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...
by Victoria Barna | Aug 23, 2022 | Personal Growth
“Choose to be optimistic. It feels better..” ~ Dalai Lama, Spiritual leader I agree, it does feel better to be optimistic about life rather than pessimistic or waiting for ‘the next shoe to drop’ as the saying goes. Some of you may think I’m naïve but I like to look...
