Rootedness

A lot of the inner work that I did during last year's breast cancer journey seems to have been about rootedness.
I am a person full of ideas and exotic interests and my many projects have taken me all over the world.
During 'my sickness' I was very much confined - in body, and in thoughtspace. I was continuously forced back from an uncertain future to the present moment which while challenging could be negotiated 'one step at a time'!
My meditative work was about being deeply grounded- being aware of the depth of earth beneath me, and myself as a physical being in relation to this spot on our planet. I had months of reasonably severe pruning, through that difficult and very restricted period! However I ended up with a great sense of consolidated vital energy. This picture of an 1100 year old Ginkgo tree, by the Korean Master Yi Hwan Bom, resonates perfectly with the enduring and grounded vitality I sought.