Live Life from the Center of your Being

Finding Your Middle Ground is an invitation to get to know all the facets of yourself… Your thoughts, beliefs, values, and what’s most important. You discover your gifts and the shadows, and learn to let go of judging. You accept and appreciate what makes your life unique as well as…

~A change in season A new dawn and a new day Follow nature’s cue~ Welcome to the April community news. As I wrote the haiku for this month, I realized that the southern hemisphere is going through a different kind of new dawning. Its a time for releasing rather than…

“Come practice with meCome share in communityFind Your Middle Ground” Welcome to the August Community News! Here you will find the latest class schedule and…

Some of us are stuck in the shallows.Where life has a cautious desperate rhythm, punctuated by bursts of pleasure and hurt.There’s a loss of connection…

The pendulum swingsThrough the highs and lows of lifePeace will come in timeLike the ticking clockForever moving forwardUntil it winds downWhen we choose to pauseThe…

So many endings pass andbeginnings take their ownsweet and sour time.Several moments, but nonereally pivotal. Other than death. The real fait accompli.Other losses drag on.Grinding…

My name is Val Boyko, a dual citizen living near Philadelphia, originally from Scotland.
This blog came to life one morning in 2013. I woke up with these words in my mind: “Life is a series of highs and lows. Be grateful for the highs. Be graceful in the lows. And find contentment in your Middle Ground.”
Find Your Middle Ground blog started to explore, reflect, ask deep questions, share insights about awakening, and connect with wonderful people like yourself. Thank you for being here and being such an inspiration.