Day 12 of the Season For Nonviolence: "Groundedness"

Greetings, family!

Today is Tuesday, February 11, and the word for today is "Groundedness." Gandhi said, "To forget how to dig the earth and tend the soil is to forget ourselves." Bleack Elk reminds us, "Some little root of the sacred tree still lives. Nourish it, that it may leaf and bloom and fill with singing birds."

This is how we are going to feel grounded, like a tree planted in the earth: Stand up straight and close your eyes. Imagine your body is a tree. Send down roots into the soil, feel the sun shining from above. Feel your branches and leaves blowing in the wind. When we feel grounded, we feel secure in our environment; and when we feel secure, we are more likely to respond to a situation in a nonviolent way. Being grounded helps us contribute to peace, to a culture of nonviolence.

Today's exercise: I will nurture a plant or plant a seed in, and for, the earth. When I am in a confrontational situation, I will recall that sense of being grounded and respond in a nonviolent way.

Today's affirmation: "Today, I choose to be aware of what I talk about and I refuse to gossip"

BREATHE (Janis Kelly @1996)
Breathe the breath of life into my soul;
Take my fear away, make me feel whole;
Breathe the breath of life into my heart;
Take my pain away, help me love again;
Help me love again!

When I breathe, I feel such power rushing over me
When I breathe, I feel so quiet in my mind
When I breathe, I feel so light that I can touch the sky
And I can see with eyes unblinded, and I can hear with open ears;
The peace and joy that I’m surrounded by, the truth and beauty that’s so near.

Breathe the breath of life into my soul;
Take my fear away, make me feel whole;
Breathe the breath of life into my heart;
Take my pain away, help me love again;
Help me love again!

When I breathe, I feel the earth open its arms to me;
When I breathe, I feel at one with all of life;
When I breathe, I feel so grounded, I feel so divine;
And I can heal my wounded places, and I can leave my past behind;
As I forgive, accept and honor, my inner self and all mankind.

Breathe the breath of life into my soul;
Take my fear away, make me feel whole;
Breathe the breath of life into my heart;
Take my pain away, help me love again;
Help me love again!

Breathe the breath into my soul, take the fear and make me whole;
Breathe the breath into my heart, heal the pain from every part!
Breathe the breath into my soul, take the fear and make me whole;
Breathe the breath into my heart, heal the pain from every part!

Now I can face my day unburdened, with any worries, cares or strife
I breathe in calm; I breathe tranquility, throughout the day, throughout my life.

Breathe the breath of life into my soul;
Take my fear away, make me feel whole;
Breathe the breath of life into my heart;
Take my pain away, help me love again;
Help me love again!
Help me love again!
Help me smile again!
Help me live again!
Help me breathe again!

Peace, blessings & brilliance,

Janis
www.janis-kelly.com