The Practice of Groundedness

Move your body often, sometimes hard; every bit counts.

When we do not fully know ourselves we cannot fully trust ourselves. And when we cannot fully trust ourselves, we cannot be strong, confident, and grounded, at least not in a genuine manner.

Not having our phones during short periods of waiting helps to decondition our addiction to stimulation, novelty, and speed.

For each of the areas Parker was struggling with, we worked out what kind of doing would be more in alignment with his new way of being. Here’s a rough list of what we came up with:

Whenever possible, try to work out with other people for all of the reasons mentioned earlier,

giving up on something too soon is far more common than waiting around too long.

When I asked him about his transformation, he said it was fairly simple: he kept achieving little victories.

Act in accordance with your values, even if you don’t feel like it. Mood follows action.

When you feel yourself getting stuck on a problem or thought, instead of continuing to lean into it, use that feeling of being stuck as a cue to lean out and take a short break, during which you move. Not only does the research support this, but my guess is that your personal experience does, too.