GET GROUNDED
If we want to grow, stretch and reach our dreams, we also need to get grounded. Plant our roots deep in the ground, so we can grow even higher.
"Flying starts from the ground. The more grounded you are, the higher you fly" - J.R. Rim
Do you have big dreams and visions for your future? I do too, but in order to make those dreams a reality and grow high, we also need to ground ourselves and get the foundational work in place.
Fulfil the Basic Needs
If you've ever had a psychology class at some point in your life, you might have heard of 'Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs'. This theory explains perfectly the concept of getting yourself grounded, in order to reach your own higher potential.
This pyramid starts from the bottom, the first need all human beings needs to get fulfilled physiological needs; air, water, food, shelter, sleep, clothing, sex. If we have not fulfilled these basic needs, we will not begin to start thinking about the next level in the pyramid, because our mind will then only stay focused on fulfilling our very basic human needs.
In our Western society, majority of us people have the two bottom 'needs' in place: physiological and safety needs. What we are working on the top 3 layers; love and belonging, esteem and self-actualisation.
So when I say 'get grounded', I mean that in order for you to grow, you first need to have these foundations in place. You need to eat food, sleep well, and have a place you feel safe. But what is also important is your relationship towards others, a sense of belonging, and your own self-esteem. A practice to help you with your self-esteem can be the use of positive affirmations.
Remember, that the highest trees, also have the deepest and strongest roots.
Do you have big dreams and visions you want to fulfil? Look at your own life and see where your foundation is not working, and then start working on that. Perhaps you do not sleep enough? Then start working on that. Perhaps your self-esteem is very low? Then start working on that.
So, where in your life, can you work on your foundational work? Share it below, or write it down for yourself, and then start working on it.
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