It’s funny how most people take things for granted. I know I do. Especially when they’re working correctly. When things are working correctly, you basically don’t even notice them. It’s when they STOP, that they come to the forefront of our brain. It’s true for just about anything. If our car or our computer stops working, we go into a tailspin!!! If the stove stops working we may or may not notice! And God forbid, the cable should go out.
It’s also true with our bodies. Take feet for example. I never really paid much attention to my feet until a few years ago when they started to “go”. Started to give me grief.
I never spent much time thinking about how they let me get from here to there, let me run with my dogs, or kept my legs from jamming into the ground. It’s actually pretty hard to do much of anything without them.
I had surgery on one foot a couple of years ago, and wasn’t all that thrilled with how it turned out. I lovingly call it my “Franken-foot”. I’m trying to stave off doing the other one, but I may be losing the battle. After all, it would be handy to be able to use them for at least another few years. What if I decide to enter the national hopscotch championship?
Or want to water-ski on my bare feet? What if I want to become a world class ballerina?
Yeah, better give it some thought.
So for those of you with great arches, and un-knarley toes - show some appreciation folks! Give those babies a nice long bubble bath - maybe even a whirpool tonight.
Followed by a nice long massage, and some silky lotion. Show them you care. After all, they’re the only feet you’ve got.
Show them some love, bro! They’ll appreciate it!
Love all the pics accompanying this post!
I can sort of relate to the foot thing, although it’s not as bad as your problem, I’m sure. Excema has been on my feet and hands for 10 years and made me quit playing tennis. Finally found a homemade cream online that has helped after years of prescriptions and over the counter creams. This lady in northern California makes her own concoctions and it is really good stuff! She even makes stuff for arthritis pain and bone spurs.
Please post soon! I miss it.