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"There is more to life than increasing its speed. Slow down, breathe and enjoy. "

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The Holidays-What Does An Emotional Time Out Look Like?

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment Nov 19

The holidays usually invoke these emotions, dread, joy or both. You dread the family member you have to spend time with and joy comes from spending time together. It’s an oxymoron, right? Not really when we think about all of the other emotions that get stirred up during this time of year. We may love […]

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Stress Is NOT A Badge Of Honor

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment Oct 19

“You pay for stress all the same way, no matter how good the reasons.” ~ unknown I’ve been a massage therapist for 25 years and I see stress up close every day in the work I do with my clients. Stress is something we all experience, some days or weeks more than others and it’s […]

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The Break-Up

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment Jul 23

“Because I know that at the end of my life, sharing pics & quips & LOLs & emoticons & working diligently to create a “presence”  on social media networking platforms & eagerly seeking “likes” & “shares” & “hearts” and so forth is not a time investment that I will feel proud of. To the contrary, […]

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What To Do Next……

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment May 21

This is a follow up from our last post about moving a little clutter out of your life. You have found a couple of things that you need to move out of the way so you can get very clear on the things you want to do in your life. And the next question is, […]

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It’s Spring! Time To “Dust” Your Life

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment May 5

“Ask yourself if what you are doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow” ~unknown Here in the South spring is in the air. Warmer days, nights still cool, more daylight and the call to plant, clean and clear clutter has a strong draw on all of us. Putting your […]

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Why I Gave Up Goals for 2017.

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment Jan 8

“Make an empty space in any corner of your mind, and creativity will instantly fill it.” ~Dee Hock It all started around the end of October 2016 when I hit the wall. My mind and my body finally said “ENOUGH” and I was forced to listen. I was done, fried, nothing was fun and everything […]

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Who Am I?

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment Nov 14

(Spoiler alert-yes this is about the election but not who won or didn’t, so please read on) Like a lot of you, I watched part of the elections returns, sitting in awe as I listened to the calls of what state went to whom. My state (NC) very much a battleground state was too close […]

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There Is Always LOVE!

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment Jun 21

“Love casts out fear” ~ Dorothy Day There is so much going on in our world right now, turn on the TV, internet or just turn on your phone and you are hit with a firestorm of negativity fueled by hate, dislike or unhappiness. Where’s the LOVE? It’s right here where it has always been, […]

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Finding My Way Back To Meditation

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment May 30

“The thing about meditation is you become more and more you.” ~ David Lynch For those of you that have been in this community awhile I have talked about my failed attempts at meditation and how my true form of it was on my tractor mowing my pastures. All of that changed this past month […]

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Keeping A Sacred Space

By Gay Barefield Leave a Comment Jan 24

“Sacred space” is another way of saying “with intention.” ― S. Kelley Harrell As I write this post there is snow on the ground, a full moon overhead and a hush in the air around my farm. The silence of snow is something I consider very sacred. Life has to slow down and all of nature […]

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This is a place where we learn to slow down, enjoy our lives as they are right now, and simplify through reconnecting with nature and the moon. Learn more on the About Me page.

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These are charities that I believe are making a difference in our world. I welcome you to check them out and please donate if one speaks to you.

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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