

The World Focuses on Paris .. which thoughts will we choose? Fear or Love?

So my thoughts this morning continue to reflect around all that has gone on in Paris over the last few days.The media, facebook, people have so many opinions about what should be done and someone this morning posted this amazing clip of this little girl who really hit the nail on the head. We need to come from our hearts, not from a place of fear. "If we live in a world where everyone is being mean, then everyone is going to be a monster in the future" "what if theres a little bit of persons and we eat/beat them [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2021-11-06T16:14:08+00:00November 18, 2015|Blog, Inspiration|Comments Off