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  • Grounded Light 2019-23
    • Music, Miracles, Mystery 2019
      • February 2019
        • Bridges
        • We Form a Link
        • Epiphany*
        • LIfe…Great Mystery
      • March 2019
        • Beyond Comprehension
        • The Infinite and the Finite
        • Ground and Light
        • Five Energies of the Physical Universe
      • April 2019
        • Re-Awakening to the Earth as Alive
        • Visible and Invisible Worlds
        • Walk in Beauty
        • It's About Time
      • May 2019
        • The Day the Road Came
        • Illusion and Reality
        • …receivexpressreceivexpress…*
        • My Stars! *
        • Wabi-Sabi Beauty
      • June 2019
        • Synchronicity
        • Gifts That Go On Beyond Planning
        • Creatures Great and Small
        • Enchanting Entanglement
      • July 2019
        • Light and Consciousness
        • A Nuclear Choice
        • Gifts of Radical Trust
        • Waves of Light
        • Going Vertical
      • August 2019
        • Blessed Stillpoint
        • The Miracle of Play
        • High Play
        • Mastering Numbers
      • September 2019
        • Measure of the Earth
        • Shapes of Harmony
        • Shapes of Harmony Amplified
        • The Seed of Life
      • October 2019
        • Shapes of Harmony Themes
        • The Farmers' Dilemma
        • Shapes of Harmony Return
        • Can You Hear The Trees Speaking?
        • Who Owns What?
      • November 2019
        • Grandma's Quiet Brilliance
        • Weather’s Whimsy
        • Death and Birth
        • Gratitude
      • December 2019
        • I Am Music
        • Harmonious Random Patterns
        • The Power of Our Songs
        • Radiate
      • January 2020
        • Grace
        • Fabric of Community
        • Stories Connect Us
    • Fire and Ice 2020
      • Fire and Ice Introduction
      • February 2020
        • Three Stories of Our Time
        • The Great Turning
        • What a Friend Our Breath Is!
        • We Are The Bells
        • Stillness
      • March 2020
        • Hear The Story Woman
        • Bridge People
        • In This Time/Terrifying and Beautiful/A Vow
        • Scale, Perspective, and Context
      • April 2020
        • The Importance of Noticing Beauty
        • Spiritual Principles of Wabi-Sabi Beauty
        • un•prec•e•dent•ed
        • This Moment of Choice
        • Slowing Down With Our Children
      • May 2020
        • Shadow and Light
        • Look Out! and Look Out
        • Keeping Quiet
        • A Prophesy From 12 Centuries Ago
      • June 2020
        • The Best of Times, The Worst of Times
        • Ancient Medicine for Our Time
        • Lost
        • "Hope (in a Time of Hopelessness)"
      • July 2020
        • And Yet Still There’s Hope
        • Holding Up The Sun
        • Nero Fiddled While Rome Burned
        • To Open or Not to Open? Is That Really the Question?
        • Pandemics Then and Now
      • August 2020
        • Our Fragile World
        • Patience Can Be Messy!
        • Life’s Global and Personal Waves
        • Birth Day Remembering
      • September 2020
        • Ripples Into The Present and Future
        • Wisdom Weavers of the World
        • A Buddhist Response to Coronavirus
        • No Hiding Place
        • We Stand At a Critical Moment
      • October 2020
        • Life's Hard to Figure
        • Narcissus is a Flower
        • Healing and Cure
        • 20/20 Vision in a Foggy 2020
      • November 2020
        • Fresh Pastures of Promise
        • The US is us
        • A Question for This Time of Transformation
        • Grateful
      • December 2020
        • Praying
        • Another Question for This Time...
        • The Power of Gratitude
        • Enjoy and Amplify
        • Happy New Year!
      • January 2021
        • Flowing With The River
        • Transition Within Transformation
    • Lead Into Gold 2021
      • Lead Into Gold Introduction
      • January 2021
        • Not So Peaceful But Transition Nonetheless
        • Lead Into Gold Introduction
      • February 2021
        • Imagination and Fantasy Are Different
        • A Mysterious Force
        • The Gift of Attention
        • With Clear Intention, The Universe Conspires
      • March 2021
        • Going Beyond the Dome
        • Self-Healing Leads to Beauty
        • The Alchemy of Stones
        • Written By The Same Hand
        • Listening Beyond Hearing
      • April 2021
        • As Below, So Above
        • Sacred Home – Part 1
        • Sacred Home – Part 2
        • Sacred Home – Part 3
      • May 2021
        • Sacred Home – Part 4
        • Cure and Healing
        • What is the Pattern?
        • A Love Song for Mother Earth
      • June 2021
        • Sacred Reciprocity
        • On The Map
        • A Yin-Yang of Light
        • Waves of Radiance
        • Light to the Whole World Every Day
      • July 2021
        • Light For The Whole
        • Dynamic Balance
        • It's Complex And It's A Complex
        • Bent White Light
      • August 2021
        • Scared And Sacred
        • Voices Of Wisdom For This Time
        • Honoring Mystery
        • Re-Awakening To The Earth As Alive
      • September 2021
        • Life Is A Creation
        • Speak To Us Of Beauty
        • We Are Part Of The Earth
        • A Prophecy From 12 Centuries Ago
        • Meeting Myself in Africa
      • October 2021
        • Meeting Others in Africa – Part 1
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 2
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 3
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 4
      • November 2021
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 5
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 6
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 7
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 8
      • December 2021
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 9
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 10
        • Africa's Vastness
        • Enjoy and Amplify
    • Welcome To Earth 2022
      • January 2022
        • Introduction
        • It's About Time
        • Why Grounded Light?
        • A Range From Propaganda To Parable
      • February 2022
        • The Traveling Circus (Czechoslovakia)
        • The Day The Road Came (PNG)
        • Haves and Have-Nots (The DR)
        • How Wide Is The Nile....? (Egypt)
      • March 2022
        • Re-Membering (Scotland / USA)
        • Being At Home (Somalia)
        • Comedy and Tragedy (Ukraine / Global)
        • It's All Relative (Israel)
        • A Fisherman's Wife (Greece / USA)
      • April 2022
        • A Wonder Of The World (Egypt)
        • Grief and Love (Syria / Social Media)
        • Bless This Food (Somalia)
        • Food (In)Security (Ukraine / Lebanon / World)
      • May 2022
        • A Thin Veneer (Lebanon)
        • My Job Was Water (Leech Lake Reservation)
        • A Woman Ahead Of Her Time (US / Canada)
        • Adventure and Adversity (US / Canada)
      • June 2022
        • Notable Events, Weather, Sports = NEWS
        • The Ameriguns (USA)
        • God Bless The Senate! (USA)
        • Beacons of Light (USA / Global)
        • A Marvelous Victory (USA)
      • July 2022
        • Back To The Future (USA)
        • Plastic Revolution (Kenya)
        • Discovering The Beauty Of Silence (USA)
        • A Story of Heroes And Outlaws (USA)
      • August 2022
        • Coming To Earth (The World)
        • Cultivating A Field Of View (Lebanon / Israel)
        • Thoughts Are Like Acorns (Earth)
        • Us And Them (Papua New Guinea / USA)
        • A Nuclear Choice (USSR / Europe / NZ)
      • September 2022
        • Intimate Strangers (Greece / Lebanon)
        • Breakfast In Beirut (Lebanon)
        • Life. The River. (Earth)
        • Nature's Healing Embrace (Earth)
      • October 2022
        • Duck and Cover (The World)
        • God Save The Queen – And Me! (USA)
        • Appreciating Magnificence (USA)
        • The Yin And Yang Of Transformation
      • November 2022
        • The Story Bowl
        • The Butter Dish (Global)
        • Turn, Turn, Turn (Earth and All Life)
        • In and Within Awe (Global)
        • The Power of Combining Words and Images
      • December 2022
        • Time, Timing, And Timelessness (Global)
        • Chana Dal (India)
        • An Unconventional Christmas (The Sudan)
        • Patience Meets Delight
    • This Exceptional Moment 2023
      • January 2023
        • This Exceptional Moment Introduction
        • Being Awake is a Both/And
      • February 2023
        • The Earthshot Prize
        • We Make Packaging Disappear
        • So Profoundly Simple. So Simply Profound.
        • One Flower In The Garden
      • March 2023
        • Celebrate Earth's Beauty as Inestimable
        • Transmission Interconnection
        • Celebrate Earth's Beauty As Emellishment
        • Celebrate Earth's Beauty As Regulator
  • Kaleidoscope Lenses 2017-18
    • About Kaleidoscope Lenses
      • Kaleidoscope Lenses Vision and Purpose
      • Objectives and Outcomes
      • Tools for Learning and Leadership
      • Design Principles and Structure
      • Meaning and Beliefs Beneath
      • The Power of Combining Words and Images
      • Creative Services
    • 24 Kaleidoscope Lenses
    • Kaleidoscope Featured Excerpts
      • Featured Excerpts 1 – 12
        • February 2017: Perspective
        • March 2017: Resilience
        • April 2017: Trust
        • May 2017: Creativity
        • June 2017: Awe
        • July 2017: Connection
        • August 2017: Humility
        • September 2017: Kindness
        • October 2017: Flow
        • November 2017: Gratitude
        • December 2017: Presence
        • January 2018: Awareness
      • Featured Excerpts 13 – 24
        • February 2018: Empathy
        • March 2018: Compassion
        • April 2018: Courage
        • May 2018: Patience
        • June 2018: Acceptance
        • July 2018: Openness
        • August 2018: Congruence
        • September 2018: Harmony
        • October 2018: Hope
        • November 2018: Simplicity
        • December 2018: Vision
        • January 2019: Wisdom
  • Healing Stones
    • About Healing Stones
      • Choosing Healing Stones
      • Clearing and Energizing Your Stones
      • 90% Is Below The Surface
      • Working With Nature
    • StoneCircles (Earth)
    • Celestial Rays (Sun)
    • Music of the Spheres (Planets)
    • Infinite BlessSings (Stars)
    • More Healing Stones Designs
  • Fine Art Photography
    • Urban Nature Fine Art Prints
    • Photo Galleries
      • Local Galleries
        • The Night Kitchen
        • Through My Office Window
        • Reflected Elegance
        • Dragonflies, Butterflies, and Moths
        • Water Birds
        • Our Global Local Market
        • They're Just Weeds, Right?
        • A Date With a Monarch
        • A Heron Takes Flight
        • Abstract Water Images
        • The Creek
      • Global Galleries
        • Mothers, Babies, and Food
        • Yogis Praying Next to Children Playing
        • People We Met That Day
        • An Afternoon in Africa
        • Hidden in a Coconut Grove
        • A Day in Maasai Land
        • Fabric of Community
        • An Extreme Airport
        • A Sailing Safari
        • Seven Hours By Taxi
        • Harvest and Ceremony
        • A DR Saturday
        • On The Path of Life
        • Damascus to Aleppo
    • Wabi-Sabi Desktops
    • About The Photos
  • A Kaleidoscope of Haiku
  • Shop
    • Kaleidoscope Lenses
    • Urban Nature Fine Art Prints
    • Wabi-Sabi Desktops
    • StoneCircles (Earth)
    • Celestial Rays (Sun)
    • Music of the Spheres (Planets)
    • Infinite BlessSings (Stars)
    • More Healing Stones Designs
  • Cart
  • Welcome!
  • Contact
    • Barbara’s Bio
      • Barbara's Key Relevant Skills and Experience
      • Barbara's Global Walkabout
      • Lifetime Achievement Award
      • The Goddess
      • Running and Not Running
    • Engage With Us
      • Free
      • Products
      • Services
        • Emotional Intelligence Coaching
        • Leadership Development Coaching
        • Team Development
        • Special Online Events
        • Wisdom Circles
  • Grounded Light 2019-23
    • Music, Miracles, Mystery 2019
      • February 2019
        • Bridges
        • We Form a Link
        • Epiphany*
        • LIfe…Great Mystery
      • March 2019
        • Beyond Comprehension
        • The Infinite and the Finite
        • Ground and Light
        • Five Energies of the Physical Universe
      • April 2019
        • Re-Awakening to the Earth as Alive
        • Visible and Invisible Worlds
        • Walk in Beauty
        • It's About Time
      • May 2019
        • The Day the Road Came
        • Illusion and Reality
        • …receivexpressreceivexpress…*
        • My Stars! *
        • Wabi-Sabi Beauty
      • June 2019
        • Synchronicity
        • Gifts That Go On Beyond Planning
        • Creatures Great and Small
        • Enchanting Entanglement
      • July 2019
        • Light and Consciousness
        • A Nuclear Choice
        • Gifts of Radical Trust
        • Waves of Light
        • Going Vertical
      • August 2019
        • Blessed Stillpoint
        • The Miracle of Play
        • High Play
        • Mastering Numbers
      • September 2019
        • Measure of the Earth
        • Shapes of Harmony
        • Shapes of Harmony Amplified
        • The Seed of Life
      • October 2019
        • Shapes of Harmony Themes
        • The Farmers' Dilemma
        • Shapes of Harmony Return
        • Can You Hear The Trees Speaking?
        • Who Owns What?
      • November 2019
        • Grandma's Quiet Brilliance
        • Weather’s Whimsy
        • Death and Birth
        • Gratitude
      • December 2019
        • I Am Music
        • Harmonious Random Patterns
        • The Power of Our Songs
        • Radiate
      • January 2020
        • Grace
        • Fabric of Community
        • Stories Connect Us
    • Fire and Ice 2020
      • Fire and Ice Introduction
      • February 2020
        • Three Stories of Our Time
        • The Great Turning
        • What a Friend Our Breath Is!
        • We Are The Bells
        • Stillness
      • March 2020
        • Hear The Story Woman
        • Bridge People
        • In This Time/Terrifying and Beautiful/A Vow
        • Scale, Perspective, and Context
      • April 2020
        • The Importance of Noticing Beauty
        • Spiritual Principles of Wabi-Sabi Beauty
        • un•prec•e•dent•ed
        • This Moment of Choice
        • Slowing Down With Our Children
      • May 2020
        • Shadow and Light
        • Look Out! and Look Out
        • Keeping Quiet
        • A Prophesy From 12 Centuries Ago
      • June 2020
        • The Best of Times, The Worst of Times
        • Ancient Medicine for Our Time
        • Lost
        • "Hope (in a Time of Hopelessness)"
      • July 2020
        • And Yet Still There’s Hope
        • Holding Up The Sun
        • Nero Fiddled While Rome Burned
        • To Open or Not to Open? Is That Really the Question?
        • Pandemics Then and Now
      • August 2020
        • Our Fragile World
        • Patience Can Be Messy!
        • Life’s Global and Personal Waves
        • Birth Day Remembering
      • September 2020
        • Ripples Into The Present and Future
        • Wisdom Weavers of the World
        • A Buddhist Response to Coronavirus
        • No Hiding Place
        • We Stand At a Critical Moment
      • October 2020
        • Life's Hard to Figure
        • Narcissus is a Flower
        • Healing and Cure
        • 20/20 Vision in a Foggy 2020
      • November 2020
        • Fresh Pastures of Promise
        • The US is us
        • A Question for This Time of Transformation
        • Grateful
      • December 2020
        • Praying
        • Another Question for This Time...
        • The Power of Gratitude
        • Enjoy and Amplify
        • Happy New Year!
      • January 2021
        • Flowing With The River
        • Transition Within Transformation
    • Lead Into Gold 2021
      • Lead Into Gold Introduction
      • January 2021
        • Not So Peaceful But Transition Nonetheless
        • Lead Into Gold Introduction
      • February 2021
        • Imagination and Fantasy Are Different
        • A Mysterious Force
        • The Gift of Attention
        • With Clear Intention, The Universe Conspires
      • March 2021
        • Going Beyond the Dome
        • Self-Healing Leads to Beauty
        • The Alchemy of Stones
        • Written By The Same Hand
        • Listening Beyond Hearing
      • April 2021
        • As Below, So Above
        • Sacred Home – Part 1
        • Sacred Home – Part 2
        • Sacred Home – Part 3
      • May 2021
        • Sacred Home – Part 4
        • Cure and Healing
        • What is the Pattern?
        • A Love Song for Mother Earth
      • June 2021
        • Sacred Reciprocity
        • On The Map
        • A Yin-Yang of Light
        • Waves of Radiance
        • Light to the Whole World Every Day
      • July 2021
        • Light For The Whole
        • Dynamic Balance
        • It's Complex And It's A Complex
        • Bent White Light
      • August 2021
        • Scared And Sacred
        • Voices Of Wisdom For This Time
        • Honoring Mystery
        • Re-Awakening To The Earth As Alive
      • September 2021
        • Life Is A Creation
        • Speak To Us Of Beauty
        • We Are Part Of The Earth
        • A Prophecy From 12 Centuries Ago
        • Meeting Myself in Africa
      • October 2021
        • Meeting Others in Africa – Part 1
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 2
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 3
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 4
      • November 2021
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 5
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 6
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 7
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 8
      • December 2021
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 9
        • Meeting Others In Africa – Part 10
        • Africa's Vastness
        • Enjoy and Amplify
    • Welcome To Earth 2022
      • January 2022
        • Introduction
        • It's About Time
        • Why Grounded Light?
        • A Range From Propaganda To Parable
      • February 2022
        • The Traveling Circus (Czechoslovakia)
        • The Day The Road Came (PNG)
        • Haves and Have-Nots (The DR)
        • How Wide Is The Nile....? (Egypt)
      • March 2022
        • Re-Membering (Scotland / USA)
        • Being At Home (Somalia)
        • Comedy and Tragedy (Ukraine / Global)
        • It's All Relative (Israel)
        • A Fisherman's Wife (Greece / USA)
      • April 2022
        • A Wonder Of The World (Egypt)
        • Grief and Love (Syria / Social Media)
        • Bless This Food (Somalia)
        • Food (In)Security (Ukraine / Lebanon / World)
      • May 2022
        • A Thin Veneer (Lebanon)
        • My Job Was Water (Leech Lake Reservation)
        • A Woman Ahead Of Her Time (US / Canada)
        • Adventure and Adversity (US / Canada)
      • June 2022
        • Notable Events, Weather, Sports = NEWS
        • The Ameriguns (USA)
        • God Bless The Senate! (USA)
        • Beacons of Light (USA / Global)
        • A Marvelous Victory (USA)
      • July 2022
        • Back To The Future (USA)
        • Plastic Revolution (Kenya)
        • Discovering The Beauty Of Silence (USA)
        • A Story of Heroes And Outlaws (USA)
      • August 2022
        • Coming To Earth (The World)
        • Cultivating A Field Of View (Lebanon / Israel)
        • Thoughts Are Like Acorns (Earth)
        • Us And Them (Papua New Guinea / USA)
        • A Nuclear Choice (USSR / Europe / NZ)
      • September 2022
        • Intimate Strangers (Greece / Lebanon)
        • Breakfast In Beirut (Lebanon)
        • Life. The River. (Earth)
        • Nature's Healing Embrace (Earth)
      • October 2022
        • Duck and Cover (The World)
        • God Save The Queen – And Me! (USA)
        • Appreciating Magnificence (USA)
        • The Yin And Yang Of Transformation
      • November 2022
        • The Story Bowl
        • The Butter Dish (Global)
        • Turn, Turn, Turn (Earth and All Life)
        • In and Within Awe (Global)
        • The Power of Combining Words and Images
      • December 2022
        • Time, Timing, And Timelessness (Global)
        • Chana Dal (India)
        • An Unconventional Christmas (The Sudan)
        • Patience Meets Delight
    • This Exceptional Moment 2023
      • January 2023
        • This Exceptional Moment Introduction
        • Being Awake is a Both/And
      • February 2023
        • The Earthshot Prize
        • We Make Packaging Disappear
        • So Profoundly Simple. So Simply Profound.
        • One Flower In The Garden
      • March 2023
        • Celebrate Earth's Beauty as Inestimable
        • Transmission Interconnection
        • Celebrate Earth's Beauty As Emellishment
        • Celebrate Earth's Beauty As Regulator
  • Kaleidoscope Lenses 2017-18
    • About Kaleidoscope Lenses
      • Kaleidoscope Lenses Vision and Purpose
      • Objectives and Outcomes
      • Tools for Learning and Leadership
      • Design Principles and Structure
      • Meaning and Beliefs Beneath
      • The Power of Combining Words and Images
      • Creative Services
    • 24 Kaleidoscope Lenses
    • Kaleidoscope Featured Excerpts
      • Featured Excerpts 1 – 12
        • February 2017: Perspective
        • March 2017: Resilience
        • April 2017: Trust
        • May 2017: Creativity
        • June 2017: Awe
        • July 2017: Connection
        • August 2017: Humility
        • September 2017: Kindness
        • October 2017: Flow
        • November 2017: Gratitude
        • December 2017: Presence
        • January 2018: Awareness
      • Featured Excerpts 13 – 24
        • February 2018: Empathy
        • March 2018: Compassion
        • April 2018: Courage
        • May 2018: Patience
        • June 2018: Acceptance
        • July 2018: Openness
        • August 2018: Congruence
        • September 2018: Harmony
        • October 2018: Hope
        • November 2018: Simplicity
        • December 2018: Vision
        • January 2019: Wisdom
  • Healing Stones
    • About Healing Stones
      • Choosing Healing Stones
      • Clearing and Energizing Your Stones
      • 90% Is Below The Surface
      • Working With Nature
    • StoneCircles (Earth)
    • Celestial Rays (Sun)
    • Music of the Spheres (Planets)
    • Infinite BlessSings (Stars)
    • More Healing Stones Designs
  • Fine Art Photography
    • Urban Nature Fine Art Prints
    • Photo Galleries
      • Local Galleries
        • The Night Kitchen
        • Through My Office Window
        • Reflected Elegance
        • Dragonflies, Butterflies, and Moths
        • Water Birds
        • Our Global Local Market
        • They're Just Weeds, Right?
        • A Date With a Monarch
        • A Heron Takes Flight
        • Abstract Water Images
        • The Creek
      • Global Galleries
        • Mothers, Babies, and Food
        • Yogis Praying Next to Children Playing
        • People We Met That Day
        • An Afternoon in Africa
        • Hidden in a Coconut Grove
        • A Day in Maasai Land
        • Fabric of Community
        • An Extreme Airport
        • A Sailing Safari
        • Seven Hours By Taxi
        • Harvest and Ceremony
        • A DR Saturday
        • On The Path of Life
        • Damascus to Aleppo
    • Wabi-Sabi Desktops
    • About The Photos
  • A Kaleidoscope of Haiku
  • Shop
    • Kaleidoscope Lenses
    • Urban Nature Fine Art Prints
    • Wabi-Sabi Desktops
    • StoneCircles (Earth)
    • Celestial Rays (Sun)
    • Music of the Spheres (Planets)
    • Infinite BlessSings (Stars)
    • More Healing Stones Designs
  • Cart

December 2021

December 2021

December 01………….,Meeting Others In Africa – Part 09: A Gambian Village

December 08………….Meeting Others In Africa – Part 10: Generations

December 15…………..Africa’s Vastness

December 22………….Enjoy and Amplify

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