* Good Morning Patio!

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Morning sun comes up

What a welcome to the day

Thankful to be here

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Take a moment to pause and look around.

What catches your eye and fills your heart with gratitude this morning?

35 responses to “* Good Morning Patio!”

  1. “What catches your eye and fills your heart with gratitude this morning?”

    My 88 year-old neighbour who is a complete sweetheart; she bakes me cakes and plies me with tea whilst telling tales of life as it was here in Somerset during her childhood. H โค

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    1. What a delight Hariod ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Thank you Jill. It gives me pleasure … and lets me connect to inner joy ๐Ÿ™‚

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  2. Hearing the birds chirping, the sun shining and my dog happy works for me!

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    1. Sounds familiar Barb ๐Ÿ˜‰ Such a lovely start to every day! Thank you.

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  3. Ah! Yes, Val. I hope that photo of the beautiful patio is yours! What a lovely way for you to wake every day ๐Ÿ™‚ โ™ก

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    1. Its off the kitchen. Right there. When the sun came up yesterday morning it took my breath away. I had to run in and get my iPad for a quick shot! So much to be grateful for. Keep healing and getting better every day my friend ๐Ÿ’›

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      1. Ah! Val ๐Ÿ™‚ That makes me so happy for you…it is so lovely!! I am healing in ways that I didn’t know were possible โค Thank you so much for you love and encouragement…I am in a very powerful phase of forgiveness and understanding. Thank you Val โค

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  4. Lovely shot and sentiment, Val.

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  5. The purple petunias on my balcony…

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    1. I can picture them. Purple petunias are like rich royal velvet ๐Ÿ™‚

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  6. What I saw today was a brighter, fresher, more colorful world, thanks to having cataract surgery yesterday!

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    1. Yeah Sunny!!! Isn’t it though ๐Ÿ™‚
      So glad the surgery was an immediate success!

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  7. Love! I’m behind on work this week because Mr .T has had more free time than usual, and he’s wanted to run to the store (with me) or go grab a bite (with me) and I’ll take that different scenery this week because I don’t get to see it very often with him! ๐Ÿ™‚

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    1. Enjoy all of these moments Kate! ๐Ÿ™‚

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  8. Puppy Stan’s dance on the dewy lawn.

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    1. Bless him!! I can see it ๐Ÿ™‚

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  9. Beautiful Val.. And that’s exactly how I feel when I look out the window on a new day.. beautiful garden Val..

    I am at last pleased to be able to comment.. I tried several times to link into your blog but the page kept freezing on me that I had to keep restarting my Laptop.. Thank fully this one loaded from my email.. ๐Ÿ™‚
    Wishing you a wonderful WONDERFUL rest of the week
    Hugs Sue x

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    1. You too Sue! May the sun keep shining and the garden keep growing.
      So glad you got through ๐Ÿ™‚

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      1. So was I… ๐Ÿ™‚ there are several blogs that have that affect, I don’t know why.. then all of a sudden it clears.. xxx โค

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        1. A mystery indeed! Perhaps a message to be aware ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  10. That beautiful photo caught my eye, is that your garden Val? I can picture going out to look at it every morning, coffee in hand… โค
    Diana xo

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    1. Yes Diana, it is just outside the kitchen. With table and chairs its where we gather and chat. And in the early morning it is so lovely ๐Ÿ™‚

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  11. A beautiful day with fresh, clean air, birdsong and the abundance of nature all around me!

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    1. Sounds perfect Eliza ๐Ÿ™‚

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  12. This is gorgeous garden!

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    1. Why thank you Maria! It nourishes me so ๐Ÿ™‚

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โ— About Me

My name is Val Boyko, a dual citizen living near Philadelphia, originally from Scotland.

This blog came to life one morning in 2013.  I woke up with these words in my mind:  “Life is a series of highs and lows. Be grateful for the highs. Be graceful in the lows. And find contentment in your Middle Ground.”

Find Your Middle Ground blog started to explore, reflect, ask deep questions, share insights about awakening, and connect with wonderful people like yourself. Thank you for being here and being such an inspiration.