Author name: Barbara

I’m in a movie! This delightful “mockumentary” is the brainchild of Daniel Ozorio and his charming partner Adrianna. Filming took place in 2O2O – yes, during the first plandemic lockdown – and you’ll see us all wearing masks and hazmat suits as we tromp through the Cajas in search of blessings from off-world. And wait […]

Books I’ve read this month: Hathaway House, Books 1-3, by Blake Mayer – a series based on a place where wounded warriors go to rebuild body, mind and soul – to find not what was lost but what will make life worth living again. Life and Teachings of the Masters of the Far East, Books

Carnival! It’s carnival time here in Ecuador. For the first time in three years, people are able to celebrate one of our major festivals with parades, music, food, dancing, and freedom to be out and about. Together. Videos of Cuenca on the weekend showed the central park packed with happy people. This is a culture

OMG, y’all, I’m sooo excited. Terra’s Story, the prequel to The Shaman Chronicles – which is also Book 1 of The Protectors’ Archives – is up for pre-order! She lands in your hands or on your Kindle on March 2nd, ‘22. Now you’ll get to read how a sensitive, spiritual empath ended up doing police

Podcasts – Books – “News” – Oh, my! Words thrown about. Opinions disguised as facts. Facts disregarded or distorted. Who do you trust? How do you know you can trust them? How do you handle it when they say something that doesn’t resonate? If you’re basing your choices on what you used to believe, you

El Juego de Vida  ~The Game of Life~ The more you learn to play Life like the game it is, O Eternal Soul, the more fun you’ll have. How do you make it fun? Let go of attachments. The tighter you hold on, the stronger they strain to be released. Do things only for the

I have an adorable little dog named Sugar… …aptly named because she is incredibly sweet natured and eager to please! She loves everybody, makes friends with everybody and thrives with everybody’s love. She also shares an instinctual behavior with other dogs… …the urge to roll in poop. I’ve read that this instinct is a hangover

We Live in a Time of Fragmentation There is so much change, with so many new possibilities, that it’s disorienting. The phrase “cognitive dissonance” has entered everyday lexicon to describe the trance-like state that surfaces as you gradually begin to understand. The way you thought things were, never was? How can that be? The institutions

Somebody has to cry as the world falls apart Somebody has to be willing to process the pain –to open the core wounds that keep everybody feeling less than –that keep everybodyafraid. Somebody has to lettheir heart break openfor all those consideredexpendable –not worth consideringbecause their skinis the wrong coloror they come from thewrong placeor

In this time of the COVID-19 pandemic, when countries all around the world are initiating “social isolation,” the loudest message is “Separate yourself so you don’t get sick or spread deadly germs to people you love who will die and it will be your fault.” The next loudest message is “You can’t work, you’re gonna starve, the