Grief, grounding and neutrality.

I haven’t written in awhile. I’ve experienced some loss this year that has opened up opportunities for healing and transformation. This grief process has been supported by quiet reflection, time in nature and lots of space for feeling feelings. As I traverse both the inner work and the turbulent times we are in, I am finding that grounding and neutrality are my closest allies.

For me, grounding means bringing my attention into my body…my pelvic bowl or the base of my spine…and resting there. When I can stay here, I receive guidance and inner knowing, I find permission to deeply relax and let go, and I can safely traverse difficult emotions. This is where I discover my connection to the earth and feel into the interconnectedness of all of life. Resting here helps me practice letting go of the management of “me” that is happening in the mind and surrender into present moment aliveness. It invites and supports healing on the deepest level. As the outside world provides less and less security, finding a safe ground in myself feels even more important.

When I ground, I can hold neutrality in a way that’s harder when my attention is in my mind’s activity. So much of the mind’s default mode is steeped in judgement and fear. Connecting to neutrality helps me accept life more easily. I realize that it doesn’t matter so much what happens as how I receive or respond to it. And the neutrality seems to be a portal to not just acceptance of the mysterious journey of being human, but gratitude. A genuine appreciation of being alive, of being able to experience life in its totality.

In this time of chaos and change, I invite you to rest in the ground of your being, to discover the love and truth that is already and always there. Everything you need to navigate the unknown is inside of you.