How do you measure things that are subtle and that don't lend themselves to words? Once during a hospital stay the nurse and doctor introduced me to a pain scale. They would ask, 'on a scale from 1 (the least) and 10 (the most), how is your pain?' In the next days I calibrated my pain scale so we could dialog on the relative amount of discomfort I experienced in any moment.
So this post is about two things. First, the introduction of an experimental G scale, G1 to G5, that you can use to measure your groundedness in any moment and second, how to use this scale to support your movement to a higher feeling of grounding.
The G scale
Ask yourself, 'how grounded do I feel right now?'. Select your score from the choices below. My belief here is that I want to maximize my time where I feel greater peace and connection to Earth. Here are the 5 levels of the G scale.
G5 I am experiencing deep roots. I am peaceful. I am powerful.
G4 I feel connected. I feel my roots are deepening in the Earth.
G3 I remember what deep roots feel like. I can get back just give me a moment
G2 I am feeling challenged. I am doing many things. I feel unsettled and unfocused.
G1 I am floating above Earth; My thoughts are like leaves in the wind.
How to use this scale?
Check in and assess your G score 4 or 5 times during the day. Wherever you are is ok. Then make a quick note of your G score and what thoughts are on your mind?, What are you working on? Begin to correlate your activity, thoughts and G score. Over a few days or a week, go back and look for your patterns.
Next, identify the things you do that bring you peace. This is your grounding practice. Perhaps it's reading or spending time in nature, doing a hobby, or just being silent. You're the only one who knows what's right for you. When you're at G1 and want to increase your G number, note how you feel after spending time doing your grounding practice. Understanding the activities that bring you great peace, clarity, focus and grounding, you can apply them at any time. You create a ground shift.
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Great advice. Though, G1 doesn't sound as unappealing as G2. Maybe it's circular and the ends of the spectrum relate. Floating above earth can be Thoreau's "castles in the air" and then back to G1 is "putting your foundations under them."
ReplyDelete"If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be. Now put the foundations under them."
Still, I can see that the practice of knowing how to get yourself to G5 is the way to go.