Tag Archives: personal growth

Stepping Into the Unknown & Celebrating Change!

Posted on September 17, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

This week’s Oracle Card Reading, which you can view here, reminded me of this post I wrote in February 2013. I’ve been sensing big changes coming, and feel this applies to many of us right now… As Heraclitus knew, change is always … Continue reading →

Posted in Meditations | Tagged change, emptiness, Fool, future, Heraclitus, journey, life, personal growth, possibilities, San Francisco Tarot Reader, Tarot, True Self, unknown | 15 Comments

Butterfly Journal 12th Month: Joy…Forgiveness & More!

Posted on August 5, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

I can’t believe it’s been nearly a year since I began posting some of my entries to my Butterfly Journal. My purpose for writing and creating this journal was to provide a tool to assist others in their personal growth, … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterfly Journal | Tagged Birthday, butterflies, Forgiveness, free, give away, gratitude, healing, joy, Leo, Love, personal growth, San Francisco life coach, Spirituality, writing | 58 Comments

Butterfly Journal 11th Month: Love (Entry #2)

Posted on July 29, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

In the last journal entry on Love, I discussed what love truly is: the highest vibrational act of unconditional selflessness, compassion, and responsibility. This quote by Hafiz, a Persian poet, sums up what love is perfectly: Even after all this … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterfly Journal | Tagged compassion, dharma, Divine Love, Josephine Wall, journaling, karma, Love, personal growth, San Francisco life coach, self love, soul mates, spiritual growth, unconditional love | 8 Comments

Butterfly Journal 10th Month: Gratitude (Entry #2)

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

In the last entry, I stated: oftentimes, our teachers are the experiences themselves, often the most difficult and challenging ones. We can learn from these struggles. These karmic lessons, if we allow, will take us to the deepest and darkest places … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterfly Journal | Tagged awakening, awareness, books, Butterfly, gratitude, Heart Sutra, journaling, Kahlil Gibran, karma, personal growth, suffering, the unknown, transformation | 16 Comments

Butterfly Journal 10th Month: Gratitude (Entry #1)

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

The prompt for month ten: We’ve all noticed that when things are in harmony, they flow smoothly, and we’re happy. However, when things don’t go how we want or planned, we get upset. Nature likes to keep things in balance, so … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterfly Journal | Tagged butterflies, free will, gratitude, Guru, Heart Sutra, journaling, karma, metamorphosis, nature, personal growth, teachers, thanksgiving, transformation | 13 Comments

A Study in A Course in Miracles

Posted on May 22, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

At the beginning of this year, I read a fellow blogger’s (Lisa from the blog BloomLisa) inquiry for a study-buddy for A Course in Miracles. As it so happened, I had “inherited” this very thick book from a former boyfriend, and though … Continue reading →

Posted in Religions & Philosophies | Tagged a course in miracles, ACIM, awakening, Buddhism, Christianity, education, God, Love, new age, personal growth, religion, spiritual growth, Spirituality | 22 Comments

Butterfly Journal 8th Month: Expansion (Entry #1)

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

As compassion for ourselves, others, and the planet develops and grows, we begin to feel ourselves expand. Just by our decision to embark upon this journey of spiritual transformation, we took the first steps to leave the state of contraction … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterfly Journal | Tagged awakening, butterflies, compassion, empathy, expansion, grounding, interconnectedness, meditation, metamorphosis, personal growth, San Francisco life coach, spiritual growth, transformation | 13 Comments

Butterfly Journal 7th Month: Compassion (Entry #1)

Posted on March 8, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

Last month’s focus on practicing patience has been very helpful and has provided me with helpful reminders when facing the challenges of caring for and being around my mother. But in truth, the lessons for patience are all around us … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterfly Journal | Tagged Alzheimer's, awareness, butterflies, challenges, compassion, empathy, journaling, Love, meditation, metamorphosis, mother, personal growth, suffering | 23 Comments

Butterfly Journal: Patience (Entry #2)

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

In the last journal entry I discussed how breathing, Pranayama practices, and other yoga practices help me when I am challenged to be patient and calm. Another practice that I have recently returned to is art. Art is a wonderful meditative practice or … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterfly Journal | Tagged art, awakening, Buddhism, Carl Jung, circle, daily prompt, Divine Love, impermanace, inspiration, journaling, mandala, mindfulness, patience, personal growth, sacred geometry, symbolism, unconscious | 15 Comments

Butterfly Journal 6th Month: Patience (Entry #1)

Posted on February 1, 2014 by Julianne Victoria

So far on our caterpillars’ metamorphic journey, we have grown from Self-reflection, Truth, Faith, Awareness, and Acceptance. Now we are half way through our journey, and it’s time to take a pause. Not a break, but a pause to take in … Continue reading →

Posted in Butterfly Journal | Tagged breath, butterflies, grounding, mantra, meditation, metamorphosis, patience, personal growth, practice, pranayama, rest, self-awareness, sociopath, Spirituality, trees, yoga | 24 Comments