Roots

“Nothing could be more important than storing the Chi below the navel and in the bones of the body (when doing T’ai Chi Chih)” – Justin Stone

Ever tried to pull a weed?

Take the weed.

Tug and tug to get to the root of the matter…

Off come the leaves, out comes the stem!

But the roots down below?

Oh my no.

Those roots hold fast in shallow soil, rocky pathways, desert sand.

It’s not complicated, for even a weed knows:

In order to survive it must ground itself exactly where it is…

Locate its footing, remain steadfast even in the searing summer winds.

Then take us.

Waves of worry

Gusts of grief

Tides of temper

To render us unstable.

To take away our grip.

To tear us from our shallow safety.

Roots.

Feet.

Confidence.

Stability.

Grounded down below.

Roots.