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Archives for January 2012

An Imperfect Life

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment Jan 29

Imperfect

 “It is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection”~ text from The Bhagavad Gita

Are you living your OWN life? I think this is a question we ask ourselves in the silence of our minds,”Am I truly living my own life“? If asked that question by someone other than ourselves we will immediately answer “Yes I am“! But are you really?« Continue »

Looking at the World with Your Heart Not Your Head

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment Jan 23

Heart

“To find the balance you want you must keep your feet grounded so firmly on the earth that it’s like you have four legs, not two. But you must stop looking at the world through your head. You must look through your heart, instead. That way, you will know God.” ~Ketut talking to Elizabeth Gilbert in “Eat, Pray, Love” 

I love the book, “Eat, Pray, Love”, not because it was such a popular book and got rave reviews but because it was an honest book, filled with despair, pain, love and a spiritual quest. Sound familiar?« Continue »

Knowing When To “Get Off” the Horse

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment Jan 16

Get Off the Horse

“NO is a positive word”

We are all guilty of it, staying too long, wearing out our welcome or as I like to say, “riding the pony into the dirt”.

What am I talking about? Knowing when it’s time to move on, let go or maybe just change directions.« Continue »

Achieving Calm Energy

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment Jan 9

Calm Energy

“Peace. It does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. It means to be in the midst of those things and still be CALM in your heart.”

Thanks to our newest “teacher”, Henry, we are relearning the meaning of calm energy and how it affects our lives. We are firm believers in things come into your life for a reason and Henry has brought up some very good reasons. Along with the advice of  Cesar Millan, whose dog training techniques can be applied to all of us, four legged and two legged, we are reawakening our sense of calm energy.« Continue »

Clean Slate

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment Jan 2

Clean Slate

I love the month of January, it’s one of my favorite months. Why you may ask? Isn’t January the month where we really see what damage was done during the holidays, credit card bills, extra pounds and things like that?« Continue »

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World Central KitchenWorld Central KitchenI believe that food, shelter and water are basic rights for every human on this planet. Jose’ Andres’ and his WCK group step in to provide beautiful, nutritious food during disasters, the pandemic, and any other opportunity where people need to be fed.Learn More Foothills Humane SocietyFoothills Humane SocietyThis is my local shelter, in Columbus, NC, doing a wonderful job at remaining as close to 100% no kill as possible. Animals make us more human and I believe in adopting not shopping for pets, saving a life with a new beginning.Learn More Trees, Water & People Trees, Water & People Caring for Mother Earth by planting trees, helping people live sustainably and decreasing our carbon footprint are things that I see as very important for the next seven generations.Learn More Lakota Law ProjectLakota Law ProjectI have a strong kinship to Native people and this group works to change many of the injustices done to the first people that still go on today, such as the right to vote.Learn More

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