Comments on: The Secret of Feeling Grounded http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/ Practical inspiration. For a happier life Wed, 16 May 2012 19:20:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Trent M. http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-6208 Trent M. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:34:16 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-6208 This is a great post. I have recently started to meditate outside. I do it on one of the sides of my house where my mom has a sort of little garden going on. Usually I'm very... Iffy about walking barefoot. I live in Texas and the grass usually hurts one who is barefoot. Grass is usually dry and not so soft. And there are also a lot of thorned trees in my neighborhood. When I was younger, I always wore shoes to be cautious of this, but some kids didn't and would sometimes get thorns on twigs from one inch to two inches long stuck in their foot. However, the place I mentioned is safe and is growing very soft and green. It may be a small area, but I suppose it does more than nothing! I've wanted to go to the park and walk a bit before sitting under a tree and meditating or reading some of my recently purchased books on meditation lately. But there are so many ants around my area that I'm paranoid. Not to mention mosquitoes. :C But it's nearing fall and winter time, and I'm hot natured so very ready for it. Maybe I can take advantage of this time of year? What do you recommend? This is a great post.
I have recently started to meditate outside.
I do it on one of the sides of my house where my mom has a sort of little garden going on.
Usually I’m very… Iffy about walking barefoot. I live in Texas and the grass usually hurts one who is barefoot. Grass is usually dry and not so soft. And there are also a lot of thorned trees in my neighborhood. When I was younger, I always wore shoes to be cautious of this, but some kids didn’t and would sometimes get thorns on twigs from one inch to two inches long stuck in their foot.
However, the place I mentioned is safe and is growing very soft and green. It may be a small area, but I suppose it does more than nothing!
I’ve wanted to go to the park and walk a bit before sitting under a tree and meditating or reading some of my recently purchased books on meditation lately.
But there are so many ants around my area that I’m paranoid.
Not to mention mosquitoes. :C
But it’s nearing fall and winter time, and I’m hot natured so very ready for it.
Maybe I can take advantage of this time of year?
What do you recommend?

]]> By: Jessie http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-5680 Jessie Wed, 17 Jun 2009 12:38:51 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-5680 I love this blog and thanks for the reminders on how to feel grounded again, it brings me back to my many happy places! I love swimming, surfing and walking barefoot, and two things I'll add are scuba diving and snorkeling. Everyone should try them at least once in their life as nothing is more calming and amazing than hearing your own breath 20m in the water. I love this blog and thanks for the reminders on how to feel grounded again, it brings me back to my many happy places! I love swimming, surfing and walking barefoot, and two things I’ll add are scuba diving and snorkeling. Everyone should try them at least once in their life as nothing is more calming and amazing than hearing your own breath 20m in the water.

]]> By: Starfire http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-143 Starfire Sat, 12 Jan 2008 23:50:13 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-143 Hi Mary - just found your blog through the compassion post you wrote, and wanted to make a quick comment in response to this entry. Sitting on the ground and walking barefoot are two major sources of grounding for me (not so much with water stuff for me though... I love swimming and walking in the ocean, but the sense of connection they give me is very different to when I'm grounding through the earth). In my home town of Auckland, NZ, I can usually ground if I'm walking or sitting on concrete/tarmac (not quite as well as I can on 'real' earth, but I don't feel as though it's blocking me either). When I spent five years in London in the UK though, I can remember stepping off the plane at Heathrow and immediately feeling as though someone had shoved a lead plate between my feet and the ground... I just couldn't feel the Earth under me no matter how hard I reached for it. I didn't have the same problem when I was up in Scotland - and I found in England that I was OK if I was actually on bare earth, or in one of the many parks. I'm not sure why it should differ depending on which city I'm in... but all I can say is that it definitely does. Blessings Starfire Hi Mary – just found your blog through the compassion post you wrote, and wanted to make a quick comment in response to this entry.

Sitting on the ground and walking barefoot are two major sources of grounding for me (not so much with water stuff for me though… I love swimming and walking in the ocean, but the sense of connection they give me is very different to when I’m grounding through the earth).

In my home town of Auckland, NZ, I can usually ground if I’m walking or sitting on concrete/tarmac (not quite as well as I can on ‘real’ earth, but I don’t feel as though it’s blocking me either). When I spent five years in London in the UK though, I can remember stepping off the plane at Heathrow and immediately feeling as though someone had shoved a lead plate between my feet and the ground… I just couldn’t feel the Earth under me no matter how hard I reached for it. I didn’t have the same problem when I was up in Scotland – and I found in England that I was OK if I was actually on bare earth, or in one of the many parks.

I’m not sure why it should differ depending on which city I’m in… but all I can say is that it definitely does.

Blessings

Starfire

]]> By: Rahul http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-137 Rahul Fri, 11 Jan 2008 10:46:03 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-137 Thanks a lot for this small reminder. Keep up the great work. Thanks a lot for this small reminder.

Keep up the great work.

]]> By: Mary Jaksch http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-133 Mary Jaksch Thu, 10 Jan 2008 10:23:44 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-133 @ Ben, I'm delighted that you are trying out the different ways of becoming grounded! @Neelam, Welcome to Goodlife Zen, Neelam. I'm glad you are enjoying the posts. @Not Yet a Bodhisattva Ah - sidewalks...As I was writing the post I was wondering how it would read to someone who lives in the middle of a big city. I reckon it would be more difficult to get a feeling of connection to the earth. I like your suggestion of touching plants and soil! @ Ben,
I’m delighted that you are trying out the different ways of becoming grounded!

@Neelam,
Welcome to Goodlife Zen, Neelam. I’m glad you are enjoying the posts.

@Not Yet a Bodhisattva

Ah – sidewalks…As I was writing the post I was wondering how it would read to someone who lives in the middle of a big city. I reckon it would be more difficult to get a feeling of connection to the earth.

I like your suggestion of touching plants and soil!

]]> By: Not Yet a Bodhisattva http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-128 Not Yet a Bodhisattva Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:57:19 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-128 I used to sometimes stop and touch all the living things I could--soil, plants, etc--just to feel connected. Unfortunately, I've moved to a place where it's more difficult to run into plain old dirt. Not impossible, it's all over the place...but I came from fields to sidewalks. I used to sometimes stop and touch all the living things I could–soil, plants, etc–just to feel connected. Unfortunately, I’ve moved to a place where it’s more difficult to run into plain old dirt. Not impossible, it’s all over the place…but I came from fields to sidewalks.

]]> By: Neelam http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-127 Neelam Tue, 08 Jan 2008 12:57:11 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-127 Hey you blog is too good and have some inspirational posts too. Shall be visiting your blog frequently.Keep writing. Cheers! Hey you blog is too good and have some inspirational posts too. Shall be visiting your blog frequently.Keep writing.

Cheers!

]]> By: Ben http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-124 Ben Sat, 05 Jan 2008 09:16:50 +0000 http://goodlifezen.com/2008/01/05/the-secret-of-feeling-grounded/#comment-124 I love this post Mary. I've recently started trying to sit on the floor more often when at home but it hurts my back so I'm having to do in little amounts. Going to go away and try these today! I love this post Mary. I’ve recently started trying to sit on the floor more often when at home but it hurts my back so I’m having to do in little amounts.

Going to go away and try these today!

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