Touching Mommy

Summary

The text discusses the personal experience and reflections of the author on the practice of Earthing and the interconnectedness of nature, particularly focusing on the grounding relationship between birds and trees.

Abstract

The author shares a recent epiphany about the natural process of grounding, highlighting their increased engagement with Earthing—the act of physically connecting with the Earth. They describe their daily routine of walking barefoot on grass and hugging trees, emphasizing a special bond with a young oak. The author ponders how birds maintain their grounding despite spending time in the air, concluding that birds use trees as conduits for grounding. The text suggests a symbiotic relationship where birds offer music to trees in exchange for grounding, challenging the notion of competition in nature with one of cooperation. The author contemplates the potential euphoria and understanding that might come from a bird using them as a grounding conduit, akin to being a tree.

Opinions

The author expresses a deep personal connection with the practice of Earthing and its benefits.
There is a belief that all Earth creatures, including humans and birds, need to ground themselves to the Earth, referred to as Mother Gaia.
The author views the relationship between birds and trees as a form of mutual appreciation and cooperation, where birds provide music and receive grounding in return.
The text conveys a sense of wonder and desire to experience an even deeper connection with nature, imagining what it would feel like to be used by a bird for grounding.
The author seems to challenge the conventional view of nature as competitive, instead proposing a view that emphasizes interdependence and harmony.

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Source — (Pixabay)

As a few people may know, I have really been into Earthing lately. I am getting physically in touch with Mother Gaia every day. Not only do I religiously walk barefoot on the grass but I have also drastically increased my tree-hugging activities. There is a young oak tree that I’ve grown quite fond of.

Do you ever have a question suddenly pop into your noggin and then the answer immediately follows? Well, that happened to me recently as I was pondering Earthing. I was barefoot on the grass watching birds flying when I began wondering how birds ground themselves. Spending so much time in the air how do they stay grounded? All Earth creatures need to ground themselves to Mother Gaia, after all.

And that is when the answer immediately came. Duh! The birds ground themselves with the aid of their partners; the trees! When a human hugs a tree trunk they become immediately grounded. Given that their roots dig deep into Mother Gaia’s skin trees are perpetually grounded. When a birdie sits on a tree branch they also get grounded through the tree. That’s why birdies spend a lot of time in trees.

Of course birdies will gladly show their appreciation for the service the tree is providing. They do this through music. The trees delight in the beautiful music the birds offer and the birds delight in the necessary and rejuvenating grounding that the trees offer. See! That’s how nature works; cooperation, not competition!

Now I am wondering how delightful it would be to stand barefoot on a beach or river bank or carpet of clover and just stand as still as I could with both my arms outstretched. How awesome would it be to have some bird land on one of my arms? How euphoric would it be for that bird to ground itself through me? Would I come to a whole understanding of what it must be like to be a tree?