oh how many many feet you meet...

You may or may not have heard that I have a foot wall.  And you may or may not have known that I have a slight obsession with feet.  Don't ask where and when I got it...because I don't know.  ok ok, if I had to think about it and wonder... I like the way my feet look and I used to think I could model shoes and stuff... when I got my Sr. pictures taken in High School, my sister and I mentioned that I wanted my feet in some of the pictures because I had capris on and I thought my feet were cute.  So she's taking the pictures and told me she was getting ready for a foot one...and she says "put your feet here"  so I did... and then click flash snap.  I had a picture of my feet.... this is the one :) 



so...  ever since then, I guess is when I had this obsession. 
However, also since then I have thought a lot about feet and the meaning and purposes of them.  it is obvious that you need feet to walk and balance and and and.  the list really goes on.  so here is what I have thought of over the past 8 years. 

Balance:  we need our feet to balance...  why do we need balance.. you try to do a days work of what ever it is you do, with one leg or one foot.  not very easy!  (ok so I've never done it but the thought is hard)
we need balance in more areas of our lives than just physical.  We need the other kind of physical balance... like all your parts inside working correctly and a balanced diet.  We also need emotional and spiritual balance. 

Steps:  Think about life with out steps....  ? yep that's right no moving forward, no climbing stairs etc
our steps start out small.  as a baby learning to walk we learned little by little.  we learned to walk.  we then learned to run and skip and even walk gracefully..(ok I am still learning that one)!  when we run its like we get to experience flying for a measurement of time that's smaller than a second...  our feet propel us when we run and in those moments of running there are times when our feet aren't even touching the ground! 

absorption:  did you know the feet are SO absorbent!  I've never tried this exact experiment but:  you can put a clove of garlic on your feet (like holding it with your toes) and within a small amout of time you will start tasting it!  crazy huh!    There are nerve endings from your whole body ending at your feet.  therefore absorbing all that is put on.   if your sick, you can put things(vicks, essential oils etc) on your feet and it will help your cough or sickness heal up and be more manageable.  so with that said?  what do you put on your feet?  what are you absorbing?  what are you absorbing in the rest of your life? regardless of this talk about feet :)

electricity and grounding:  I don't know the scientific-ness of this statement or sections  but in my psychology class, (and I have heard it else where) that they electromagnetic fields (that are all around us, and increasing)  have a negative effect on our bodies!  the things we were talking about in our class was a herd of cows.  there was this herd of cows that had two places that it could be.  one was in a field by a big electrical plant, and the other was far away from this plant and what they found is that when they were grazing near the electrical plant the cows had significantly less babies, lower birth weight babies and less milk. and other numerous health problems.  But when it was far away from that power plant.  they had healthy babies, more babies, plenty milk, and overall good health.  so my teacher was explain that just like cows...electromagnetic-ness causes problems with us too.  what does that have to do with feet?  if you go outside barefoot...it helps reduce the static and electric-ness that's in your bodies.  Play in the grass.  work in the garden. etc etc just ground yourself back to nature and the earth!  ......(by the way, I'll talk about shoes next but you cant ground yourself with shoes on, it blocks the connection between you and the earth and defeats the purpose)

path and direction:  you cant walk in the direction your head or heart want you to go unless your feet are pointed that direction.. simple as that!

Shoes:  shoes cover your feet, keep them warm, protect them, take you places, etc etc.  but you collect so much Crap! from all those places that you just were.  so when you get home.. take them off.  you don't really NEED your shoes on at home.  so why have them on?  its partly a matter of cleanliness because who doesn't love a clean house?  but really?  your home is your special place!  your home is...well its my baby, and pride and joy.  I am pleased with the specialness of my house!  it isn't my house its my home, its my safe haven, my protection, my school, my life! and the yucky outside nastiness (in more than physical dirt) has no place here!

Following:  how do we follow someone? we watch their balance, we watch their steps, we watch their path and direction?  if it rings true? we follow them! 

this blog didn't turn out how I thought it would but I hope you enjoyed it!!
so at some point in my life...(in the past 8 years) I decided I was going to have a Foot Wall!  so now that I'm all grown up and have a house :)  I have a foot wall.  its at the entrance of my house...(coming and going...get it).  its not done?  I have some more things I want to put on it.  but I was tired of waiting till I got them :) I had these and I didn't want them sitting there collecting dust anymore :)  so I put these up and when I get the other stuff I will add and re-arrange :)