Under Our Feet: A Healing Miracle (Part 1)

I can’t keep this to myself any longer. It’s been 8 months.

The idea is simple. So simple it’s ridiculous. I ignored it for years. Until I was finally ready to hear it.

For 20 years, I was my own patient. Chronic fatigue is no joke. Some days I could barely get out of bed, and when I did I often returned to it. If I exercised, I had flu-like aches and twice the fatigue the next day. My motivation to travel, to socialize, to pursue my worldly goals, dropped off a cliff. And no doctor or alternative practitioner could provide an explanation. Not even me.

I became a wellness and self-care expert. I turned my life upside down and spent hours every day doing healing practices to keep myself going. And for a long time, I managed to avoid disability. I lived some semblance of normal. Then it got worse. A year ago, everything stopped working. I grew weaker and more exhausted no matter what I did. Until finally I surrendered.

I told the Universe it was ok to cripple me. I would live from my bed, and it would be ok. I could write. I could still contribute. I could share what I’ve learned.

Weeks later the miraculous happened. I learned about Earthing.

Earthing is putting your bare feet on the ground and letting the planet balance your body’s electromagnetic charge. It’s the literal process of becoming “grounded” and there are genius products that let you do it indoors through the grounding wire in electrical outlets. The longer, the better.

I started Earthing the day after Thanksgiving when it was already cold… a few days later I bought a mat for $50.

Within a week, it was undeniable that something had changed. I knew it when I found myself scrubbing shower tiles at 7am. My husband kept asking, “Who are you?”

I started sleeping on a grounding mat to log more hours. I got better. A lot better. Quickly.

Yesterday, I walked 10.5 miles before lunch. I do yard work for hours at a time. I’m lifting weights again. And no matter how much I do, I wake up early the next day feeling fine. Good, in fact. I also think more clearly than I have in years.

I feel grateful every day for nature’s healing gifts. For being at ease in my body again. I will ground forevermore.

If any of this speaks to you, stay tuned. In Part II of this article, I will share what I’ve come to understand about how grounding works and how I get the most I can out of the process..