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Haiku – keeping score

by Val Boyko
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keep score

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Results may vary

Yet keeping score closes hearts

Find your Middle Ground.

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When we engage the analytical mind, we start to close down our ability to empathize.

Aways reminder what is at stake behind the counting, and keep our hearts open.

 

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About Val Boyko

Val Boyko is originally from Scotland and came to the United States over 25 years ago. At "Find Your Middle Ground" Val brings together her experience as a life coach, yoga teacher and mentor, to inspire awakening to the light and inspiration within us all. This blog is a place of exploration and discovery as we all explore finding harmony and peace, in the highs and lows of life 💛

www.findyourmiddleground.com

35 comments on “Haiku – keeping score”

  1. Sue Dreamwalker
    March 25, 2017

    May we all remember to keep our hearts open. For its our Hearts are our gateway to a New Earth.. ❤ xxx Love and Peace to you Val.. xxx

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  2. smilecalm
    March 25, 2017

    thank you, Val
    for helping me
    lose track 🙂

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  3. Chatter Master
    March 25, 2017

    Finding out I don’t have to keep score has given me one less chore to worry and stress over. 😉

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  4. Jill Weatherholt
    March 25, 2017

    No one wins when you’re keeping score. ❤

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  5. @vapor_sage
    March 25, 2017

    I have been on the losing end of that tally. I can choose to respond with love and kindness and allow them to carry on until they’re ready to find their own middle ground

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  7. Ann Koplow
    March 25, 2017

    She blogs, she shots, she scores!
    Thanks Val.

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  8. Tiny
    March 25, 2017

    This is so important to remember, Val. Thank you 🙏

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  9. Eliza Waters
    March 25, 2017

    True, true.
    As a winter activity at our library, I hosted a Scrabble group for all ages. It was for socializing and wordplay, but with no scoring. Every single adult that showed up was keenly disappointed that we weren’t scoring and had trouble just letting go and have fun. Not a one returned in subsequent weeks. The kids, however, loved it. It was rather eye-opening!

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  11. Ann Coleman
    March 25, 2017

    So true! It is impossible to be competitive and empathetic at the same time.

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  12. Infinite Living
    March 26, 2017

    Yet keeping score closes hearts – so true and so well said.

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  13. Healing Grief
    March 26, 2017

    While keeping score, I miss receiving exactly what I need! Wonderful reminder Val 💚💚💕

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    • Val Boyko
      March 27, 2017

      In relationships this is so true Karen 💕 I was also thinking of how politicians try to get the votes, and forget the true meaning of what they are voting for and the impact on people.

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  15. David Kanigan
    March 26, 2017

    No score today. Everyone wins.

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  16. D. Wallace Peach
    March 26, 2017

    So true, Val. Much better to play at life for a win-win.

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  17. Susan Scott
    March 27, 2017

    too much wasted effort keeping score! Thank you, lovely.

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  18. ladyfi
    March 28, 2017

    Agreed! There are humans and life behind those statistics.

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