feelings – Find Your Middle Ground

by Val T Boyko August 25, 2025 15

Depth of Feeling

“We are so unused to emotion that we mistake any depth of feeling for sadness, any sense of the unknown for fear,Continue Reading

by Val T Boyko September 7, 2023 16

We all must feel in order to heal. Yet the hurts of the past are protected by layers of copingContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko June 4, 2022 34

Embrace the present Life’s challenges are lessons Don’t wait for hindsight These words came to me yesterday after two challengingContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko January 26, 2022 27

This video from Dacher Keltner at UC Berkeley is a fascinating take on Darwin, human evolution, brain function and socialContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko December 5, 2021 36

This post is part of my spiritual decluttering. “The very grasping for an answer, for a response, for a solutionContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko June 24, 2021 37

When you notice your brain is bouncing from one thought to the next, or emotions rise up such as anxiety,Continue Reading

by Val T Boyko December 19, 2018 40

I was raised in a family where this question was rarely asked. There was a guiding principle of conformity andContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko November 20, 2017 47

We must feel in order to heal. Yet the hurts of the past are protected by layers of coping andContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko October 30, 2017 63

“Love is at the heart of all things. How you feel but reflects your decision to accept love or to rejectContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko July 21, 2017 45

“We are so unused to emotion that we mistake any depth of feeling for sadness, any sense of the unknown for fear,Continue Reading

by Val T Boyko October 28, 2016 35

“For creatures who want to be loved, appreciated, even adored, we certainly go about fulfilling our desire in a curiouslyContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko February 17, 2016 18

“Feelings are everywhere. Be gentle.” ~ J. Masai Remember to start with yourself and then work out from there ❤️