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Let the Mind Be the Mind

by Val Boyko
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When you notice your brain is bouncing from one thought to the next, or emotions rise up such as anxiety, fear, anger and overwhelm and … do you notice what you do?

For me, I used to distract myself with entertainment or find solice in smoking, alcohol and icecream. For others it was cleaning house, going on a shopping spree, making soup and donuts!

Numbing our stress is a strategy that most of us can relate to. Yet there is an other approach worth considering. Instead of beating ourselves up, can we let the mind be the mind, and begin to explore the stillness and peace below the surface.

When we become aware of our habitual patterns and behaviors to avoid our feelings, it’s often the first step to find our Middle Ground.

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Donna Faulds poem inspires me here:

LET THE MIND BE THE MIND

Let the mind be the mind.

behind its restless activity,

just one layer deeper

is stillness, and beneath

even that, is an ocean

of mystery and truth.

Swim in this eternal sea

until you know yourself

to be infinity, and bring

that knwing back into

your day. Why struggle

to be what you are already?

Let the mind be the mind,

but dont bind yourself

to its limited reality.

Trust your experience of

vastness. Trust the truth

that never loses potency

of disappears in fear.

Let the mind be the mind

and identify not with

thought, but silence.

~ Danna Faulds taken from “Limitless New Poems and Other Writings”

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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

37 comments on “Let the Mind Be the Mind”

  1. Sharon Lawrence
    June 24, 2021

    Thanks Val! Those words resonate and are well-timed for sure.

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  2. Ananda
    June 24, 2021

    Such a beautiful poem. And a wise introduction. Thank you Val ❤️

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  3. Ali Grimshaw
    June 24, 2021

    Thank you, Val. Wishing you beauty today.

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  4. sloppy buddhist
    June 24, 2021

    Lovely and thank you Val ☮️🕉💟 sending joy hedy 💫

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  5. Jet Eliot
    June 24, 2021

    Wonderful to relax into your post, Val, and Donna Faulds’s poem. I espec. like these words she wrote: “Why struggle

    to be what you are already?”

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  6. Infinite Living
    June 24, 2021

    It is powerful once we realize what our stress responses are and what better choices we can make that help us in the long run. Beautiful post and poem!

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  7. Jim Borden
    June 25, 2021

    It sounds like I’ve got the first step down, I know what I do when my mind is racing – nothing like watching an episode of King of Queens with a cup of Dunkin Donuts coffee. That’s my escape, my happy place…

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  8. D. Wallace Peach
    June 25, 2021

    Beautiful, Val. Thank you for this. 🙂

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  9. nrhatch
    June 25, 2021

    When we are feeling overwhelmed, we can dive deep, go within, and take a breather by returning to the still, silent core of our being. Aah . . . that’s where peace resides. Better!

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  10. Kellie
    June 25, 2021

    Beautiful Val 👍❤️

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  11. Karen Lang
    June 25, 2021

    Love the poem and the message Val 🙂

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  12. Shyamini
    June 25, 2021

    The introduction and the poem picture what I am going through these days.
    Too many thoughts and emotions marrying, leaving me astray.

    Thank you.

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  13. Patricia Furstenberg
    June 27, 2021

    Beautiful, Val!
    Wishing you a positive week further 🙂
    Pat

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  17. Akshata Iyengar
    July 2, 2021

    So beautiful. Thanks for posting 💜😊

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  18. jvtripioauthor
    August 23, 2021

    I really liked the intention behind “let the mind be the mind’. For me it means not running or hiding from what the mind can bring us. Thanks!

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