Grounded

When was the last time you sat on the floor?

As a child, I was forever connected to the earth. I hardly ever sat in a chair but lolled contentedly on the garish carpet of our living rooms at every opportunity. I played at ground level for hours, enjoying the worm’s eye view I got as all around me towered up to the ceiling.

I read on the floor, organized battles for ranks of plastic soldiers, held car races on the cold…