Life is a Series of Highs and Lows

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“Life is a series of highs and lows. Be grateful for the highs. Be graceful in the lows. Enjoy life fully and find contentment in your Middle Ground”

~ Val Boyko

Life, with all its ups and downs can take us away from finding wholeness, well being and contentment every day.

We get caught up in the distractions and commotion around us, and lose connection to our inner being and the wholeness of spirit that resides there.

Finding our Middle Ground is about pausing and connecting with this harmonious inner spirit.  For many of us, this is sitting in meditation or practicing yoga or tai chi . For others, it might be walking in nature, patiently waiting to capture the perfect moment of light and beauty with a camera, or taking time on your train commute to close our eyes and bring our attention inwards.

When we slow down and pause in a quite place,  we learn how to simply be, beyond our thoughts and time itself.

This is so good for the mind, body and overall wellbeing of our small self. We recognize this to be a real stress reducer!

As we find more time for pausing and simply being in the moment, we begin to connect to our higher Self and the Spirit or Source within all of us. It becomes a life re-generator where we free ourselves from striving, anxiety, and trying to fix things and control the world around us.

The more we let go, the more we draw in love, kindness, joy and peace.

Doing it now and again is good for your wellbeing.

Having a regular practice will transform your life.

Namaste

18 responses to “Life is a Series of Highs and Lows”

  1. Beautifully spoken Val. We all need that little piece of calm and re-finding ourselves. Great post, thank you for sharing its light 🤗❤️🙏

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    1. Thank you so much Mark 💐🙏 💝
      it’s always good to remind ourselves to connect inwards again and again.

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  2. Amen 🙏🏼 💜 Thanks, Val, for all your thoughtful reminders to return to our center. And introducing me to mindfulness poetry. I’ve been reading bits of ‘Poetry of Presence (vol. 1 and 2) with my morning tea and it sets a lovely tone to my day. Namaste!

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    1. Thank you so much Eliza 💐🙏💖
      I’m going to check Poetry of Presence out!
      I must admit though, that it the writing of it that, for me, connects me to Presence. Sometimes they aren’t my words at all ☺️

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  3. Pausing in presence creates a beautiful practice of balance! 🙏🏻🧡🌈 thank you Val for guiding us to the middle ground.

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    1. Thank you so much Karen 💐🙏💖

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  4. So very sound. I have only managed it after retirement

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  5. A well written post, Val. I should do it more often.
    A lovely quote.

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    1. Thank you Rupali💐

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  6. So true Val. Thank you for sharing. 🙏❤️

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    1. Thank you for being here Paul 💕

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  7. That is a beautiful article, Val.

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    1. Thank you so much 💐

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  8. Yes! That great silence behind/beneath the breath offers solace without ceasing.

    On a related note: You might enjoy this post, written before we “met”:

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    1. That’s great❣️
      Thanks for sharing Nancy 💐

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      1. I love when I “bump into” an old post on SLTW that still resonates with me. This one did Glad you enjoyed. Have a good week!

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  9. Beautiful opening quote, Val. “Be grateful for the highs. Be graceful in the lows. Enjoy life fully and find contentment in your Middle Ground” This is something I’ve embraced in life, especially growing older 😊. Highs always follow the lows, and that thought is motivating. Being grateful for all is a great way to live and enjoy what life brings (both highs and lows). 🙏🏻

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    1. Thank you so much Randall💐 It is a way of being I have been trying out and hoping to live up to for some time. It does feel easier over the years, especially getting drawn into the lows.

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