Episode 28

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12th Aug 2024

The Grounding Moon

Ghia – Grounding—staying close to the earth, toughing it and sharing electrons with it. This earth is our home. I love it.

The Earthing Movie: The Remarkable Science of Grounding https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44ddtR0XDVU

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Hurray.

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Ghia here.

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I'm this week's host of the

creative, spiritual journey

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podcast, where I talk about.

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Uh, connecting with nature.

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Connecting with Jesus Christ

and our heavenly parents.

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Uh, seasonal living.

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And anything else I've been learning about

on this remarkable journey we call life.

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It's August.

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And I want to talk about walking barefoot.

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About connecting to the

energy of the earth.

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But to get there.

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I want to talk about what I have

chosen to name the August moon.

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Let me start by reading

some of the ancestral names.

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I love to read these each month because

they tell me what other people have

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chosen to associate with the August moon.

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What was important to

them during this time?

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Traditional names for the August.

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Moon are full sturgeon moon.

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Black cherries, moon, corn moon.

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And ricing moon.

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Which is the harvesting of wild rice.

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Obviously August is a time for gathering

food in many ancestral cultures.

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Other August moon names include mountain

shadow, moon, and flying up moon.

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When I read flying up moon,

I had no idea what it meant.

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But it stood out to me because it

sounded like the opposite of what I

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was thinking of naming my August moon.

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I thought flying up might

mean floating, loosen the air.

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Untethered.

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I wasn't really sure.

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When I looked it up, it seemed obvious

that I should have thought about birds.

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The flying up moon is the time

when young birds are ready to

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take the leap and learn to fly.

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Interesting because it still

invokes the opposite of what I was

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thinking of naming my August moon.

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Which has more to do with

keeping my feet firmly on the

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ground, then learning to fly.

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We all know the parable of

the man who built his house on

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the sand and was washed away.

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Versus the man who built his

house on the rock and was able to

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withstand the wind and the rains.

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What does this parable mean?

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We know, don't we to have

the foundation of our lives.

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Be Jesus Christ.

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To be centered in Christ.

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To have a firm foundation where we

base our actions on the commandments

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and the covenants we have made.

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But we are in houses, right?

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We are humans.

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People who move about.

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We are mobile.

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We don't have cement

and rebar foundations.

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Elder Neal a Maxwell said.

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Events and circumstances in the last day.

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Make it imperative for us as members

of the church to become more grounded,

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rooted, established, and settled.

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I like that word grounded.

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Ground seems too big to move.

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Right?

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Solid, substantial.

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Turns out the earliest known use

of the adjective grounded was an

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1848 and was penned by Edmund jest.

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The Bishop of Saulsbury.

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As reference that was 10 years before

queen Elizabeth, the first took the

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throne and 61 years before William

Shakespeare used the word grounded

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in one of his dark lady sonnets.

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Now just because just was the first

one to write the word grounded.

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Does it mean he was the

first one to use it?

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I wish I had been a little bird that

could watch and hear the first person

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who thought to use the word grounded.

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Who thought grounded described

what they were talking about

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or needed in their life?

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What were they thinking?

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What was that conversation about?

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There are so many nuanced

ways to use the word.

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Grounded can mean well,

balanced and sensible.

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Rational reasonable satisfied.

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Uh, emotionally aware and

responsive, firmly fixed, or

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established, deeply rooted.

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Uh, mental and emotionally stable.

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Realistic unpretentious.

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Grounded in reality to have

a basis for belief or action.

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To have a foundation of knowledge.

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We can have common ground, middle

ground, high ground background.

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We can break ground cover

ground, go to ground.

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And we can be grounded.

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It's this big grounded definition

I want to talk about today.

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And I don't mean grounded as in

punished for doing something wrong.

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I mean, literally connected to the ground

or earthing as it's sometimes called.

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So it's summer here in

the Northern hemisphere.

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Unless you live somewhere

really hot, like Phoenix.

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This is the best time to go

outside and actually let your

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feet connect with the earth.

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Which is why I wanted August

to be my grounded moon.

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So what does grounding or earthing mean?

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I'm going to read this directly

from web MD so that you don't

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think I'm making this up.

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And you know, it's a

real legitimate concept.

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This is from the article.

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titled grounding techniques and beliefs.

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It starts off with a couple of questions.

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Quote.

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What is grounding?

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Grounding also known as earthing

is when you stand on the earth

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or have contact with a product

that's grounded into the earth.

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This connects your body to the natural

electrical charge of the earth.

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Transferring electrons into your body.

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Some research shows that soaking up

electrons can lower inflammation, ease,

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stress, and improve, sleep to name a few.

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How does it work?

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The earth is electronically active with

lots of electrons floating on the surface.

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The human body naturally absorbs electrons

from the earth, which brings charges into

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our body that may support our health.

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Historically people were

more connected to the earth.

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They spent more time outdoor with their

feet and bodies directly on the ground.

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But nowadays, most people have

little direct contact with the earth.

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As a result, our bodies pick up positive,

static, electrical charges that can't be

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released unless we connect to the ground.

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Grounding neutralizes those positive

electrical charges by absorbing

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negative electrons to balance you out.

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When connected the electrons, we absorb

work as natural antioxidants that

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neutralize the positively charged free

radicals that can damage our body.

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Exposure to the electrons is

vital for functioning at our best.

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It can improve, sleep, heal, wounds,

and reduce inflammation, linked to a

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variety of health ailments and quote.

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Now the web MD article, didn't

say much about the mental

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effects of grounding, though.

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It did say in one place that some

studies have shown that grounding

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can make people feel less stressed.

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Other websites say grounding reduces

stress and improves emotional regulation.

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Uh, enhances mental clarity and focus.

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And increases emotional resilience.

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Which makes sense, because as explained

grounding, reduces inflammation and we

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can have neuro or brain inflammation.

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Isn't it amazing that just connecting

with the earth can be so helpful.

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I love that about the earth makes you

believe God had a plan when he created it.

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Don't you think?

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He created this physical earth to care

for and support our physical bodies.

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It wasn't a coincidence.

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We are made to be in

contact with the earth.

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This is our home.

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It's kind of crazy that as we

have become more, shall we say

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civilized, As in sleeping in beds,

sitting in chairs and wearing shoes.

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That we have lost our connection

literally to the earth.

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Did you know, we didn't have

rubber shoes until the:

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That's when we truly lost our

connection with the ground.

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Rubber sole shoes are wonderful.

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They are durable, comfortable,

and great for sports.

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They are also incredible insulators.

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And some people claim that wearing

them as one of the most destructive

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things humans have ever created.

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Because of the devastating effect they

have on our physical and emotional health.

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Our bodies are electrical.

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We ground everything electrical

to the earth in order to

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maintain electrical stability.

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The human body is the most

electrical thing in our environment.

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And yet we never really think

about connecting it to the earth.

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We have pain epidemics these days,

chronic pain and inflammation are rampant.

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And along with that, one of the biggest

sources of suffering in this life is

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the experience of being disconnected.

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Our bodies are electrical and we can

ground them by connecting to the earth.

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Now.

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I'm not telling you this because

it's something I think you should do.

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I'm telling you this because

it's something I want to do.

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It's something that I want

to incorporate more into my

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life, into my seasonal routine.

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Thus my grounding moon.

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Proponents of grounding will tell you

that the more you ground, the better.

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And that the effects of

grounding are cumulative.

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So, if you are truly interested

in the effects, You should make

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it a regular part of your life.

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All of which I believe.

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But the reality is it's hard

to spend that much time with

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your bare feet on the ground.

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Now, there are lots of grounding products

that you can use indoors, you plug

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them in and they ground using the same

grounding wire used to ground your outlet.

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There are mats you can put under

your feet or on your chair or bed.

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I have used some of these in the past.

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For three years, I lived in a fifth wheel

insulated from the earth by rubber tires.

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So I made a grounding sheet for my bed,

with a wire that ran out the window

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and attached to a spike in the ground.

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Now to be totally honest.

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I didn't notice any effect in

my body from sleeping grounded.

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But I also don't have

any major health issues.

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If you are interested in seeing

the amazing results that some

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people have had from grounding.

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I'll include a link to a

documentary called the earthing

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movie in the show notes.

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It's an hour and 15 minutes long

it's well-produced and informative.

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But back to my August grounding moon.

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I am much more connected to the

earth where I currently live than

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when I was in the fifth wheel.

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But despite how much time I

spend outdoors, I'm not actually

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indirect contact with the earth

as much as I would like to be.

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We have outdoor carpet to

keep the dust and mud down.

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And I live in the desert,

which is full of pokey things.

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So I always wear my flip-flops.

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But it's time to change that in my life.

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My August moon is to remind

me to take off my shoes, to

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deliberately walk on the earth.

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To connect with it as often as I can.

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To let it ground me to let it heal

me emotionally and physically.

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I love the idea of literally

touching the earth as often as I can.

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And summer seems like

the best time to do this.

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I suppose, ideally I would connect

barefoot with the earth year round.

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But for obvious reasons

that becomes problematic.

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If I feel the need, I may

incorporate some kind of indoor

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grounding mat in my life someday.

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But for now, I just want to

connect with the earth as

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often as practically possible.

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And the reason for this is that

more than the health benefits

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I can gain from the earth.

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I want the feeling of

connecting to the earth.

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I want to touch it, perhaps for the

same reason I would hug a friend.

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For the comfort for the expression of

love to connect and to be connected.

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I believe the earth has a spirit.

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Doctrine and covenants

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And again, fairly I say unto

you, the earth abideth, the

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law of the celestial kingdom.

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For it.

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Filleth the measure of its creation.

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And transgressed this, not the law.

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Wherefore it shall be sanctified.

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Yay.

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Not withstanding it shall die.

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It shall be quick and again, until abide

the power by which it was quickened

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and the righteous shall inherit it.

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Take that for what you will.

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I am no authority, but in my simple mind,

it means that the earth has a spirit.

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That it will live and die the way we do

and will ultimately be Celeste Jaliza.

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So I believe that connecting

with the earth is my birthright.

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This is my home.

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This is where I want to live.

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Not only for time, but

also for all eternity.

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Hm.

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Touching the earth creating a

relationship sharing electrons.

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This is the meaning of

my August grounding moon.

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I hope you have enjoyed this

week's episode of the creative,

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spiritual journey podcast.

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I am so grateful you are here.

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And thank you for sharing this

podcast with a friend, Judy

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and I are greatly appreciative.

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And I hope you will consider for

yourself if staying close to the

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earth, touching it deliberately

grounding will comfort your soul.

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Nama stay.

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