Find Your Middle Ground

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Be a Tree

tree of life
Photo by Alexander Kovalev on Pexels.com
A seed opens
Life begins
Find your way

Root down
Rise up
Grow yourself

Dive deep
Spread out
Open yourself

Head held high
Touch the sky
Ground yourself

Embrace the light
Take your place
Be yourself

~ Val Boyko

My thanks to Ali Grimshaw and her Writing Circle for the inspiration today.

Namaste

Val T Boyko
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35 responses to “Be a Tree”

  1. Eliza Waters Avatar
    Eliza Waters

    🙏🏼 🌳 👏🏼

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      🌲🌴🌳

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  2. Tom Avatar
    Tom

    Love the analogy, Val.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Tom 💐

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  3. Mark Lanesbury Avatar
    Mark Lanesbury

    Love the photo’s Val, suits the post to a ‘T’. I’m learning to let the light through dear lady and swaying to the winds of love 😀❤️🙏

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      I feel the light breeze too. Let’s enjoy it together. Thank you dear Mark 💐🙏🏻🌳

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  4. ivor20 Avatar
    ivor20

    A superb tree analogy Val

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you very much Ivor 💐

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      1. ivor20 Avatar
        ivor20

        You’re welcome Val

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  5. derrickjknight Avatar
    derrickjknight

    Ivor beat me to it, Val

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks to you too Derrick 💐

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      1. derrickjknight Avatar
        derrickjknight

        🙂

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    Anonymous

    Well put, my grounded friend. 😀

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      It takes one to know one. Thank you Nancy 💐🙏🏻💕

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  7. Jet Eliot Avatar
    Jet Eliot

    I find trees so inspiring, so I really connected with your lovely poem here, Val. Cheers to opening, beginning, grounding and embracing.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you so much Jet 💐🙏🏻💕

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  8. Carol Balawyder Avatar
    Carol Balawyder

    This is such an inspirational poem, Val. Just what I needed to read! ❤ Thank you.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Carol 💐

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  9. Be a Tree – menthor of mind Avatar
    Be a Tree – menthor of mind

    […] Be a Tree […]

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  10. LuAnne Holder Avatar
    LuAnne Holder

    I love the rhythm of this poem, the content of the poem, and the imperatives so gently written. The graphics are lovely, too.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      So glad it resonated LuAnne 💐

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  11. Kavi Avatar
    Kavi

    What a beautiful way to compare our life to a tree!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Kavi 🌳🙏🏻💐

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  12. Michele Anderson Avatar
    Michele Anderson

    The best way to be. Thank you, Val.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Michele 🙏🏻

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  13. Michelle Avatar
    Michelle

    I have alwys seen the Tree of life as my symbol ao I love this post. I love your pictures and the words are so perfect and thoughtful.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Michelle 🙏🏻🌳💛

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  14. Bhavya Bhardwaj Avatar
    Bhavya Bhardwaj

    I love the picture and the post. I find nature incredibly inspiring and refreshing, this read is exactly that🤍

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Bhavya 💐🙏🏻💛

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  15. somtooti Avatar
    somtooti

    Great

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Indeed 🌳

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  16. Vinny Avatar
    Vinny

    Absolutely brilliant!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thanks Vinny 💐

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  17. Akshai Krishna S Avatar
    Akshai Krishna S

    Life is about serving and trees do that. They serve us food, they serve us the precious oxygen while they are strong and they suffer a lot from us. I loved your poem…

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Akshai. May we all serve the trees in return. 💐🙏🏻💛

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