Grounded

Yesterday I stood outside in my barefoot.

I felt the solid ground beneath my feet. The grass tickled between my toes. 

I watched a cardinal fly from bush to bush along the property line.  

A large bird drifted in lazy circles against a backdrop of building thunderhead clouds in the distance.  

I closed my eyes and enjoyed the feeling of the sunshine on my face. 

A breeze gently whispered past my cheek and caused my skirt to flutter around my legs.

I listened to the birds singing and the buzz of the katydids. A squirrel chattered away somewhere in the tree tops. I heard the roll of thunder from a storm on the other side of the mountain.

I felt time slow for that brief moment.

I thought about how it is possible to feel so completely connected and totally disconnected all at the same time.

Unplug. Pause. Listen. Feel. Ground yourself. Recharge your spiritual battery.  It only takes a few moments.