Showing up

Captured from Jana’s wall, October 2021 We are nearing the end of term and my students are getting into performance mode. This is the phase where I am reminding them to Show Up: where I ask them to truly come as themselves, open their artist hearts and let us...

My Call to Courage

Courage Personified: Viktor Frankel’s iconic book of survival reminds us of the power of both courage and hope Last week was one of those weeks where you feel like you’re hanging on just by sheer force of will. Unintentionally (though it could have perhaps...

Hard things

Hard things (Kimberly Barber, February 2022) This week has been full of Hard Things. There’s a war in Ukraine. The country is divided over the Emergencies Act, the so-called Freedom Convoy, COVID mandates and so much else. My kids have been struggling with...

Playing on the heart string

Heart strings (Kimberly Barber, February 2022) This week on Valentine’s Day, one of my former students, Sarah Stapleton, released her first album. It’s called Heartstrings, and features songs Sarah wrote and recorded herself–it’s largely a...

Stolen focus

Blurry life (Kimberly Barber, February 2022) Where is my focus and who stole it??!? I know I’m not alone in feeling pulled in a zillion directions, unable to stay connected to the One. Singular. Task. At. Hand. Unitasking! Could that please be a thing? I...

Slow build

Slow build (with heart), Kimberly Barber February 2022 I’ve been taking a leadership course these past few weeks based on the work of BrenĂ© Brown, called Dare to Lead. One of the topics that came up this week in our sessions was shame resilience (as opposed to...