Love Archives - Kimberley Barker

Pleasure, the other side of Pain

Being in Love and getting your heartbroken (pain) are often two sides of the same coin. The feelings are the same. One feels like they are dropping into depths so deep its hard to capture into words.Is this why our society has been so captured by the Fifty Shades of Grey novels? Did E.L James bring out the obvious? or was she reminding us of the primal needs we all have of love at some deep level?Do we all secretly wish we had our own "Christians and Ana's?" People balk at the whole mention of BDSM - the whole notion [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2015-10-17T12:00:00+00:00October 17, 2015|BDSM, dark, DOMINANT, EROTICA, female, Light, Love, MALE, pain, PASSION, PLEASURE, polyamory, submissive, TIM FERRIS|Comments Off

Asking For Help, Weakness or Strength?

This is an interesting question right? Especially for women. I cannot speak for men but I am certain that it applies to them as well.Recently I had a bout of food poisoning on a Sunday morning with a house full of guests to take care of. It took me an hour to just muster up the strength to go downstairs to feed my cats! I had a blaring headache, and my body was clearly rejecting something as I ran to the bathroom so many times, I lost count.My body felt like it had been taken over by some evil gremlin! [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2015-10-06T18:09:00+00:00October 6, 2015|asking for help, change the world, family, FRIENDS, HELP EACH OTHER, HELPING HANDS, Love, Marie Forleo, SATYA JEWELRY, STRENGTHS, weaknesses|1 Comment

A New Life Begins and a Life Ends

Yesterday was an interesting day filled with so many emotions. As I pondered the day, looking out at the moonlight and hearing the rustling of the leaves on the trees, I wondered about the human experience here on this planet.I was taking a break from studying and writing in the morning and a dear friend called me. I saw her name come up on my phone and a smile broke out on my face. I answered immediately, so glad to hear her voice.However, the news she was to deliver made my heart so very sad. A friend and co-worker we [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2015-09-25T15:47:00+00:00September 25, 2015|adventuresome, BEST FRIENDS, co-workers, Courageous, darkness, endings, FRIENDS, frienship, HAPPY, Light, Love, NEW BEGINNINGS, SANDRA BULLOCK, soul, suicide|Comments Off

Saturday Night at Grace House

It's 12:45 am on a Saturday evening as I walk in the door of my home from a wonderful evening with friends. The house is quiet but for the sound of the television. I gingerly walk through the dining room and into the living room. One table lamp warmly lights the sunroom and the reflection of the TV shines on the serene faces of my sleeping guests on the couch. Being out in the rain and cold weather had them yearning for warmth as they are snuggled beneath the plaid comforter. The temperature in the house has dropped quite a [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2015-09-14T17:45:00+00:00September 14, 2015|AirBnB, BLACK CATS, COMFORT, Grace House Retreat, home, Love, Saturday Night Live, WARMTH|Comments Off

One Year Ago, I met a Young Couple Through Airbnb

One Year Ago, a chinese man in his mid twenties sent me a reservation request in the middle of the night for him to come and stay that evening at my house. I typically don't answer requests in the middle of the night while I am sleeping, but for some reason, the ping of my phone woke me up. He had no picture on his profile.Typically, I would be suspicious of this type of request and ask several more questions before I would even approve the stay. I asked him for a picture and he said he was boarding the [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2015-08-09T02:20:00+00:00August 9, 2015|AirBnB, Airbnb host, Blessings, heart so full, Love, MARRIAGE, Miracles, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, wedding|Comments Off

What Do I Know

WHAT DO I KNOW?I had dinner with a very dear friend of mine last night. It was a beautiful summer evening, the sun shiningbrightly through the blinds of the restaurant window. Our conversations typically range from our work lives, to some philosophical subject of the universe, human behavior, the well being of our families and I always try and insert something fun and whimsical to make him laugh and smile. As I was brewing my morning [...]

By Kimberley Barker|2014-08-10T15:10:00+00:00August 10, 2014|animals, cats, chocolate chip cookies, coffee, dogs, FLOWER, forgiveness, FRAGRANCE, https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/539840, knowing, LISTEN, Love, RISK, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, violet, What Do I Know|Comments Off