“TABLES TURNED” | Acoustic In-Studio Video

Honest self-reflection can be uncomfortable sometimes but necessary a lot…if we truly want to grow forward and beyond any unhealthy thoughts, patterns and footprints of painful pockets of time in the past, we can do the inner housecleaning it takes to walk well, live lighter and love better. It’s easy (and sometimes completely understandable) to […]

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“Plant Up The Land” | New Song, Music Video & Farming Conversation

Growing food is a remarkable thing. It’s humbling and strengthening. It can soften a heart while building endurance. Gardening can teach you things without saying a word. It can be a healthy healing use of time and energy to produce more than food, flowers and vegetables. Being in creation listening to birdsongs while you water […]

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A Visit To Hunte’s Gardens in Barbados | VLOG

The parish of St. Joseph is located on the eastern side of Barbados where the water is wild and the land is lush. It is home to Bathsheba, a fishing village and pro surf spot called “Soup Bowl” that also has some nearby sea-water pools carved out in coral reef steps away from the shore […]

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“Kingdom Call” Album Is Here + New Music Video

Blessed love and a bright new day. “Kingdom Call” album is officially here and the music video to 🕊 “So Blessed” is now on Reggaeville’s YT and tomorrow right here – both are full of encouragement for the remnant and those who could do with an uplifting message and words of life right about now. […]

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Blogging To 111 Destinations | Encouragement For Aspiring Bloggers

Greetings, so today the blog has officially reached readers in 111 islands and countries. Thanks very much to everyone who’s been here for awhile and to those who are now finding it or eventually will. I started what’s now called itsjoywithin.com to the sound of crickets on a farm in Bim and it’s organically grown […]

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Cooking With Moringa, Harvesting Turmeric & Making Squash Soup | VLOG

Having access to real food is something to be thankful for, and growing food and cooking a meal with some or all of what you grow is a beautiful thing. Even if that looks like a few herbs in a cup on your kitchen sill, spinach or watermelon climbing up a fence or picking fruits […]

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A Visit To Switzerland | Jura Mountains, The Alps & A Rainy Drive

Greetings, today’s vlog shares a visit to an art studio with a beautiful view of the Jura Mountains, a drive through the vineyards of Vaud cruising past The Alps, seagulls liming by a lake and baking penne pie. This was my third trip to Switzerland but the first time seeing these mountain views and what […]

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“The Dawning” | Harmonies And Mountains (Acapella)

Harmony – “agreement, accord, an orderly or pleasing combination of elements in a whole. A relationship in which various components exist together without destroying one another.” If you’ve been here for a bit you might remember this but if you’re new, sharing something I love to do and have done for countless artists – harmonies. […]

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Farm Visits | Barbados, UK, Germany

I love farming and cooking with fresh provisions, veg, herbs and edible flowers. Since moving on a farm and volunteering on another one in 2012, growing food has become a natural part of life. In the casita garden, there are trees like palms, moringa, sour sop, paw paw with mango, avocado and coconut in the […]

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