being – Find Your Middle Ground

by Val Boyko March 11, 2023 40

Sweet Time

Here in the US we put our clocks ahead one hour, for Daylight Savings Time to begin tomorrow. I’m lookingContinue Reading

by Val Boyko January 10, 2023 14

I enjoy reading extracts from the Tao Te Ching and comparing how different writers have translated the wisdom from theContinue Reading

by Val Boyko January 3, 2023 12

The start of a new year is traditionally a time for reflection before we move into the growing light ofContinue Reading

by Val Boyko November 7, 2022 13

Empty your mind of all thoughts. Let your heart be at peace. Watch the turmoil of beings, but contemplate theirContinue Reading

by Val Boyko May 22, 2022 30

This poem arose last Saturday as I planned to meet with Ali Grimshaw and her writing circle. Get well AliContinue Reading

by Val Boyko April 14, 2022 27

This is the third part of my thoughts about change and personal transformation. The first was a practical approach toContinue Reading

by Val Boyko March 9, 2022 26

TodayTake a moment to pauseTo listen to the quietnessBreathe into your beingAccept this moment fullyJust the way it isBe aContinue Reading

by Val Boyko February 6, 2022 33

~ Slow down and witness The silence beyond the words. Find your Middle Ground ~ Find your Middle Ground isContinue Reading

by Val Boyko January 10, 2022 33

“So here’s the problem. I come and say to the teacher, ‘Teach me not to grasp.’ He says ‘Why doContinue Reading

by Val Boyko July 8, 2021 14

Settle in and breathe into your center of Being Find your Middle Ground It only takes a moment to pause,Continue Reading

by Val Boyko June 29, 2021 21

I’m re-posting a series of mantras that I have found inspiring and grounding. A mantra is a phrase to repeatContinue Reading

by Val Boyko March 28, 2021 11

The things that matter are unfinished paintings that everyone creates and no one owns. Rather we are created each timeContinue Reading