Find Your Middle Ground

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* Life is Like … an uprooted tree

D.H. Lawrence describes humanity as being like an uprooted tree with its roots in the air.

Uprooted tree

“We are perishing for lack of fulfillment of our greater needs.

We are cut off from the great sources of our inward nourishment and renewal.

We must plant ourselves again in the universe.”

tree for life

I think many people feel like uprooted trees in today’s world.

When we plant ourselves once more we become nourished, rooted and interconnected.

Each of us can do this for ourselves and support others in finding inner nourishment, renewal and connection to our life source and Spirit.

I call it Findng Your Middle Ground.

Namaste

 

Val T Boyko
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20 responses to “* Life is Like … an uprooted tree”

  1. David Kanigan Avatar
    David Kanigan

    beautiful…..

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you David. ❤

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  2. nrhatch Avatar
    nrhatch

    As I read Lawrence, we must let go of religion and its propaganda and return to paganism ~ to honor the turning of the wheel:

    We must get back into relation, vivid and nourishing relation to the cosmos and the universe. The way is through daily ritual, and the re-awakening. We must once more practice the ritual of dawn and noon and sunset, the ritual of the kindling fire and pouring water, the ritual of the first breath, and the last. This is an affair of the individual and the household, a ritual of day. The ritual of the moon in her phases, of the morning star and the evening star is for men and women separate. Then the ritual of the seasons, with the Drama and the Passion of the soul embodied in procession and dance, this is for the community, an act of men and women, a whole community, in togetherness. And the ritual of the great events in the year of stars is for nations and whole peoples. To these rituals we must return: or we must evolve them to suit our needs. For the truth is, we are perishing for lack of fulfillment of our greater needs, we are cut off from the great sources of our inward nourishment and renewal, sources which flow eternally in the universe. Vitally, the human race is dying. It is like a great uprooted tree, with its roots in the air. We must plant ourselves again in the Universe.

    Read more: http://www.patheos.com/blogs/allergicpagan/2012/02/11/d-h-lawrence-the-proto-pagan-part-2/#ixzz3LDrpH4xm

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you for sharing this whole piece Nancy. It is very moving.
      Val xo

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  3. kimberlyharding Avatar
    kimberlyharding

    This was perfectly written Val. It captures what so many of us experience. Thank you for giving a different perspective.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Kim. In a world that seems upside down, sometimes its up to us to move upwards.
      ❤

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  4. dianasschwenk Avatar
    dianasschwenk

    A wonderful metaphor Val – thank you!
    Diana xo

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Diana. So glad it resonates today 🙂

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  5. lorriebowden Avatar
    lorriebowden

    Much needed, Val! Happy Sunday ❤

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Lorrie. May we all trust in the peace within and let it nourish us through challenging times.
      Hugs!
      Val xo

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  6. Nomzi Kumalo Avatar
    Nomzi Kumalo

    Right on. Have a super week Val. 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks Nomzi! You too 🙂

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  7. socialbridge Avatar
    socialbridge

    Simply adore D.H. Lawrence’s work. So inspirational in so many ways.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks Jean! I agree 🙂

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  8. Julie Buhite Avatar
    Julie Buhite

    The images are so beautiful. Thank you for this prompting, Val.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Julie for your kind words and appreciating the prompt. ❤

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  9. The Presents of Presence Avatar
    The Presents of Presence

    Val, I love this ~ finding your middle ground!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Yes indeed Yvonne. So happy to have you here 🙂

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  10. outflow designs Avatar
    outflow designs

    beautiful…..Thank you for sharing.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      So glad this resonated 🙏

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