by Victoria Barna | Sep 26, 2022 | Personal Growth
“Compassion. It’s not just a word. It’s a way of being. It’s not just a concept. It’s love in action.” ~ Jeff Brown, Author and teacher Can you imagine yourself as love in action? I like that image and believe that we are love at our core. No problem, then, right?...
by Victoria Barna | Sep 19, 2022 | Personal Growth
“Be in love with your life. Every minute of it.” ~ Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet Have you ever found yourself dreading to get out of bed and start another day? There are times in my life that I have! As I’ve become more aware I find that this doesn’t happen...
by Victoria Barna | Sep 12, 2022 | Personal Growth
“Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I am changing myself.” ~ Rumi, Persian poet, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic Rumi reminds us that change begins within each one of us before change outside of us happens. I’ve...
by Victoria Barna | Sep 6, 2022 | Personal Growth
“Being responsible is an enormous privilege . . . It’s what marks anyone a fully grown human.” ~ Barack Obama, 44th President of the U.S. Hmmm. I’ve never thought of being responsible as a privilege before. Have you? I’ve been reflecting on this. Usually I find myself...
by Victoria Barna | Aug 30, 2022 | Personal Growth
“Participate joyfully in the sorrows of the world. We cannot cure the world of sorrows, but we can choose to live in joy.” ~ Joseph Campbell, American writer Do you remember what feeling joy is like? Sometimes I don’t! I find that I remember when I’m centered in my...
