Grounded: Your life’s Imperative

Feet

Ω This last letter
in the Greek alphabet

arose in my meditations

this morning.

I first thought of it

as an algebraic

or physics symbol,

the meaning of which

I didn’t remember.

But the picture I got

is the lower half

of a human body

stick figure

with feet well planted.

Later it came to me

as the omega,

the last,

the end,

the ultimate.

Yes.

Grounded.

To Ponder

1. GROUND (grounding, grounded) is one of the most

significant words in our language.

2. Think of the symbolism the word evokes: beginnings,

foundation, rootedness, source, stability, legacy.

3. Nothing, nobody thrives and lasts without grounding.

4. Nothing in life is as significant as our determination and

moderation in cultivating and establishing our grounding.

5. What sustains us in our failings and crises? What

stabilizes us in our successes and exhilarations?

6. Be reflective. Stop running and hiding. What do you need

to do and be to be grounded?

7. What’s your most revealing symbol of groundedness?

Start there.

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