2025 - Week 8 - Tools - Part 3

Why Struggle? Podcast w Barbara J. Faison

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AUDIO - I'd rather listen - 8:29 mins

2025 - Week 8 - Tools Part 3

You can listen to this on my podcast - 8:29 mins or click the link here for the YouTube Channel version (audio only)

This is an episode about grounding yourself in the present moment.

If you're new to the podcast, welcome, and if you listen regularly, thank you.

it's been somewhere around 30 years since I started meditating. I started slow and then made a daily practice.
I believe having meditation as a practice has helped me navigate life in a more intentional and calm way. I believe meditating, really helped me avoid a lot of things, including having a lot anxious feelings. Unless you're living under a rock, you can see that there's a lot going on in the world right now. Using tools and practices is one way i manage my emotions during these interesting times. lol
We are on part three of tools for a living. So far I've covered breathing in week one and the practice of gratitude in week two.
The tool for this week is a grounding practice.

What is grounding? Grounding is a practice that relaxes your mind and body and helps you stay in the present moment. You see your mind is designed to protect you. It is actively paying attention to
everything that is going on. It's noticing and calculating how to keep you safe.

When you practice grounding yourself, you become connected to what is happening right now and that allows your mind to focus. The beautiful thing about the mind is that you can tell it what to do. That itself is a Practice.

Scientist have studied the brain and we know that the brain is dynamic and we can actively help it. I say:
Train your brain,
Be kind your mind,
Pay attention to what you think about and how you feel.
I heard from somewhere that if you name your mind and talk to your mind it is really a good way to train yourself to stay focused.

I call my mind, Gracie. I talk to her like I would talk to a person and example is when I'm about to get to bed, while in bed i say, "Gracie, I appreciate all you've done for me this day. It's time to relax and go to bed. You have done enough today."