The Wisdom in the Swing
What If Grounded Doesn’t Mean Standing Still?
# 🌬️ The Wisdom in the Swing: What If Grounded Doesn’t Mean Standing Still?
We’re often told to “get grounded.”
To keep our feet on the ground.
To stop having our head in the clouds.
To be level-headed, calm, practical.
But lately, I’ve been wondering if being grounded always means being *still*.
Because sometimes? You only understand gravity once you’ve been lifted off the ground.
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I’ve been thinking about swings lately.
(Yes—literal playground swings.)
As a kid, I lived for the moment when I could pump my legs hard enough to fly.
The higher the better. The wind in my face. The world below me. I felt unstoppable.
Like I *was* the sky.
And yet, no matter how high I went, gravity always pulled me back.
That pendulum swing—the whoosh forward, the drop back, the pause at the top before momentum kicks in again—there’s something holy about it.
Because life’s like that too.
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We think being grounded means having both feet firmly planted.
But sometimes, being grounded just means knowing when to lean into momentum—and when to let gravity do the work.
It means staying aware of the pull.
It means knowing the difference between flying and fleeing.
And maybe—just maybe—groundedness isn’t about *where* you are, but about *how* you move through the air.
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As a business owner, a coach, and a woman in long-term recovery, I’ve learned that movement isn’t always a sign of chaos.
Sometimes, it’s wisdom in motion.
Sometimes, grounded looks like:
- Not jumping off at the top of the arc
- Not sabotaging the high point with fear
- Not abandoning ship because the weight of reality finally hit
And sometimes? It looks like staying on the swing long enough to enjoy the view and still come back to center.
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We don’t need to leap just to prove we’re brave.
We don’t need to stop swinging to call it maturity.
Sometimes, choosing to *stay*—in the rhythm, in the air, in the tension—is the most grounded thing we can do.
Eventually, the swing slows.
Eventually, your feet brush the ground again.
You’ll stop pumping. You’ll pause.
You’ll plant your feet.
And maybe, your legs will feel a little wobbly.
Maybe standing still will feel foreign after all that movement.
But the strength to stand?
You built it while you were flying.
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**This is for the ones who are in motion but still grounded.
The ones in transition.
The ones pumping their legs with faith.
The ones who trust that God, gravity, and grace will hold them steady when it’s time to land.**
You're not out of control.
You're in process.
Stay on the swing a little longer.
You’re building strength with every whoosh.