Find Your Middle Ground

* If I Had To Do It All Over Again

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Its never too late to be true to yourself and lighten up in life 🎈
This re-blog is for some special peeps I connected with this week.
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This poem was shared at a time of reflection during my Kripalu YTT500 Module. It really brought lightness and a fresh perspective to a time that could have been pretty serious and intense. Nadine Stair lives in Kentucky. Age 85 she was asked what she would do differently if you got to live her life all over again. This is what she said:

pick more daisies

If I had my life to live over again,
I’d try to make more mistakes next time.
I’d relax. I’d limber up.
I would be crazier. I would be less hygienic.
I’d be sillier than I’ve been this trip.

I would take fewer things seriously.
I would take more chances, I would take more trips.
I would climb more mountains, swim more rivers,
and watch more sunsets.
I would burn more gasoline. I would eat more ice cream and less beans.
I would, perhaps, have more actual troubles…

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13 responses to “* If I Had To Do It All Over Again”

  1. Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature Avatar
    Walking My Path: Mindful Wanderings in Nature

    This is great, Val! I am going to go out and get myself in trouble today! <3. I tried to comment on the longer version, but it wouldn't let me sign in. So, I came back here. Have a fun day!
    Mary

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      Val Boyko

      Perfect!! I love rule breakers 😊

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  2. Carol Ferenc Avatar
    Carol Ferenc

    Nadine has a wonderful outlook on life!

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      Val Boyko

      She does have a great outlook! 😀
      … And message for us all !
      Thanks Carol.

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  3. Barb Avatar
    Barb

    Nadine is a very wise woman. Life is for living, taking chances and getting into trouble – and don’t we get a little thrill when we break the rules and get away with it? Life is meant to be exciting, so as Nike says, “Just Do It”! (My favourite saying).

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      Val Boyko

      I agree Barb! Let’s go break some rules today 🐥

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  4. Vicki Avatar
    Vicki

    Such wise words from one who could have lived more (if she’d been brave enough).
    I think we all tend to mind our manners and stay on the straight and narrow too much in life. Most of us do what all our peers do.
    If I had my time over again I NEVER would have returned to Australia after my last overseas trip in the 1970s. With no money left, I took what I thought was the only option – come home and go back to full time office work. I wish I’d been brave enough to push my limits and common sense and hit the road.

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      Val Boyko

      Thank you for sharing. Looking back I’m pretty sure most of us would have made different choices. Yet, at the time it made us feel safe. Be kind with your hindsight Vicki 💛

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  5. derrickjknight Avatar
    derrickjknight

    Brilliant

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      Val Boyko

      Thanks Derrick!

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  6. insearchofitall Avatar
    insearchofitall

    I’ve discovered that everything is as it should be and I wouldn’t do anything differently. There was good and not so good in all of it but overall, I’m delighted with my life. That doesn’t mean there weren’t plenty of challenges, just that I managed to live through them and come out more aware.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      It sounds like you have lived a good life … May the goodness continue 💛

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      1. insearchofitall Avatar
        insearchofitall

        I have lived a good life. A very interesting one with lots of potholes and speed bumps but it’s been quite a ride. It’s all about perspective and mine changed over the years.

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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.”

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