Tag: dirt

It’s only a matter of time until we feel degraded again, but for a short while, we can entertain the fantasy of being untouched by the foulness that inevitably accumulates in the wake of our journey through life.

Much of emotion grapples with the transgression of boundaries, the breaking of taboos. Among the most consistent sources of this conflict is soil. We long to feel grounded, the sense of being connected… more emotion Dirty

When people are grounded, they feel a strong sense of presence, standing upon the earth and knowing, confidently, that they are in accord with that place and time. What is it like, though,… more emotion Human

Thich Nat Hahn has written, “If you are firmly grounded in the present moment, the past can be an object of inquiry, the object of your mindfulness and concentration. You can attain many… more emotion Grounded