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Mind is Like a Kite

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The theme that is emerging in my posts right now is about quietening the mind and finding peace there. When I am feeling challenged I will search through earlier posts to remind myself of the wisdom that I have shared … and to bring it home again. Enjoy this metaphor… and come back to your breath. You are in control of your kite.

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I love this metaphor for seeing our breath as the string of our kite.

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“The mind is like a kite, flying here and there,

and the breath is like the string of the kite, generally bringing the mind back into the present moment.

The breath brings the mind, which is all over the place, back to its source, a natural state of peacefulness and joy.”

Ravi Shankar

37 responses to “Mind is Like a Kite”

  1. dianasschwenk Avatar
    dianasschwenk

    And when we cease to breathe, the mind wanders off all willy nilly? 🙂
    Diana xo

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      You got me thinking Diana about willy nilly land… Val x

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      1. dianasschwenk Avatar
        dianasschwenk

        It’s a nice place to chill. 😉

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  2. kimberlyharding Avatar
    kimberlyharding

    I have always loved this image.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      So glad it resonated with you Kimberly!

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  3. socialbridge Avatar
    socialbridge

    Val, this post makes me think so much of our wonderful Nobel prize-winning poet, Seamus Heaney, and this great poem:

    A Kite for Aibhín

    After ‘L’Aquilone’ by Giovanni Pascoli (1855-1912)

    Air from another life and time and place,
    Pale blue heavenly air is supporting
    A white wing beating high against the breeze,

    And yes, it is a kite! As when one afternoon
    All of us there trooped out
    Among the briar hedges and stripped thorn,

    I take my stand again, halt opposite
    Anahorish Hill to scan the blue,
    Back in that field to launch our long-tailed comet.

    And now it hovers, tugs, veers, dives askew,
    Lifts itself, goes with the wind until
    It rises to loud cheers from us below.

    Rises, and my hand is like a spindle
    Unspooling, the kite a thin-stemmed flower
    Climbing and carrying, carrying farther, higher

    The longing in the breast and planted feet
    And gazing face and heart of the kite flier
    Until string breaks and—separate, elate—

    The kite takes off, itself alone, a windfall.
    Seamus Heaney

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Jean – this is a wonderful poem. Thank you for sharing here! Val x

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      1. socialbridge Avatar
        socialbridge

        You’re welcome. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. By the way, it was Seamus Heaney’s birthday yesterday!

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  4. onlyconnect Avatar
    onlyconnect

    I also love this image and find it hugely helpful when meditating 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Yes – I can see it would be a powerful anchor 🙂

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  5. Don Avatar
    Don

    Wonderful metaphor Val.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Don I also enjoy it. Val x

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  6. nrhatch Avatar
    nrhatch

    And far too many of us forget that WE hold the string.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Yes indeed Nancy 😉

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  7. Jenna Dee Avatar
    Jenna Dee

    Love this, thanks for sharing. On an unrelated matter I am curious why you title your posts with an * in front of the title? Love Jenna

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Hi Jenna, glad you enjoyed this one! I put * s in front because in this theme on the sidebar its difficult to tell one post from the next… It looked like words running into each other. * makes it easier to see each title. Thanks for asking. Val x

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  8. Kate @ Did That Just Happen? Avatar
    Kate @ Did That Just Happen?

    Val, love this! I’m a big fan flying kites and the freedom that comes with it, love the analogy of the breath bringing us back to center!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Kate!

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  9. Jill Weatherholt Avatar
    Jill Weatherholt

    I love this, Val. Thank you! xo

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      I’m happy you moved this too! Thanks Jill 💛

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  10. vanbytheriver Avatar
    vanbytheriver

    That is a beautiful metaphor. Thanks for re-sharing, Val.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      It drew me back too. Glad you enjoyed it Van 💛

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  11. Alok Singhal Avatar
    Alok Singhal

    A wonderful start to the week this is 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      So glad it got your week off to a good start. Keep soaring Alok 💛

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  12. IreneDesign2011 Avatar
    IreneDesign2011

    This is really a beautiful metaphor, Val ❤

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Irene. I agree 💕

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  13. dilipnaidu Avatar
    dilipnaidu

    Yes indeed Val our mind is indeed so slippery and cannot be controlled by force. But if we start observing our breath calmly the turbulence in our mind will steadily subside and become tranquil.

    Thanks and best regards.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Dilip for your insightful words and presence today 💛

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  14. restlessjo Avatar
    restlessjo

    I always love watching kites, Val, but it’s the freedom to soar that captures me. Perhaps this is a better way to think of them.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      The freedom when we are able to rise and go with the flow. YES! Beautifully put Jo 💛

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  15. Sue Dreamwalker Avatar
    Sue Dreamwalker

    Fantastic quote Val.. I am already Flying! 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      I’ll meet you there 🕊

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      1. Sue Dreamwalker Avatar
        Sue Dreamwalker

        Haha.. ❤ Hugs

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  16. Eliza Waters Avatar
    Eliza Waters

    Oh, this is a good one, Val. Our thoughts can fly high and far before we realize it and reel them in!

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  17. Michele Anderson Avatar
    Michele Anderson

    I love that, Val, “You are in control of your kite.”

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  18. deroseworld Avatar
    deroseworld

    Love this

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you derose 💛

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