All is Well

Hello!  Barbara Tobler here and I’m starting a Blog! 🙂 

Today is June 29th, 2021. This is something I have wanted to do for some time. See, I have a story that I believe is worth sharing. I hope by sharing it, I may help someone in need of inspiration and direction. I’m a professional singer, a single mother, and a teacher, although I have done a variety of jobs throughout my life in order to support myself and my son. I’m also a truth seeker, a lover, a friend, and a survivor. I’ve gone through some pretty heavy-duty trials and tribulations that brought me to my knees and, at times, I believed would do me in. In my early 30s, I had so many fears and anxiety about what I was enduring and about what my future would hold that it was often debilitating. I had to make very difficult choices along the way. I had to ask for help, which was extremely difficult for me. I had to have deep faith and belief that God would get me through those tough times. I learned coping skills and I learned, sometimes, you have to fake it till you make it. I’m now in my early 50’s and my mantras along the way have been and continue to be “All is well” and “The best is yet to come”. I’m here to tell you that life has gotten better and better and 99% of all those things I feared most, never came to fruition. Worry is a complete waste of time, by the way!

So, since this is my first entry I’m going to briefly explain what my plan is here. I plan to start from the present and work my way back, so to speak. In this present day, we are living through COVID 19. Well some of us are living. I lost my beloved father on February 5th, 2021. He and I went on a long journey together. A very painful one. I learned things about this world, in particular our healthcare ‘industry’ here in the United States, that has forever changed me. It has become one of my missions to expose this broken ‘for profit’ system and what I experienced since my father’s passing, so that is where I will begin. Beyond that I will tell you about those trials and tribulations I mentioned earlier and some of the shocking details of my life. Then, how I got to this time in my life where I am creating, flourishing and finally stepping into my power!

I am a singer and a songwriter. I started a rock and blues band called Crimson Coil in January 2020 after getting my son off to college. I vowed to myself that I would get back to music after raising him. I wrote a song with my band member, Michael Williams, called “Ask Yourself Why”, which is being released this week. My next entry will include an explanation of what my father and I endured together and how the lyrics to the song came out of that experience. Subsequent entries will include a description of each verse and why I wrote that verse. It’s important that I start here because I prayed a few years ago for God to use my voice in the world for healing and I wholeheartedly believe that that prayer is now being answered. Ok then, thanks for reading! All is well, and the best is yet to come….