So I must give you the impression of being obsessed with feet. Never mind, because here is the thing:
Ok, so my daughter is 2, almost 3 years old. As some of you may be familiar with, that particular age comes with a particular amount of... will. I won't go too deep into that. Just say that one of the ways this... will shows up for her is that apparently she will not wear shoes. As soon as she possibly has the opportunity to, she takes them off. As a parent, I do enforce the need to wear them from time tom time (like when it is minus 16 degrees Celsius outside, or when the ground is covered in glass and nails and whatnot). But I also vividly remember how my own feet felt closed in, crammed, tied down and sometimes even imprisoned in most of my shoes as a child. It seemed that the shape of my feet didn't fit well in any shoes that were made. I couldn't wait to get to the point where I could kick my shoes off and finally let my toes spread out as much as they wanted, and actually feeling the ground beneath my soles, and the air on the skin of my foot and ankle. My daughter apparently has inherited this attitude. I do worry that she will run onto something sharp and hurt herself, but I also don't want to deprive her from the feeling of freedom and of being connected with the ground she walks on and beneath that I can see she also loves.
I still love taking my shoes of. To me it is absolute bliss to just connect sole to grass, rock, sand, moss. And to let the roots of your soul travel down through the feet and deep into the earth, feeling connected to it in a very real, sensual way.
Ok, so my daughter is 2, almost 3 years old. As some of you may be familiar with, that particular age comes with a particular amount of... will. I won't go too deep into that. Just say that one of the ways this... will shows up for her is that apparently she will not wear shoes. As soon as she possibly has the opportunity to, she takes them off. As a parent, I do enforce the need to wear them from time tom time (like when it is minus 16 degrees Celsius outside, or when the ground is covered in glass and nails and whatnot). But I also vividly remember how my own feet felt closed in, crammed, tied down and sometimes even imprisoned in most of my shoes as a child. It seemed that the shape of my feet didn't fit well in any shoes that were made. I couldn't wait to get to the point where I could kick my shoes off and finally let my toes spread out as much as they wanted, and actually feeling the ground beneath my soles, and the air on the skin of my foot and ankle. My daughter apparently has inherited this attitude. I do worry that she will run onto something sharp and hurt herself, but I also don't want to deprive her from the feeling of freedom and of being connected with the ground she walks on and beneath that I can see she also loves.
I still love taking my shoes of. To me it is absolute bliss to just connect sole to grass, rock, sand, moss. And to let the roots of your soul travel down through the feet and deep into the earth, feeling connected to it in a very real, sensual way.
When I was a teenager, I hated my feet. I was ashamed of how big they were, that the were too wide to fit in any fashionable shoes, and I felt something was wrong with them, and probably with me too for having them. When I look at my daughter now, tearing her shoes off and tossing them away, I realize this: If something doesn't fit, it doesn't mean that it is no good, and it definitely doesn't mean that I am no good. It only means it isn't a good match. My daughter has good shoes, and her feet are perfect. And so are mine. They have carried me and allowed me to run and dance. They have given me connection to Nature, Water and Earth and been a doorway to mindfulness outdoors. So many different sensations walking on so many different grounds. We should all honour and care for our feet that work so hard for us!
Work in progress. I'll post the finished image later :).
Anyways, the feet is a part of the body that many seem to dislike, so take a moment, step outside and set them bare against the ground, take a deep breath and think about something you like about your feet.
Have a beautiful week!
Anyways, the feet is a part of the body that many seem to dislike, so take a moment, step outside and set them bare against the ground, take a deep breath and think about something you like about your feet.
Have a beautiful week!