Find Your Middle Ground

Category: Mindfulness

  • Come Home to Your Self

    Come Home to Your Self

    Come home to your selfYou are not whatyou can think ofor imagine in your mindYou are so much moreSeeing goes beyondwhat you knowEmbrace the unknownand connect to the lovethat is always hereThis is where you areUnknowing yet knowingLove is what you are~ Val Boyko My thanks to Ali Grimshaw, her writing circle, and John Welwood…

  • Lightly Child, Lightly (Take 2)

    “Thomas A. Edison was born in 1847, and on October 21, 1879, he invented the incandescent light bulb. I was born on October 21, 1947, one hundred …” This is a wonderful share from David Kanigan and Mary Pipher today. May we all find our way appreciating the light, lightness and love for life, especially…

  • Haiku – just love

    Haiku – just love

    ~ Come home to your self Touch in, breathe out and let go Love is what you are ~ These words came to me yesterday during a writing circle with Ali Grimshaw over at Flashlight Batteries. What an inspiring group of authentic and wise women. Thank you for sharing your gifts and lighting my inner…

  • Enlightenment – Adyashanti perspective

    Enlightenment – Adyashanti perspective

    “Do not think that enlightenment is going to make you special—it’s not. If you feel special in any way, then enlightenment has not occurred. I meet a lot of people who think they are enlightened and awake simply because they have had a very moving spiritual experience. They wear their enlightenment on their sleeve like…

  • Chanticleer – becoming

    Chanticleer – becoming

    ~Spring becomes SummerEvolving nature and artChanticleer Gardens~

  • Chanticleer After the Rain

    Chanticleer After the Rain

    Rise up and embraceNature’s nourishment and calmAfter the rainfallThe storm is overMake the most of this momentFind your Middle Ground So often we get disturbed and distracted by outer events. They challenge our sense of equilibrium and stir up unremembered pain and distress. Be with this. It’s okay. As we become adults, we live life’s…

  • Inspiration – The Direct Path

    Inspiration – The Direct Path

    The end point is already at the beginning. That’s what we call the direct path. You don’t have to get to silence. You simply have to realize it’s there. You don’t have to get to openness. You simply need to realize it’s already there. You don’t need to get to freedom. You simply need to…

  • Haiku – shadow and light

    Haiku – shadow and light

    ~ Are you drawn to light? Or the intriguing shadows? Balance comes with both ~ I love going to Chanticleer at different times of the day and noticing the subtle changes. We are moving into warmer times, and the woods beckon me, more and more. The bold colorful blossoms worshiping the sun attract the attention…

  • Haiku – life’s challenges

    Haiku – life’s challenges

    Embrace the present Life’s challenges are lessons Don’t wait for hindsight These words came to me yesterday after two challenging days. Early on Wednesday morning, my husband had severe stomach ache that took us to the emergency room. He was in so much pain, and we knew it was likely to be a gallbladder attack.…

  • June Gentle Yoga with Val Boyko

    June Gentle Yoga with Val Boyko

    “Come practice with me Come share in community Find Your Middle Ground” This is the one Year anniversary of online Yoga with me! Thank you so much to those who have been with me through this past year. During tough times and many COVID cases we have supported each other and come together in community.…

  • Chanticleer Wednesday

    Enchanted wee houseChildren and adults exploreChanticleer’s delight

  • When the Tears Just Fall

    When the Tears Just Fall

    Today started as a welcome day with connection to dear friends at Chanticleer and then doing some trimming and nurturing in the garden. It’s also a day when things fell apart. My horoscope foretold that was a transformational time in my birth horoscope. I was waiting for something. Up until two hours ago, I felt…

  • Inspiration – Adyashanti’s Invitation

    Inspiration – Adyashanti’s Invitation

    “The invitation is simple: Let go of indulging in the mind, realize it doesn’t have the answers for you, and it doesn’t have the answers for us collectively. Together we can begin to stop the insanity within ourselves and amongst each other. Realizing our deep, essential nature and finding the happiness and peace that lie…

  • New Event – Middle Ground Gathering

    New Event – Middle Ground Gathering

    I am delighted to invite you to a new circle of friends of the Find Your Middle Ground blog. On Sunday April 24th we will meet at my private Zoom meeting room for us to find connection, listening, strength and transformation. This is part of Nurturing Sundays and will take place after the yoga practice.…

  • Middle Ground Gatherings

    Middle Ground Gatherings

    I am writing this post today in response to a Call from Spirit and the large numbers of articles and announcements calling for my attention. They are around: “Practices to build resilience in times of crisis” … “Becoming centered in challenging times” …”Things to do when life feels hard”…”Facing the Cascade of Crises”… We live…

  • The Call of Spirit

    The Call of Spirit

    This is the third part of my thoughts about change and personal transformation. The first was a practical approach to deal with our natural resistance to change. The second post shifted perspective from strength of will to connecting to our courageous heart. When the call for change comes from the heart and soul, it feels…