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* Roots of Hope

This poem was shared at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health in our 300 hour Mod 4 sangha.

It fills me with hope and possibility. Keep these words close to inspire you in your practice of yoga, meditation or life 💛

roots of hope
Image from https://www.pinterest.com/stephanievega26/me/

Roots of Hope 

Thankfully
the roots of hope run deep.
And when we get discouraged
we can feel the tug of those roots
and we remember
oh yes, that’s right…
we have come through
harder things than this before.
And during the process, learned
what we could not have learned otherwise. And thankfully
we believe in trying again
no matter how far the distance seems
between what we want
and what we have.
We can remember
what blooming feels like.
So we practice,
the feeling of blooming…
and possibility opens us
to the miracles once more.

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Val T Boyko
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21 responses to “* Roots of Hope”

  1. Karin Avatar
    Karin

    Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

    “And during the process, learned
    what we could not have learned otherwise.”
    That is a key point for me when I try to make peace with difficult situations.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Karin! Acceptance of difficulties is the hardest for me too… When we know we are learning we can be more present to their gifts. 💛

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  2. suzicate Avatar
    suzicate

    Beautiful words! The image reminds me of an art panel I made which I titled “Tree Madam”.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks Suzi! I’d love to see this piece. Growing from the earth and reaching for the sun is such a wonderful metaphor for life!

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      1. suzicate Avatar
        suzicate

        Won’t allow me to post a photo in this comment box, but a photo is in my FB album “Stuff I’ve Made” or can probably be found on my blog if you search “Tree Madam”.

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        1. Val Boyko Avatar
          Val Boyko

          I’m going over there now 🙂

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  3. jmgoyder Avatar
    jmgoyder

    This is such a beautiful reminder – thank you Val!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank Julie. Never forget the roots that you can tap into to give you strength ❤️

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  4. Louise Gallagher Avatar
    Louise Gallagher

    Oh so beautiful!

    And yes, “We can remember / what blooming feels like.”

    YES!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you! Lets root down and rise up to bloom together Louise 🙂

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  5. Jill Weatherholt Avatar
    Jill Weatherholt

    Absolutely beautiful, Val!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks so much Jill. It touched me also 💛

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  6. Jet Eliot Avatar
    Jet Eliot

    I so like this: “We practice the feeling of blooming.” 🙂

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  7. Healing Grief Avatar
    Healing Grief

    Grounding deeply. Beautiful Val. Keeping this one. 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Rooting down and reaching up to bloom fully! The best lesson from Mother Nature. 😍

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  8. Jewels Avatar
    Jewels

    This is so beautiful Val, thanks so much for sharing it. x

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Julie. So glad it connected with you. Xo

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  9. noellevignola Avatar
    noellevignola

    Love that line “So we practice that feeling of blooming…” that will sit with me all day.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Practice the feeling if blooming 🙂 I love this phrase too Noelle. We recognize it and yearn for it. Thank you!

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  10. Paul Handover Avatar
    Paul Handover

    Val, after a week of almost nonexistent Internet connection it’s wonderful to return to such beautiful notions as this post of yours conveyed.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Paul for your kind words. Its frustrating when the internet isn’t reliable. Glad you are back… At least for now 😉

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