Find Your Middle Ground

* Inspiration – Losing and Finding

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“Every now and then, life causes you to lose your phone, lose your job, lose your relationship, the things you think are important, so you can see that you have a full life independent of them.

There are many things you feel are so essential, but without them, you find you still have your Self, which is more than all of them put together.

You cannot lose your Self. This is the most important thing.”

~ Mooji *

Have you ever given yourself this gift?

I know, it probably didn’t feel like a gift at the time…

I appreciate this reminder that we are all in essence spiritual beings. It is the core part of ourselves that never changes. This true Self is accepting and always there, no matter what circumstances our small self finds itself in.

Coming into meditation and prayer in times of trouble allows us to feel the stillness within and connect to our true Self and Source within us all.

 

*Mooji (2015-12-03). White Fire: Spiritual insights and teachings of advaita zen master Mooji (Kindle Locations 1452-1455). Mooji Media Publications. Kindle Edition.

36 responses to “* Inspiration – Losing and Finding”

  1. dasoulstriker Avatar
    dasoulstriker

    🙂 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      😍

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      1. dasoulstriker Avatar
        dasoulstriker

        🙂 🙂

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  2. suzicate Avatar
    suzicate

    ❤

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      😍

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  3. smilecalm Avatar
    smilecalm

    reassuring knowing
    there’s something
    i can’t lose 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Indeed! Thank you David 💛

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  4. Jill Weatherholt Avatar
    Jill Weatherholt

    Love this, Val! ❤

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Jill 💕

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  5. vanbytheriver Avatar
    vanbytheriver

    Wisdom in this one. Sometimes you lose it, sometimes you give it away. Either way, what remains is constant. Love the quote, Val. 💖

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Me too. Thank you Van 💛

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  6. Paul Handover Avatar
    Paul Handover

    For me there couldn’t have been a better example of this nearly 10 years ago. For in December, 2006 my then wife announced she was leaving me. A year later, almost to the day, I met Jeannie. 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      What a lovely example of losing and finding something better Paul 💛

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  7. Ann Koplow Avatar
    Ann Koplow

    I’m always glad when I find my way here, Val. ❤

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Me too. Me too 💛

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  8. Healing Grief Avatar
    Healing Grief

    I think losing parts of my life that I desperately didn’t want to at the time, I ended up finding my true self and my purpose.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Yes. It is in the losing of something precious that we find the unexpected about ourselves. I am almost finished your book Karen. It will be such a valuable resource and support for those who have lost a loved one unexpectedly 💕. It will help me to help them.
      Thank you for sharing from your heart and soul 🙏

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      1. Healing Grief Avatar
        Healing Grief

        Thankyou Val for taking the time to read my book. I hoped that in sharing my story others could connect to their story, and from there, learn to find their inner strength, courage and wisdom to heal. Your ability to teach of this wisdom through yoga, stillness and the breath, is a gift. Thankyou 🙏🏻

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        1. Val Boyko Avatar
          Val Boyko

          We each do what we do from our own heart in order to touch others. 💕

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          1. Healing Grief Avatar
            Healing Grief

            Very true 💗🌺

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  9. Ann Coleman Avatar
    Ann Coleman

    I’ve been given this gift many times, and don’t always consider it a gift when it happens. But later, I look back, and realize that it was truly a very precious gift that reminds me that the only thing I really have is myself. And that’s good to know.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      It is indeed Ann. Thank you for sharing here 💕

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  10. Hariod Brawn Avatar
    Hariod Brawn

    Your closing words are sometimes the hardest things to do, Val, if we are distressed, but also are so often the most rewarding, ultimately. The instinct is often – and quite naturally – to seek escape in times of trouble, yet if we can summon the strength to go inwardly, then it seems to me that there are riches to be found, as you say. It takes courage, though – a quality that I know is no stranger to you. H _/\_

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Such wise words Hariod. 💕 Yes it isn’t easy to come to meditation or prayer when the mind is full of anxiety and distressing emotions. Sometimes I find an interim place between escape and fully pausing. A place for noticing and telling. xo

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  11. IreneDesign2011 Avatar
    IreneDesign2011

    I agree so much Val. As you know, my PC died short time ago and I got the gift of much more time to think and try to find my middleground. It feels more easy now, than when all just happened.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      I am so glad you have found some peace in this Irene 💕

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      1. IreneDesign2011 Avatar
        IreneDesign2011

        Thank you Val ❤

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  12. Infinite Living Avatar
    Infinite Living

    Very true! It seems hurtful until loss becomes only a perspective and what you lose stays alive in Gratitude.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Love this wisdom ❤️

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      1. Infinite Living Avatar
        Infinite Living

        Thank you for affirmation 🙂

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  13. elizabeth2560 Avatar
    elizabeth2560

    I think that the greatest gift I have had about my personal crisis of my marriage collapse is that it has allowed me to reconnect with my true self.
    I wonder why I lost that person all those years ago. Thanks Val 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Me too Elisabeth. Me too 💛

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  14. Minuscule Moments Avatar
    Minuscule Moments

    Beautiful, accepting that life can change in a minute and we will be okay is challenging. But as I age Im letting go of the control much, much more. Happy day Val

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Aging has its gifts! Thank you Kath. Happy day to you 💕

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  15. nrhatch Avatar
    nrhatch

    Wherever you go . . . there you are!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Smiling … Love it Nancy ❣

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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.”

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