I can’t. I’m Grounded!
Does that message ring a bell with any of the rest of you? When I was growing up, getting grounded meant that I wasn’t allowed to do the things that I valued most at the time.
These days, I often feel called to ground myself when I feel like I need to take a break from the busyness of life and to reconnect with myself.
Getting grounded now is a good thing for me. Maybe for you too? We can come back to the thoughts and activities that more fully allow us to be:
- centered,
- calm, and
- connected.
I realize now that when I was growing up, getting grounded forced me to simply be with myself, to think about why I was in trouble and to hopefully learn something from that time.
These days I ground myself, not as a form of punishment, but as a form of liberation! It’s powerful to free myself from the ways I have disconnected from a sense of inner peace and from the wisdom that resides and abides within me ( and within each of us).
And I can’t help but think of the joys of spring which are getting out in nature, getting our hands dirty, and planting in the ground those seeds that we wish to harvest. And then just allowing them to grow…
So when you’re feeling pressure to stay busy, stessed or distracted (perhaps in the midst of this shelter-at-home time?) you could just say to yourself, “I can’t. I’m grounded.”
And then you can plant some seeds of peace. You can go take a walk or spend time with family or listen to music or just breathe or…
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Yes I love being grounded now! So peaceful and calming.
So true, Pat! Thank you for the reminder.
It also helps (weather permitting) to walk barefoot on the green grass. In Chinese medicine, the kidney channel begins on the sole of the foot and we can access the earth’s energy by channeling it through going barefoot. Also, the kidneys are the root of all energy in the body. I remember as a child I hated shoes and went barefoot as much as possible in the summer. Of course, this also meant that I stepped on honey bees a lot and got stung. My dad was a beekeeper and we had 2 hives in our backyard. Still, I did not blame the bees for I know that once they sting, they die for the stinger pulls out a portion of their abdomen. They sacrifice for the good of the hive. I also have a theory that bee venom helps strengthen the immune system. Not sure anyone has ever done any studies on this. Those stings sure do hurt though!