Find Your Middle Ground

* Life is like … cake

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Life is like … cake.

The ingredients don’t seem like much, but when they are put together with love, it transforms the ordinary into the extraordinary.

We learn its okay that it sometimes sags in the middle and crumbles at the edges.

Life is like cake

The sponge is the foundation which fills and nourishes us.

The filling is the precious sweet center within us all.

The cherries are the fleeting pleasures on top.

 

… As I was writing this I began to wonder what cake my life is like these days… A zesty lemon bundt cake with space to grow!

 

36 responses to “* Life is like … cake”

  1. stormiesteele Avatar
    stormiesteele

    Such a delicious perspective… 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      So happy to share with you Stormie 🙂

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      1. stormiesteele Avatar
        stormiesteele

        😊☀️

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        1. Val Boyko Avatar
          Val Boyko

          Thanks Stormie! 😄

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  2. Ann Koplow Avatar
    Ann Koplow

    Yum!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Its yummy even when its not too sweet! Thank you Ann for adding to the senses 🙂

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  3. smilecalm Avatar
    smilecalm

    i’ll get back
    to this
    after eating
    my veggies 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Veggie cake is good too 😉

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      1. smilecalm Avatar
        smilecalm

        oh, there’s veggies in it!
        i’m there 🙂

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  4. Barb Avatar
    Barb

    I love your sweet interpretation! At the moment my life is lie a meringue pie – soft and fluffy on the outside – but watch out for the zesty middle!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Love that meringue Barb 🙂

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  5. Hariod Brawn Avatar
    Hariod Brawn

    “. . . sags in the middle and crumbles at the edges.”

    Er, well, I suppose I do a bit. ❓

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Doesn’t it go with the territory Hariod? … 😉

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  6. dianasschwenk Avatar
    dianasschwenk

    Life is like Cake. Cake is like yummy. My life is like banana bread right now Val. (Simple but good for me) ❤
    Diana xo

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Banana bread is soul food Diana 🙂

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  7. In the Stillness of Willow Hill Avatar
    In the Stillness of Willow Hill

    I think that I’m a carrot cake…fresh from the earth….spicy…..a bit of a nut,….and definitely fruity!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Perfect Tree!!! 😀

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  8. nrhatch Avatar
    nrhatch

    A cake (like life) always seems a bit more than the mere sum of its parts!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Especially when we add chocolate Nancy! Thanks for sharing your parts here 😉

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  9. elizabeth2560 Avatar
    elizabeth2560

    I don’t want to be a spoiler here but too much cake can lead to an unfit old age plagued with lifestyle diseases (heart disease, diabetes etc) due to excess of some of the ingredients (sugar, fat). Metaphorically speaking, when the sum of the parts looks Ok, we should maybe look a bit closer at the individual components that may gradually see us undone (excess consumerism, busyness, disconnections etc).

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Good point Elizabeth 😉

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  10. Louise Gallagher Avatar
    Louise Gallagher

    I think I”m a carrot cake like Willow Hill describes! Love it. 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      It’s a healthier choice too Louise 😉

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  11. suzicate Avatar
    suzicate

    ooooh, I like this analogy.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks Suz!

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  12. BloomLisa Avatar
    BloomLisa

    Ahh, cake. I recently wrote on my ACIM blog using cake as a metaphor and just like that post, yours has be salivating over yummy, delicious, decadent layered cake. Especially considering I am only allowed gluten free vegan baking (boo hoo, sob, sad tear). https://miraclesblazinglight.wordpress.com/2015/02/03/the-mouth-watering-road-to-happiness/ All the best Val!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Sad for you Lisa … Thanks for the share!

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  13. Jewels Avatar
    Jewels

    Love this analogy, Val! Mmm… zesty lemon bundt cake! 🙂 I’ll have to ponder what cake my life is like right…

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    1. Jewels Avatar
      Jewels

      now*
      😉

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    2. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Glad you enjoyed it Julie!

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  14. David Kanigan Avatar
    David Kanigan

    Now this meditation I understand!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Lol! Didn’t know you had a sweet tooth David 😉

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      1. David Kanigan Avatar
        David Kanigan

        Val, really? I can live on Cake.

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  15. Tiny Avatar
    Tiny

    Lovely thought! Now I’m wondering what kind of cake my life would resemble…it certainly sags in the middle but still tastes good 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Too funny!

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