* Life Isn’t Personal

Find Your Middle Ground

* Life Isn’t Personal

October 12, 2015

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Connection, Consciousness, Inner Wisdom, Inspirations, middle ground, Mindfulness, Steps on the Journey

The universe continues to unfold in each moment

Let it

You don’t have to control or hold on to anything

Just take time to pause and listen to your inner wisdom

Trust it’s soft voice

Mistakes and challenges have helped you grow into who you are today

Embrace whatever happens, knowing that you will continue to learn and grow

Nothing has gone wrong

Life continues in its highs and lows

Don’t take it personally

We are all in this together

70 responses to “* Life Isn’t Personal”

Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature

Oct 12, 2015 at 1:36 pm

Beautiful words, Val and I love the image! I love the fractal spiral unfolding. The unfolding Universe.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 2:37 pm
  
  Thank you Mary. Glad it resonated with you today 🙏
  
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Reyna H

Oct 12, 2015 at 1:39 pm

This is lovely!

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 2:37 pm
  
  Thank you Reyna 💛
  
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Sue Dreamwalker

Oct 12, 2015 at 1:41 pm

Wonderful teachings Val, Yes we are all in this together, May we all learn and grow .. Such truth in your words.. and a fantastic image that fitted perfectly 🙂
Love your inspiration..
Blessings Sue ❤

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 2:39 pm
  
  Thank you Sue. I captured the thoughts some time ago, but didn’t find a photograph that resonated until yesterday. It was a lesson in letting it unfold 😉 xo
  
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  1. Sue Dreamwalker
    
    Oct 12, 2015 at 2:47 pm
    
    🙂
    
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Jill Weatherholt

Oct 12, 2015 at 1:43 pm

Wonderful thoughts, Val.It’s exhausting to take things personally.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 2:39 pm
  
  So true Jill! Such an energy drain and waste of our precious time 💛
  
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Sonnische

Oct 12, 2015 at 2:00 pm

Thank you for this reminder! Puts me in mind of Ajahn Sumedho’s “Don’t Take Your Life Personally” and The Four Agreements” by Don Miguel Ruiz. Have a wonderful day, Val!

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 2:47 pm
  
  Thank you Sunny! The best wisdom is often repeated in many ways. I wonder who said that… 😉 Take care. xo
  
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dianasschwenk

Oct 12, 2015 at 2:22 pm

Very wise words Val, thank you for sharing them here today. They are especially meaningful to me today, as we in Canada celebrate Thanksgiving Day. ❤
Diana xo

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 2:50 pm
  
  Happy Thanksgiving Diana! I am glad the words were meaningful for you on this special day. xo
  
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nrhatch

Oct 12, 2015 at 2:56 pm

Yes. Anything can be a gift of gold in disguise.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 3:11 pm
  
  Good point Nancy 😊
  
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  1. nrhatch
    
    Oct 12, 2015 at 4:46 pm
    
    Of course, it’s hard to re-cognize the gold when we’ve just learned that a loved one has cancer, or that a friend has died, or that our child has been molested, bullied, or killed by a sniper at school.
    
    After commenting here, I saw Linda’s post about her mother’s cancer. Compassion for her anguish kept me from echoing my thoughts here.
    
    “Anything can be a gift of gold in disguise” . . . but at times we are too distraught to mine for the gold.
    
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    1. Val Boyko
      
      Oct 12, 2015 at 8:26 pm
      
      I hear you Nancy … yet, time can also help us see things more deeply and differently, even with a cancer diagnosis. When I was with my Mum in September she looked at me and said “There is more to life that shoes”. I said “Yes! Or even handbags Mum”
      We are all where we are on the road of life. Sometimes the toughest times bring an appreciation for life and what we have. It can be a wake up all wherever you find yourself on the path. ❤️ There is good for us all….
      
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Shiva Malekopmath

Oct 12, 2015 at 3:11 pm

Val!!!
These are not simple words.
They are simply the best.
For one to understand.
If understood, nothing like that.
They boost life itself.
I have been lately writing some poetry.
Impressed by people like you.
Wont you read them.
Shiva

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 3:13 pm
  
  Thank you Shiva. Indeed I will, with pleasure. 💛
  
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soulspeak2013

Oct 12, 2015 at 3:16 pm

Reblogged this on At the Table, On my Plate and commented:
Everything in life, is just for awhile….it’s not personal…but is indeed profound😊

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 3:50 pm
  
  Thank you Deb for the re-blog. So glad you enjoyed it!
  
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soulspeak2013

Oct 12, 2015 at 3:17 pm

Such a breath of fresh air..thank you Val

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Carol Ferenc

Oct 12, 2015 at 3:25 pm

Wise and lovely, as always, Val.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 3:51 pm
  
  Thank you Carol for your lovely words 🙂
  
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Sonnische

Oct 12, 2015 at 3:41 pm

Reblogged this on sonnische and commented:
This wonderful, poetic post really resonated with me today! Val Boyko has an amazing blog, and I wanted to share her words with you today.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 3:53 pm
  
  Sunny, thank you for being such a loving supporter and human being. Isn’t it great we share all of this together … 😊
  
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Hariod Brawn

Oct 12, 2015 at 4:05 pm

“Nothing has gone wrong” – I love that line; it brings a smile to my face. 🙂 We are such funny little creatures, fretting constantly about what, when and how things may, or may not, ‘go wrong’. H ❤

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1. nrhatch
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 4:48 pm
  
  My happiest moments transpire when I recall what funny little creatures we are.
  
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  1. Hariod Brawn
    
    Oct 12, 2015 at 6:18 pm
    
    You’d be delirious if you lived inside my head for a day then Nancy.
    
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    1. Val Boyko
      
      Oct 12, 2015 at 8:32 pm
      
      I think Nancy is made of some resilient stuff Hariod! After all she has Scottish blood running through her veins 🙂
      
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      1. Hariod Brawn
        
        Oct 13, 2015 at 5:24 am
        
        Well, if she does spend a day in my head, she’d better bring chocolate – not bloody haggis! 😉
        
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        nrhatch
        
        Oct 13, 2015 at 8:43 am
        
        A chocolate “outing” it is!
        
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        Hariod Brawn
        
        Oct 13, 2015 at 8:47 am
        
        Yeah, a cranial chocolate fondue. There’s plenty of empty space in there for two.
        
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2. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 8:06 pm
  
  It can be tough when we take it so seriously though. Thanks Hariod for bringing your zestful comment to the conversation 🙂
  
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  1. Hariod Brawn
    
    Oct 13, 2015 at 5:29 am
    
    Yes, it can indeed be tough Val. When my father was in his eighties he used to worry about what would happen if the trees fell down in his garden. He had a perfectly healthy Silver Birch removed ‘just in case’. 😮
    
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    1. Val Boyko
      
      Oct 13, 2015 at 11:57 am
      
      We really can be fretting little creatures, especially as we get older … Humour is the anecdote of course!
      … as well as chocolate… haggis I can do without!
      xo
      
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Ann Koplow

Oct 12, 2015 at 5:17 pm

Personally, I loved this, Val.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 8:19 pm
  
  That is pretty cool Ann. Thank you!
  
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socialbridge

Oct 12, 2015 at 5:30 pm

Val, I wish these words could spread across the divides in the world and heal them. We should be all in this together and we could be!

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1. Paul Handover
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 5:42 pm
  
  I loved Val’s words as well. But the reason I’m adding my thoughts in a reply to you, SB, is that to my mind, we are all in this together. Some with open minds and hearts, some no doubt screaming! But we are all together!
  
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2. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 8:19 pm
  
  I feel it too Jean 💛 Thank you!
  
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Jewels

Oct 12, 2015 at 6:05 pm

Much needed words for me today, Val. Thank you for the reminder. ❤
"Mistakes and challenges have helped you grow into who you are today
Embrace whatever happens, knowing that you will continue to learn and grow"

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 8:30 pm
  
  Thank you! Breathe them in Julie.xo
  
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BloomLisa

Oct 12, 2015 at 6:09 pm

Sage advice Val. As I love my life I see that there is nothing to regret from days gone by as they have all taken me to this beautiful place. Without each and everyone of them, I would be living a life that is altogether different.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 8:31 pm
  
  Beautifully put Lisa. Thank you. xo
  
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elizabeth2560

Oct 12, 2015 at 6:33 pm

This is appropriate for me today “You don’t have to control or hold on to anything”
thank you

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 8:33 pm
  
  Its always a timely reminder for me too Elizabeth. We do tend to get ahead of ourselves and the universe sometimes.. when we notice, its time for a pause. Thank you!
  
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Tiny

Oct 12, 2015 at 7:31 pm

So much wisdom in your words, Val. It’s funny how we forget, and try to control things that are unfolding at their own pace. Just to get frustrated or disappointed. Trust and patience are two words I need to remember 🙂

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 8:35 pm
  
  Thank you Tiny! We all forget and appreciate gentle reminders along the way. It seems to be the way of humans.
  We are so lucky to have people who are sharing a similar path 🙂
  
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Eliza Waters

Oct 12, 2015 at 8:06 pm

This is great wisdom, Val, I just love it!

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 8:36 pm
  
  So glad. Feel the love 💛
  
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Elizabeth

Oct 12, 2015 at 9:00 pm

Beautifu words Val, until recently I was beating myself for mistakes done in the past, but now, I’m accepting and letting go. Thanks!

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 10:17 pm
  
  Kindness towards ourselves is the path of evolution Elizabeth. So happy to meet you here 💛
  
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Maria F.

Oct 12, 2015 at 10:26 pm

Great posr Val. You’re so right, as usual.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 12, 2015 at 10:30 pm
  
  Not so usual, believe me Maria 😉 Glad you enjoyed!
  
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ladyfi

Oct 12, 2015 at 11:31 pm

A wonderful lesson.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 13, 2015 at 11:58 am
  
  Thank you Fiona!
  
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Healing Grief

Oct 12, 2015 at 11:39 pm

I think this is a very hard lesson to learn in life. So many times, I have caught myself taking comments or lack of comments personally. Our minds are very powerful and the more I live from my heart, the easier it becomes. Beautiful Val, worth waiting for.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 13, 2015 at 12:27 pm
  
  Thank you for sharing Karen. It can be a hard lesson to get out of our own way and live from the heart. 💛
  
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satitkasetip4

Oct 13, 2015 at 9:31 am

I like the sentence “Trust its soft voice”. So true!

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 13, 2015 at 3:38 pm
  
  Thank you S! May we all keep listening for it 💛
  
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Jennifer’s Journal

Oct 13, 2015 at 11:03 am

Perfectly stated, Val. This should be my mantra.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 13, 2015 at 3:39 pm
  
  Great idea Jennifer … please join me 🙂
  
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Indira

Oct 13, 2015 at 2:45 pm

Delightful words.’ We are in it together’. Lovely.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 13, 2015 at 3:39 pm
  
  Thank you Indira. So glad we all together here 🙂
  
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Enlightenment Angels

Oct 13, 2015 at 5:09 pm

Reblogged this on ENLIGHTENMENT ANGELS and commented:
“Listen to your inner wisdom.”

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Oct 13, 2015 at 8:49 pm
  
  Thank you for the re-blog 💛
  
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misifusa

Oct 15, 2015 at 7:31 am

Val, this is beautiful ~ like a loving embrace to my soul. Thank you. ♥

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dilipnaidu

Nov 4, 2015 at 7:38 pm

Beautiful thoughts Val and so true! Thank you and regards.

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1. Val Boyko
  
  Nov 4, 2015 at 9:27 pm
  
  Thank you Dilip for your kind words 🙏
  
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● 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.