Barb Barkley
@barbbarkley.bsky.social
Executive Coach inspired by courage, curiosity and kindness.
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Wawiriya Burton, senior Indigenous Australian artist and healer who, in collaboration with her daughters, painted Mingkiri Tjukurpa, 2011, referencing a sacred story from Western Australia #WomensArt
July 8, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Wawiriya Burton, senior Indigenous Australian artist and healer who, in collaboration with her daughters, painted Mingkiri Tjukurpa, 2011, referencing a sacred story from Western Australia #WomensArt
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🕊️ Moments like this remind me why I do what I do.
If this image moved you, inspired you, or simply made you pause—
I’d be honored to hear your thoughts.
Drop a comment below — even a single word can mean a lot. 💬💙
If this image moved you, inspired you, or simply made you pause—
I’d be honored to hear your thoughts.
Drop a comment below — even a single word can mean a lot. 💬💙
July 6, 2025 at 12:12 PM
🕊️ Moments like this remind me why I do what I do.
If this image moved you, inspired you, or simply made you pause—
I’d be honored to hear your thoughts.
Drop a comment below — even a single word can mean a lot. 💬💙
If this image moved you, inspired you, or simply made you pause—
I’d be honored to hear your thoughts.
Drop a comment below — even a single word can mean a lot. 💬💙
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'Wild Poppies' by Colleen Parker, contemporary artist and illustrator #womensart
July 6, 2025 at 7:46 AM
'Wild Poppies' by Colleen Parker, contemporary artist and illustrator #womensart
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Floral snapshot, July, in case your brain is noisy and overloaded:
July 4, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Floral snapshot, July, in case your brain is noisy and overloaded:
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July 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
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Seeing the fractal patterns of plants (even on a screen) shifts our brain activity from fight or flight to rest & digest due to ancient foraging pathways that are still very active in modern humans.
Here's your daily bunch of lovely twigs for your noggin-
late June floral snapshot from the garden🌿🧠:
Here's your daily bunch of lovely twigs for your noggin-
late June floral snapshot from the garden🌿🧠:
June 26, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Seeing the fractal patterns of plants (even on a screen) shifts our brain activity from fight or flight to rest & digest due to ancient foraging pathways that are still very active in modern humans.
Here's your daily bunch of lovely twigs for your noggin-
late June floral snapshot from the garden🌿🧠:
Here's your daily bunch of lovely twigs for your noggin-
late June floral snapshot from the garden🌿🧠:
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Forget all the annoying stuff in the world for a few seconds and enjoy the natural beauty of Brazil’s Seven-coloured Tanager (Tangara fastuosa) Photo: Luiz Cavalcanti Damasceno
May 31, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Forget all the annoying stuff in the world for a few seconds and enjoy the natural beauty of Brazil’s Seven-coloured Tanager (Tangara fastuosa) Photo: Luiz Cavalcanti Damasceno
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Not a bad morning here at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge #CostaRica
This male Resplendent Quetzal was checking out the area before he delivered breakfast to the nestlings.
#birds #nature 🌿
This male Resplendent Quetzal was checking out the area before he delivered breakfast to the nestlings.
#birds #nature 🌿
May 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Not a bad morning here at Paraiso Quetzal Lodge #CostaRica
This male Resplendent Quetzal was checking out the area before he delivered breakfast to the nestlings.
#birds #nature 🌿
This male Resplendent Quetzal was checking out the area before he delivered breakfast to the nestlings.
#birds #nature 🌿
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Japanese artist Mariko Kusumoto creates delicate and ethereal fabric sculptures akin to ecosystems #WomensArt
April 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Japanese artist Mariko Kusumoto creates delicate and ethereal fabric sculptures akin to ecosystems #WomensArt
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April 24, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Another nice Costa Rican hummingbird, the tiny Violet-headed Hummingbird. At @tapirvalley.bsky.social
#birds #hummingbirds #nature
#birds #hummingbirds #nature
April 23, 2025 at 12:19 AM
Another nice Costa Rican hummingbird, the tiny Violet-headed Hummingbird. At @tapirvalley.bsky.social
#birds #hummingbirds #nature
#birds #hummingbirds #nature
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April 19, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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April 19, 2025 at 3:59 AM
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The first posy in a thimble I made, to lift my mood during the pandemic. The flowers are all real.
When humans look at plants (even on a screen as here) we recover from stress 60% more quickly & the relaxation response is triggered in our brains.
Zoom in if you're strung out🌿
When humans look at plants (even on a screen as here) we recover from stress 60% more quickly & the relaxation response is triggered in our brains.
Zoom in if you're strung out🌿
April 18, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The first posy in a thimble I made, to lift my mood during the pandemic. The flowers are all real.
When humans look at plants (even on a screen as here) we recover from stress 60% more quickly & the relaxation response is triggered in our brains.
Zoom in if you're strung out🌿
When humans look at plants (even on a screen as here) we recover from stress 60% more quickly & the relaxation response is triggered in our brains.
Zoom in if you're strung out🌿
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Tap into LOVE.
Tap into HUMANITY.
Tap into EQUALITY.
Tap into JUSTICE.
Tap into CHANGE.
Tap into HOPE.
Tap into UNITY.
video info in alt text
Tap into HUMANITY.
Tap into EQUALITY.
Tap into JUSTICE.
Tap into CHANGE.
Tap into HOPE.
Tap into UNITY.
video info in alt text
March 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Tap into LOVE.
Tap into HUMANITY.
Tap into EQUALITY.
Tap into JUSTICE.
Tap into CHANGE.
Tap into HOPE.
Tap into UNITY.
video info in alt text
Tap into HUMANITY.
Tap into EQUALITY.
Tap into JUSTICE.
Tap into CHANGE.
Tap into HOPE.
Tap into UNITY.
video info in alt text
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A superb fairy-wren in the Australian National Botanic Gardens 🪶
February 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
A superb fairy-wren in the Australian National Botanic Gardens 🪶
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THIS is to be committed to Memory and shared widely
December 22, 2024 at 7:44 PM
THIS is to be committed to Memory and shared widely
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This sums it up, yes.
December 22, 2024 at 12:40 AM
This sums it up, yes.
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Almost 1,500 people are dying in homelessness every year, with new research from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare showing a 63% surge in preventable deaths www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
‘Deaths of needless poverty and despair’: homelessness report reveals surge in fatalities
‘Staggering’ annual death toll of 1,500 revealed in 10-year analysis ‘a shocking indictment on our society’, expert says
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Almost 1,500 people are dying in homelessness every year, with new research from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare showing a 63% surge in preventable deaths www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
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Women should be safe everywhere
In their homes
On the streets
At their work
At a bar, party or park
Day/night
Walking, hiking or running
Regardless of how much they’ve drunk or what they are wearing
With men they know or total strangers
Women should be safe everywhere
In their homes
On the streets
At their work
At a bar, party or park
Day/night
Walking, hiking or running
Regardless of how much they’ve drunk or what they are wearing
With men they know or total strangers
Women should be safe everywhere
November 20, 2024 at 6:10 AM
Women should be safe everywhere
In their homes
On the streets
At their work
At a bar, party or park
Day/night
Walking, hiking or running
Regardless of how much they’ve drunk or what they are wearing
With men they know or total strangers
Women should be safe everywhere
In their homes
On the streets
At their work
At a bar, party or park
Day/night
Walking, hiking or running
Regardless of how much they’ve drunk or what they are wearing
With men they know or total strangers
Women should be safe everywhere
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November 11, 2024 at 8:30 PM