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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
Welcome to the Anthropocene
April 2023
Celebrate Earth's Beauty as Homeostasis
Fire and Ice
A Breath of Fresh Air!
A Local Win-Win-Win-Win
May 2023
Evolving
An Invitation to Consciously Participate
Session 1: Majestic Presence
The Power of a Web
Session 2: Life's Purpose – We Are Called...
June 2023
3: The Conscious Journey – The Real Hero
4: Working Together in Birth, Life, Death
5: Balance and Beauty
6: How Do You Know For Sure?
July 2023
7: Inviting and Honoring Mystery
Beauty, Sound, and Geometry
More Beauty in Geometry
Yet More Beauty in Geometry
August 2023
Birth, Growth, Harvest, Death
Simplicity Holds Complexity
Syntony
Seven Ps (Syllabus)
An Invitation to Consciously Participate in the Evolution of Life
September 2023
The Numbers for Consciously Participating….
Session 1 Redux: The Miracle of Life
Session 2 Redux: Life's Purpose
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
Welcome to the Anthropocene
April 2023
Celebrate Earth's Beauty as Homeostasis
Fire and Ice
A Breath of Fresh Air!
A Local Win-Win-Win-Win
May 2023
Evolving
An Invitation to Consciously Participate
Session 1: Majestic Presence
The Power of a Web
Session 2: Life's Purpose – We Are Called...
June 2023
3: The Conscious Journey – The Real Hero
4: Working Together in Birth, Life, Death
5: Balance and Beauty
6: How Do You Know For Sure?
July 2023
7: Inviting and Honoring Mystery
Beauty, Sound, and Geometry
More Beauty in Geometry
Yet More Beauty in Geometry
August 2023
Birth, Growth, Harvest, Death
Simplicity Holds Complexity
Syntony
Seven Ps (Syllabus)
An Invitation to Consciously Participate in the Evolution of Life
September 2023
The Numbers for Consciously Participating….
Session 1 Redux: The Miracle of Life
Session 2 Redux: Life's Purpose
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
Enjoy and Amplify
Enjoy and Amplify
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Photo by Barbara
At home, Minneapolis, MN