Hello everyone, I welcome you all to my blog. I was going through a friend's blog when I found this contest and decided to participate. Although the contest ends today I feel there is no harm in trying.
I know that we are living through some dark times right now and the best thing we can do for ourselves and our health is to stay grounded no matter the turbulence of life.
Whilst writing this article, I decided to check the meaning of grounded and indeed I saw a lot of different meanings.
Whilst some talked about not being allowed to fly, some also talked about being confined to a particular place like a punishment per-say from one's parents and the other talker about a person matured, sensible with well-considered priorities.
Although these definitions are quite different from the other but I will be merging them all because they all fall into one category.
An example is when a child is grounded by her parent as a punishment, although out of their own will but the parents want the child to think maturely and act responsibly perhaps the child has been acting irresponsibly which is not making the parents happy and they will make sure the child is grounded until he or she thinks maturely.
The definition even went on to say Someone who is grounded makes good decisions and does not say or do stupid things.
For me, being grounded isn't much of a difficulty because naturally, I am an introvert and easily withdraw to myself even amid people so when things aren't going as planned and I begin to act unlike myself, I ground myself.
There are a few ways I get myself grounded to avoid acting out of place
- I listen to music.
I easily get withdrawn considering my kind of nature, so I could be in the midst of people and I am lost in my thought most especially during the hard times and things are not going well for me, so the best way to keep sane, think right and act right is to go everywhere and anywhere with my phone and ear pods. Listening to music keeps me in place and light up my darkest part that no eye can see, no hand can touch but I only can feel it. We all know music is life, so listening to music gives back my sense of belonging.
- I try to connect with my friends and try to connect with what I love doing.
This is one of the important things I always find myself doing whenever I am going through some dark times. I connect with friends and try to reach out to my inner self because reaching out to my inner self brings out the best version of me even though it takes time and strength to do that because everything boils down to my kinda person but when I can connect most importantly to my inner self, I will be able to find peace even amid turbulence. I will begin to do things I love doing that bring smiles to my face and happiness to my heart.
- I try to remain focused
This part is most times hard because I am a heavy thinker and do think a lot but being focused and seeing the positive side, being focused helps me to see the bright light at the end of the dark tunnel.
Being grounded isn't one of the easiest things anyone would love to do but then, being grounded gives one enough room to think and act right.
I remember when I lost my job during the covid 19 pandemic era, I had no one to run to, I had nothing to do to survive with my family but I was positive and kept my hopes high, indeed I was troubled because I had a sick mother and my younger siblings but one day, I got a call from a long time friend who traveled out of the state and had planned to return but could not return to be a cleaner in his house and take care of his house while he was away.
I agreed to the job and began working, every month, he would always transfer my salary to my bank and that kept me going until the curfew was lifted and he was able to return to his home while I got another job to earn a living.
I can tell you that those hard times weren't easy but staying ground too isn't easy at such a time but it is worth the time.
- I Worship God
At their point in my life, talking is out of the question, so one of the things I do is worship God because doing that helps me pour out my heart content to him without anyone realizing the mess I am in.
For this, it might be hard for some people but considering that I am a deep worshiper, it's easier to flow in worship no matter where I find myself. It could be either by singing and dancing, by saying a few words to God, or by crying out my heart to Him in my secret place.
This lightens and refreshes my heart.
