And when we take time to ground ourselves, we have more awareness of what is going on around us - and we are more attuned to our thoughts and emotions. In order to be totally present in the now moment, we need to be able to relate to it with present time responses, without constant interpretation from our past.

When we are in our body, we own our personal space and are no longer the effect of energy. We can also use our grounding to release the attitudes, values and beliefs of other people from our personal space.

From the time we were born, we’ve been picking up the ideas and viewpoints from the people around us, which may not be in affinity with our own truth or beneficial to our spiritual growth. This type of programming is a learned behavior and can come from our family, society, culture, teachers, friends, media, etc. If an idea feels contrary, negative or unsettling in any way, it needs to be grounded out so it can be looked at with objectivity and neutrality (released of emotional charge). We do not have to live as mere automatons, acting out unconscious tapes, mental pictures and the past in the same old knee-jerk way.

Once we start grounding our energy on a daily basis, we soon discover what a huge difference it makes in our daily lives. And the more we practice grounding, the more we want to stay that way. Being a participant in our own life requires us to be fully present, which means getting grounded. If we do not take conscious creative control in our world, our unconscious thoughts will do the creating for us.