Carole King put it, “I feel the earth move under my feet…”
Jimmy Buffet sang, “Earth she’s movin’ under me…”
These are powerful images. We expect the earth to be solid under our feet. When we teach Mountain Pose in Yoga (standing upright), we lead the students to feel their feet firmly grounded as they lengthen their spine yet relaxing their shoulders. Feel strong and grounded like a mountain.
The relaxation meditation I used last night told us to sit in the chair, place our feet flat on the ground, and feel grounded to the solid earth.
We want our emotions grounded. Not like air, moving randomly this way and that.
Building our spiritual, emotional, and intellectual life upon a solid foundation leads to a stable life ready to grow and serve.
Perhaps Jesus had something like that in mind when he told us, To hear my words and do them is like building a house on a solid foundation of rock where the rains, and the storms, and the winds came and yet did not destroy it.
Faith Venture 
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