Grounding

Meditation has many positive effects. The most basic is grounding. By sitting or lying down for fifteen or twenty minutes at a stretch, I ground myself in my own life of the moment. I am a human being, appreciating my external and internal environment as it really is.

Sure footing is essential in any form of mobility through life. Athletes will understand this. Anyone who has lost the ability to walk will understand this. Regaining sure footing once it is lost can be an arduous process. It is always based in physical and mental well being.

Sure footing in a more holistic sense includes the conscious mind. Mental mobility or progress requires grounding in the reality of the now. Finding the footing of my now often includes understanding my history and applying the lessons of it. Fluid movement within the now comes with daily practice.

If I am grounded, I am relaxed. I do not invest to much significance to any one life event. I do not become tethered to the past or obsessed with the future. All things become secondary to my own sense of well being in mind and body. This is the core of my practice. My humanism can only be as healthy and as progressive as my own being in the moment.