what does being 'grounded' mean to you?

[Diana]

I also like the way Zenmaster put it as "Not letting an idea substitute for actual experience." I feel this is very much part of what I mean by making a full circulation with the environment in that every charge through the self is fully engaged through all levels, not just in the mind or emotions.

I like this.

Simple physical movement alone--a change of perspective--is sometimes enough to instigate relaxation from the grip of a particular tendency (such as mind analyzing or emotional drama), and allow flow to get past blockages and holding onto things etc., through the entire being. I find that getting out of the house, and looking at the earth--animals, insects, sky, anything--is enough to get me out of mind stuff and bring me into the present, which then allows the flow to happen of itself.