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WHAT IS THE STAY GROUDNED SHIFT?
There is a lot going on in our world today. Ecological harm, growing inequality, democratic strain, increasing division, more wars, technological and social changes.
This can be difficult to relate to and process, and it can be tempting to ignore it all—or become consumed by it.
Neither helps us flourish.
Inner resilience is about finding another way.
Maintaining that resilience can be seen as a balance between…
Like breathing in and breathing out, both matter. Together they help us live well—not despite uncertainty, but within it.
But the aim isn't perfect balance every day. In reality its probably 90% focused on staying grounded, 10% on turning towards. Sometimes a small amount of honest engagement is enough to keep us connected to what matters, while the rest of our energy goes into living well.
For this shift, choose one of the inner resilience actions below to try this month.
Small steps, practised consistently, can change how we experience both ourselves and the world.
STAYING GROUNDED
Here are some suggestions for things to do to help stay grounded.
Do nice things!
Try doing something you like for it’s own sake each day (ignoring the nonsense productivity modern story). Joy isn't a distraction from resilience. It's part of resilience. Takes mind off things, allows us to process, and creates more time than it takes. Looking after yourself isn't selfish—it helps you show up more fully for others. “What ever you put before your wellbeing you will loose.” What’s the point without joy? Try engage in three good things for every bad thing each day; notice something in nature near you, dance, swim, read, sing, laugh, cook.
Set rhythms
Daily or weekly rhythms over routines, gratitude (not forced positivity, just simple noticing) in morning, movement, coming back to our breath and body as regularly as possible in the day (most important practice overall), reflection at night.
Prioritise connection
People - Humans, and our resilience, are relational! Nurture relationships, with honest expressions of feeling, building networks of trust. Get to know people near you, deprioritise digital connection where helpful. Loneliness is all our jobs to address. Invest in relationships. Share honestly. Ask for help. Offer help. Get to know neighbours
Nature - Getting outside into green spaces every day if can, taking time to notice living things, the elements and seasons. Brings perspective, nourishes nervous system, reduces isolation, generates motivation.
Shadow work
Many of us carry trauma, often unknowingly. Therapy, counselling, coaching, support groups, trusted friends, reflective practices or other forms of inner work can help us understand ourselves more deeply and find greater balance.
Keep boundaries
Closing is as important as opening! Staying informed doesn't require constant exposure. Choose a small number of trusted sources. Avoid endless scrolling. Give yourself permission to step away. Opening ourselves to the world is important. Closing the door sometimes is just as important.
Nurture ‘presence’
Practice that brings us into stillness, where thoughts and feels don’t overwhelm us. Meditation, prayer, yoga, breathwork, even exercise, painting, dancing. Get familiar with our true selves.
Turn towards
Here are some suggestions for things to do to help us turn towards.
Build Active hope
Meaningful action, however simple and present, with what's in front of us, both helps, and is enough. Not about what will happen, but how I respond. Acting in our own values, letting go of outcome. This is something we do together. “Good people do things for overs, end of.”
Embrace the importance of being with ‘what is’
Healthy degree of clarity and sensitivity to what is happening around us, rather than living in projections and self generated stories, is vital to ensuring wellbeing of ourselves and those we love, and the great interconnection of life.
If you can’t feel it, you can’t heal it.
Ostriching avoids short term pain, but in long run creates more (cognitive dissonance, burnout, growing shadow). It allows us to respond genuinely and be aware of what the moment needs from us. Emotions are signals not instructions.