Find Your Middle Ground

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Haiku – Difficulty

mindfulness
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May the truth you seek
Rise out of difficulty
Find your Middle Ground
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Every experience we have in life is an opportunity to witness. To step back, observe and attend to.

Beneath the discomfort and suffering is something precious that wants to be known.

In times of difficulty, pause and be with whatever comes up. Give it space so you can feel it fully.

As you come to this place full of hard and hurtful edges, let yourself soften.

Open your heart to it, and let compassion melt the negative thinking and resistance.

Find your Middle Ground and the truth and love within.

Namaste

Val T Boyko
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40 responses to “Haiku – Difficulty”

  1. David Kanigan Avatar
    David Kanigan

    Soften. That’s it Val.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you David 💛

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  2. Something About Maura Avatar
    Something About Maura

    Reblogged this on Something About Maura.

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  3. shadowedmuses Avatar
    shadowedmuses

    Beautiful

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you 💛

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  4. Healing Grief Avatar
    Healing Grief

    This is possible after many years of practice Val. 🙏🏻

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      So true Karen. It can be too much of a scary place to open our hearts when we are hurting so much. Yet, opening to the small difficulties and starting from there has helped me on this journey. 💛🙏💛

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  5. Donna Guillemette Avatar
    Donna Guillemette

    What I needed to hear! Thanks Val!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      So glad it resonated with you Donna. There is hope in this tough place 💛

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  6. Eddie Two Hawks Avatar
    Eddie Two Hawks

    so often, it does

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Eddie 🙏

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  7. Minuscule Moments Avatar
    Minuscule Moments

    Thanks Val I love this.

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    Anonymous

    “Difficulties are always blessings if we know how to face them” ( The Mother)
    Working on this one as I begin the second phase of treatment for Brain Tumour. thank you Val.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      It does make us appreciate the most important things in life and treasure them even more. Good luck with the treatment Helen. I’ll be thinking of you and sending love and healing light your way. ❤️🙏❤️

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  9. D. Wallace Peach Avatar
    D. Wallace Peach

    Difficulty is a great teacher. I love the image of hard, sharp edges softening – like stones tumbled until they’re smooth and shiny. Beautiful haiku. ❤

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Diana 💕

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  10. Augusta Avatar
    Augusta

    Wonderful! Thank you. Namaste, Augusta

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  11. lorriebowden Avatar
    lorriebowden

    Yes…and nothing is quite as scary as our egos would have us believe. I love that you said that something precious wants to be known! Amen 💜💜

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you dear Lorrie. Enjoy the holiday tomorrow 💛

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  12. Helen Avatar
    Helen

    “Difficulties are always blessings if we know how to face them.” (The Mother). I hold on to this now as I enter the second phase of treatment for brain tumour. I have so much to learn from this experience and this itself excites me and I believe Grace will give me the time I need to see the blessings of this.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      ❤️🙏❤️

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  13. Helen Avatar
    Helen

    By the way thank you Val, your page is such an inspiration to me.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Gosh, thank you so much Helen. I am grateful for your presence here. 💕

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  14. Sunny Avatar
    Sunny

    Lovely, Val!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Sunny 💕

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  15. Jewels Avatar
    Jewels

    Wow Val! This is sooo good! Thank you! ❤

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      So glad it resonated Julie 💛

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  16. Mary Lou Avatar
    Mary Lou

    Reblogged this on Me In The Middle and commented:
    It’s in the looking back that we’ve come to know how true this is….. And in the present moment that we’ve come to have faith and hope in the future. ❤

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Beautifully said Mary Lou. Thank you for the re-blog 🙏

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  17. ladyfi Avatar
    ladyfi

    Truth often finds a way, doesn’t it?

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      It does Fiona … and not in the way we expect at all 💛

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  18. Mark Lanesbury Avatar
    Mark Lanesbury

    It did it again Val, I’m not getting your posts, I thought it had become a little quiet 😀
    I shall do the re-follow thing and see if that stirs something up 😀
    And maybe its the ‘middle ground’ that is required, to observe what is really happening…a great post, thank you for sharing 😀

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Its good to connect again Mark 💛 Small difficulties in the world of Word Press.

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  19. Philip Kamau Avatar
    Philip Kamau

    This is true Wisdom you spread.

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  20. Sue Dreamwalker Avatar
    Sue Dreamwalker

    Many are going through their difficulties right now Val Great advice as we soften our edges.. xxx

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  21. Jet Eliot Avatar
    Jet Eliot

    Your gentle message, acknowledgment of pain, and suggestion to soften…so lovely, Val.

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  22. ladyfi Avatar
    ladyfi

    A lovely, gentle reminder!

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  23. mantiablog Avatar
    mantiablog

    Beautiful love within love without

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you 💕

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      1. mantiablog Avatar
        mantiablog

        You’re welcome

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