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It Takes Courage

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It take courage
to face reality.
Do I really want to know?

It's so easy to be busy.
Never ending activity
with no time to pause
or let fear grow.
No time to wonder
or reflect on who you are.
It feels safe to fill the space.

Yes, it takes courage
to allow silence,
and solitude.
to embrace the emptiness.

There is nothing here 
to escape from,
when it welcomes you home.

~ Val Boyko
Val T Boyko
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22 responses to “It Takes Courage”

  1. Mark Lanesbury Avatar
    Mark Lanesbury

    I have listened to that silence for some time now Val, it now speaks so freely…from that love found within it. Great post dear lady, it is an interesting place to meet yourself. Beautifully written 😀❤️🙏

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you dear Mark. Meeting ourselves in silence becomes a special place🤍 🙏🏻🕊️

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  2. Barbara Franken Avatar
    Barbara Franken

    Beautifully said Val, I hear many say they are busy to honour being alive… and I try and say if they embrace the quietness sometimes they will truly appreciate how much more life there is within the silence! Happy weekend, much love x

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Barbara. Your words are wise 💐🙏🏻💛

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  3. Sharon Lawrence Avatar
    Sharon Lawrence

    Oh Val it is like you are reading my mind and my heart – but saying it so beautifully. So grateful that we walk the path together. Yesterday was that day of total solitude and silence for me. Today I will shift and I will be spending the day with my granddaughters – last field hockey game of the season and then a “date” to cook together and create a Sunday dinner in honor of my upcoming trip. (Their idea). So sorry to say I will miss our yoga practice and the zoom with John.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you so much Sharon. It sounds like a weekend in balance 💐🙏🏻💕
      Yesterday I spent inside too, and was inspired to paint. The first of my Chanticleer paintings is taking shape.

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  4. sicetnon3 Avatar
    sicetnon3

    It’s either “yes” or “no”

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  5. Milena Alien Avatar
    Milena Alien

    It’s so easy to be busy

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      It is isn’t it! And then we become aware … and it starts from there. Thank you Milena 🙏🏻

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      1. Milena Alien Avatar
        Milena Alien

        Love your insights Val

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  6. Eliza Waters Avatar
    Eliza Waters

    Beautifully penned, Val, and true it is. 💜

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you dear Eliza 💐🙏🏻🍁

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  7. Jet Eliot Avatar
    Jet Eliot

    I so very much enjoyed this poem, Val, have been thinking a lot about this busy-busy-busy aspect of life and concur–it takes courage to just stop and be. Lovely words.

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you for pausing it’s me today Jet 💐🙏🏻💛

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  8. Live & Learn Avatar
    Live & Learn

    It takes courage to allow silence. Truth!

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you David. It’s easier with a camera and the dawn of a new day, eh!

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      1. Live & Learn Avatar
        Live & Learn

        Yes!

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  9. Tom Avatar
    Tom

    It’s so nice to get to that space, Val! 🙂

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    1. Val Boyko Avatar
      Val Boyko

      Thank you Tom🙏Its a journey and an exploration.

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  10. nrhatch Avatar
    nrhatch

    Silence your mind. Just be. Focus on your breath. Slip into the space between your thoughts. Meditate. In the silence of not doing, we begin to know what we feel. LISTEN.

    When we know WHO we are, we know HOW to live.

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    1. sicetnon3 Avatar
      sicetnon3

      From my perspective, if we know ourself the how takes care of itself

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  11. Bela Johnson Avatar
    Bela Johnson

    In my early 20’s, I settled in the woods of Maine to seek out this very thing. And I’ve never been far from it since. It was absolutely nerve-shattering to begin with, but it was something I knew I had to do. Sit in absolute silence and live inside my own skin. If not, I wonder where and how we will be at the end of life as we know it. Peace, Val. 💗

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