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  Available as a ebook for €4.19   IAM a Sparkle of Love By Barbara Franken About this Children’s Book… It is a true magical children’s story about love and life that Grandma Barbara used to tell her grandson Alexander when he was little. As background illustration, paintings and photographs are used from our Art Exhibition and Royal Stage Performance ‘Our Magnificent World’. During 2017 and 2018, our Charity Conciencia Magnifica held Creative Art Projects in Benalmadena. We inspired eighty local children to create their expression of ‘Our Magnificent World’. They were asked to sense the basic patterns in nature, what their unique and essential place is in the world and how, when they are happy and playful they radiate love out into the world and create a harmonious community of celebration. This followed in the summer of 2018, with an art exhibition and a Royal Stage Performance ‘Our Magnificent World’! Created with the help of a few local children and their parents, and my dear friends.   Beginning excerpt… It is a very special day for Grandma when Alexander is born. She knows him well, having spent the last nine months talking with him whilst in his mummy’s tummy, and is now excited to meet him in person! She wants nothing more than to play and have fun with him. To inspire him to be curious, to explore and discover himself and life. Supporting him in fulfilling his role as ‘Bringer of Light’ to the world.’    Note from Barbara… As with all my writings, the energy of my words are written to help others connect deeply with themself and the natural world around them and inspire them to remember the truth how everyone is a ‘Sparkle of Love’, here to bring love into the world, quite simply by being themself and enjoying their life. This children’s story, suitable from the age of 10+ is no exception as it is written to the child who I see and acknowledge as a most natural loving intelligence. Born sovereign and free to explore, discover & express their heart. Please go to my store for links to purchase this ebook for €4.19 from all main online distributors. Thankyou.  All monies raised from this new children’s book go to fund, continued local Creative Art Projects held by our charity Conciencia Magnifica. Thankyou.  

Don’t Look Back, You’re Not Going That Way –   “As you travel through life there are always those times When decisions just have to be made, When the choices are hard, and solutions seem scarce, And the rain seems to soak your parade.   There are some situations where all you can do Is simply let go and move on, Gather your courage and choose a direction That carries you toward a new dawn.   So pack up your troubles and take a step forward The process of change can be tough, But think about all the excitement ahead There might be adventures you never imagined Just waiting around the next bend, And wishes and dreams just about to come true In ways you can’t yet comprehend!   Perhaps you’ll find friendships that spring from new things As you challenge your status quo, And learn there are so many options in life,   Perhaps you’ll go places you never expected And see things that you’ve never seen, And wonderful spots in between!   Perhaps you’ll find warmth and affection and caring And somebody special who’s there To help you stay centered and listen with interest To stories and feelings you share.   Perhaps you’ll find comfort in knowing your friends Are supportive of all that you do, And believe that whatever decisions you make, They’ll be the right choices for you.   So keep putting one foot in front of the other, And taking your life day by day… There’s a brighter tomorrow that’s just down the road – Don’t look back! You’re not going that way!”   – June Marie Johnson

  To feel Joyful, Loved & Peaceful is my wish for you this christ-mas time and New Year 2021, for you to wake up each morning with joy, love and peace in your heart that guides you into experiencing a most magnificent, creative and magical life with loved ones around.   We all find ourselves in another holiday season, quite a different one where many find themselves alone and possibly unwell. But no matter our circumstances let us all celebrate the love, joy and peace that is inherently within ourselves and take this time to relax, pamper ourselves and reflect on our past, our present feelings and look into how we want to experience our future present moments of beauty, creativity and magic in community with others.   We may gain insights into what we need to change, old ways of victimhood or beliefs in lack that have no place anymore, as we are bringing in new sensational and magical moments of harmony to experience together.   Remember the feelings you had when you were a child? Those feelings of joy, abundance and magic especially felt during this holiday season? As children we hadn’t yet covered up our natural state of innocence, magnificence and joyful being, by layers of conditioning and programming.   This feeling actually never disappeared, it stays with us until we are ready to feel it again, when we are done with our experience of duality and especially that of fear. Fear that is used to promote our conditioning and programming. We will feel it when we are ready to understand this is who we truly are… this deep and embracing feeling of being love, joy and peace.     The stage has been set, the Cosmos and Earth is alive with a high vibration of light, teasing us into opening up and uncovering our true magnificence. It’s a perfect time for each to intend to tune into our natural state of being love, joy and peace, no matter what, and allow ourselves to become more aware of our fears, the untruths told about our Human survival and lack, which have conditioned and programmed us to follow a dumbed down version of ourselves, of society and our world.   It’s time to rise now to declare the Sovereignty and Freedom we were all born to own and live a most wonderful life in harmony together.   Wishing you all great celebrations this holiday time and into the New Year, whether alone or with loved ones.     I feel its quite appropriate to copy below my latest live video with introductory text, which I made with Divine friends on the 21st December, recording our celebration of the Age of Aquarius as our Sovereign and Free selves. Enjoy.   21st Dec Celebration… Welcoming in The Age of Aquarius       IAM Barbara, a passionate writer, artist and advocate of consciousness, sharing through my books, classes and weekly blog and live videos, my awakening or ascension journey. My true and quite magical experience moving from a world of fear, victimhood and lack to one of love, unity and abundance.   The weekend of 21st December 2020, was a very special linear time and opportunity for the whole of the Human collective to begin to awaken to the truth of our Human experience of duality and who each truly is. All the stars and planets are lined up now, like we’ve never known before and offer everyone the chance to open their heart and receive their true sovereign and divine light.   For the past 33 years, since the Harmonic Convergence in the late 80’s, many hearts have been on a most personal awakening or ascension journey, working with our inner most selves, the Earth and the Cosmos, in preparation for this Now Moment… to raise the vibration of Earth and all Humanity.   It has been, and will continue to be a period of time, of our Solar system cycling through a galactic photon belt of immense electromagnetic radiation… Intense pure light that makes it possible to change and transmute the entire magnetics and structure of our carbon based Earth and the Human Body/Mind to one of crystalline. All with the intention of returning Earth and Humanity to their true higher multi-dimensional state of being with the added ingredient of our Human passion and wisdom we have all gained after a long and hard experience of duality!     We can look at this most natural transformation as an organic compression of Earth and all Humanity. Squeezing out everything that isn’t aligned with pure love.     We are crushing the darkness, all fear and belief in lack, and as more people stand up and choose for themself, choose love, sovereignty and freedom… we as a collective will eventually flip ourselves… quantum jump… out of the physical matrix of fear, greed and domination allowing the physical manifestation of NewEarth, a world of unity, harmony and community to come in and play with us… oh so magically!   We can also see our matrix reality now, as a house of cards we all built together and requires everyones participation or energy to stand firm. When enough people take back their energy and power, it will collapse. When we drop our role as victims, of needing another and obeying the aggressor… there will be no roles to play anymore and it will collapse!   ©Barbara Franken… Creative Visionary & Master CreatorInspiring New Energy Consciousness & Multi-Dimensional Living         A paperback and Digital Book is available from all Major online stores… Amazon and Apple.  I share my own magical journey, exploring Who I AM with the help of nine Elemental Beings and expand from a world of fear, struggle and limitation into a New Energy Consciousness of love, grace and freedom. It is in this loving space that I discover my Divine and ALL LOVING self and allow myself to integrate together as one Body Consciousness… a DivineHumanBeing… and Magnificent Master Creator who expresses and creates heart and soul passion on the physical plane and beyond..    Join my MasterCreator Class and emerge yourself in the celebration of life through dance, song, art, relaxed inner journeys and beyond everything known… preparing yourself for your NEW role on New Earth.   There is no time like the present moment to Sign Up and give YOURSELF this magnificent gift… More Info: MasterCreator Class     All the money raised from my books and classes go to my non-profit association The Magnificent Consciousness that holds free local Creative Art projects in Benalmadena, Spain.

2020 - so strange they named it twice! At the end of our 10th Anniversary year, I am looking back at what we have achieved in what, for many of us, has been the strangest of years.

Are you sick of making the same resolutions year in year out? With the New Year just around the corner, we usually make resolutions with a willingness to improve our lives. But can we learn from previous years and do somethings differently this year to bring wellness in our lives, that would stick through the whole year and develop into healthy habits? No matter where we look, we see people struggling to keep their life in some sort of order and balance.  Some have a better time with getting their lives into a balanced state than others. Others sometimes give up and let their lives crash into chaos and disarray. Get A Balanced Life Month is for those hoping for a new start to get their lives into some sort of order and balance, to relieve the stresses of everyday life. We all know what that is like. We have all been there in one way or another, trying to balance something out to make it work so we have room for our personal life. My “word” for this year is “PLANNING”.  This will form part of my new year´s resolutions as by implementing this, it will allow me to balance out the massive peaks in my workload and help me to avoid overwhelm.   To maintain a balanced life, we must do quite a few things to make sure it stays balanced. It doesn´t just happen!  We must MAKE IT HAPPEN! Organisation: Even an organised home can lead to a more balanced life and lifestyle. Keep a calendar on the fridge to keep track of important dates and times. Organise items on shelves, either by date, alphabetically or by what they are. Diet: Sticking to a balanced diet will help us not have those fluctuations of weight gain and weight loss forcing us to try quick fixes. Exercise:  A balance between good nutrition, healthy eating and exercise is key to having good health. Work/life balance:  This is important as if you do not have the balance, something will suffer. Four pillars diary planning: I now work to the 4 pillars of Health, Relationships, Personal Development and Work.  If they are not balanced, I am neglecting something in my life. Meditation/Relaxation:  This is excellent for grounding us and making our day feel balanced. Finances:  This can be hard to judge as occasionally we do have unexpected emergencies that we have to pay for – but in general, if we know we have a month or two where we always have extra expenditure, let´s try to plan for it and spread out the cost by saving a little every month if possible. Last Minute Expectations:  If you have clients, family or friends who often contact you last minute asking you to do something or for help or advice – meet these requests where possible, but not to the detriment of your balanced life.  Set boundaries – AND STICK TO THEM!   When we don´t actively make our lives balanced, it is easy to feel overwhelmed, stressed and possibly even burnt out.  Do you often feel you don´t know how you managed to get everything done?  Or is your “to do list” never ending?  Do you feel you just don´t know where the week has gone?  Do you feel all you do is work, work, work – and nothing is just for you?   If that sounds like you – NOW is the time to take steps to give you back control of your life and regain that BALANCE! Make a list of areas you want to improve to help you gain that balance.  As I mentioned above, I use the 4 pillars and I find that helps.  When you write down everything you want to prioritise under each pillar, it may surprise you.  Which list is longest?  Your list can contain whatever you need it to contain from a work priority task, to simply spending quality time with your other half, or taking an hour out to exercise or have a massage. Once you have written down all the areas under each of the pillars, list them as high, medium, and low priorities.  We often get bogged down with doing lots of simple quick tasks, but they end up taking a few hours of our time and could possibly be even delegated.  Do you have a cut off time from work each day? Then in your planner, start to plan your week based on the 4 pillars.  Start with your health and write in the times you are going to do something for your health and what you plan to do, then do the same for relationships, personal development and LASTLY, work!  You can plan your week at a time to suit yourself – Friday 4pm, Sunday, or early Monday morning etc.  You can write your tasks under each of the pillars in different colours – so all your top priorities are in red, and so on.  When you start to do this, and feel the effects, you will want to get into the habit and continue this throughout the year. It´s OK to take baby steps.  It won´t happen overnight.  Be patient, don´t fall back into bad habits – MAKE IT HAPPEN! If you find that you are tackling all your big tasks, but not finding time for the small things, especially work – it may be time to look at getting some help.  Hiring a VA may seem like an expense, but if it allows you to get on with what is important, then you will find you can achieve more income whilst maintaining your balanced life. A little time each week to plan and review, will be time well spent.  Write down what you have accomplished, or what you did not accomplish – and if so, why not.  What stopped you?  Were your goals unrealistic?  Having this as a visual will help with your re-evaluation each week, month, and quarter etc. By doing this, it should help you achieve the balanced life you imagined.  Your life should have changed for the better.  You can continue to improve on areas as and when you need, just by adding them to your 4 pillars planning. There is always room for improvement in having that perfect balanced life.  However, by doing this and being more conscious about balance, your life will be much more enjoyable and fulfilled! MAKE IT HAPPEN!

We asked you to nominate a member of Costa Women who you believe in 2020 has had a positive influence in the lives of others; big or small.  You responded and I am delighted to share the nominations.