Heidi’s Happiness
Maybe happiness is this: not feeling like you should be elsewhere,
doing something else, being someone else.
Isaac Asimov
I know I’ve written this before, but it keeps making its presence known with me. Being in this body and having this human experience is awesome and all, however, it is also challenging.
During a recent Reiki attunement class I was teaching, I was talking about being grounded. The question was, how to know the difference.
Some of the things to be aware of with being ungrounded, you feel spacey or even a little dizzy, hard to finish tasks, can’t concentrate, hard to make yourself understood, hard to understand others, get distracted or mind wanders (squirrel anyone?) or lose track of time. From my own experience also, when I’m ungrounded my energy is expansive and sometimes chaotic and many people are challenged in accepting the immensity of it.
While it can be quite nice to be ungrounded and just be in our own space, it is not usually recommended when dealing with others. There can be miscommunication, frustration, depression, and an overall unwellness. From my experience, I’m ungrounded a fair amount of time.
To be grounded is to be aware of our bodies. Be aware of the smells, sounds, temperature, feelings, and sensations within our body and around us. Stating to yourself, I am present, with what I am doing right now. “Right now I am washing the dishes.” “Right now, I am driving the car.” “Right now, I am present and not thinking of the future or past.”
One thing you can definitely do is become aware of your feet and focus on the energy located there. Bring all our consciousness to your feet…wiggle your toes, feel your connection to the Earth. Remember the sensation as a child going barefoot? The feeling of the dirt, cement, rocks, grass on the soles of your feet? The grounding of that sensation and connecting into something bigger than yourself. The happiness that exudes from that connection, that sensation. You are essentially connecting your soul to the Earth. Feel how good that feels.
Allow yourself to re-connect to the goodness, the joy, the love as often as wanted and needed.
