“When a person is said to be grounded, they are considered capable, knowledgeable, and solid in their abilities. Grounding calms and regulates the flows within your psyche so that you can moderate and direct your thoughts, your bodily sensations, your visionary awareness, and of course, your emotions. Grounding helps you release tension consciously. It’s the opposite of dissociation. Our culture supports distraction and dissociation at every possible turn; therefore, remaining centered and integrated can be rather difficult.” ~ Karla McLaren,
I appreciate the link you make, Kim, between being grounded and collecting rocks. It helps elevate my inclination to bring rocks home with me and place them on bookshelves and window sills. ;-) The ten foot tides on the estuary where I live provide an every changing supply of unusual stones. Because Native Americans would have summered here I'm especially on the look out for stones that might have been tools. Some stones invite me to hold them and ask - could this have been used as a tool to scrape, cut, make a hole?
I appreciate the link you make, Kim, between being grounded and collecting rocks. It helps elevate my inclination to bring rocks home with me and place them on bookshelves and window sills. ;-) The ten foot tides on the estuary where I live provide an every changing supply of unusual stones. Because Native Americans would have summered here I'm especially on the look out for stones that might have been tools. Some stones invite me to hold them and ask - could this have been used as a tool to scrape, cut, make a hole?