self compassion – Find Your Middle Ground

by Val T Boyko March 7, 2026 23

Haiku – what can we do now?

What can we do now? The question lingers in time “Take care of the fear ~ Find self compassion BringContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko February 7, 2026 16

“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 20, 2025 19

“We can talk about courage and love and compassion until we sound like a greeting card store, but unless we’reContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko February 15, 2025 54

Looking back on my own journey to authenticity, I realize that the first step – getting to know myself, wasContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko August 29, 2023 60

Enjoy this re-post inspired by Abraham Maslow and fellow blogger Ann Koplow’s Fringe appearance back in 2019! “There are noContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko February 7, 2023 17

Believe in the goodness of your soul. Acknowledge how well it has guided you. And yet know that you willContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko April 9, 2022 28

“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 August 18, 2021 26

When we are on a spiritual path, the idea of ego becomes something to overcome and get past. It feelsContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko July 25, 2021 4

I enjoy delving into books that have been important in my personal journey of growth and awakening. Have you noticedContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko May 21, 2021 41

I came across this old photograph (of me and my twin brother) and not longer after, found an exercise onContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko July 16, 2020 25

“Self-compassion is a way of relating to the ever-changing landscape of who we are with kindness and acceptance—especially when weContinue Reading

by Val T Boyko March 2, 2020 23

I came across this earlier post … and boy did it take me back. May we all find grace byContinue Reading