Has anyone else ever heard about the ancient Chinese belief that wisdom resides in the foot, not in the head? I am not making this up.
Just to be sure I try to lay off too much hat or shoe wearing.
I dispise shoes.
Winter, summer, whatever season you will hardly ever find me in shoes.
I run in and out of stores barefoot, I drive barefoot, and I drive my husband crazy.
And he is constantly trying to stick my kids in shoes.
I guess that is the difference between growing up in a small town and him growing up in the city.
He swears the that there is a sign in my home town that says “shoes optional”. But then again he swears that my school bus was a tractor and a hay rack.
Put me in shoes and I have no balance.
I went on a walk one time and my friend looked down and had to tell me that I had cut my foot and it was bleeding. I hadn’t even noticed.
And I have to take good care of them too. They changed my job at work and I am always running here and there. They get a real work out.
I remember reading somewhere that you can get worms (forget which type ) from walking barefoot outdoors. Probably if you have an open wound, tho’.
This article may be of some interest:
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/archive/health/980518newshel1.html
I miss being able to walk barefoot! I used to be really good at it, but since the installation of a plate and screws on my left tibia and post-traumatic arthritis, the ankle no longer bends all the way. Result: when barefoot, I limp badly, and I need to wear at least a 3/4 heel and/or custom orthotics in order not to limp.
So will someone run barefoot through the grass vicariously for me? Or even better, along the ocean surf? I miss it terribly…
I’m a sock kinda gal. I hate having cold tootsies, but I am not a fan of shoe-wearing. I AM a fan of shoe-collecting, and I have enough pairs that some of my friends still call me Imelda, but I only wear them outside, and only as long as necessary. When I get home, it’s a race – which will hit the floor first, the shoes or the bra?
Shoes make my feet sweat, so I generally only wear them at work. If I have to wear shoes, like if I’m going into a store or a public place, I’ll slip on my sandals. If I know I’m going to be going through a drive-thru at a fast-food place, though, I’ll go barefoot.
Maybe I should wear shoes more often, though, as ugly feet seem to run in my family. (no pun intrended.)
-Dirty
[quote[
Not just your bare feet are at risk. Dawkins once treated a serviceman who had stretched out on the beach to relax. His face was nestled on the warm sand.
“He had about 150 larva on his face,” Dawkins said.[/quote]
Um, raise your hand if "Ew! "
Signed,
Podkayne
Who still goes barefoot, worms or no worms.
Inside – no shoes 99% of the time. Outside, it’s another matter entirely.
How do you barefooters handle broken glass, roofing nails, sharp rocks, etc.? Callouses can’t get THAT tough, can they?
Maybe where you live, these items aren’t frequently on the ground. When I was growing up, there seemed to be broken glass bottles all over the place. Also, there was plenty of new-home construction, so stray nails & gravel were often in the street and on sidewalks.
No problem with me if anyone doesn’t wear shoes … I was just wondering about the hazards involved. Seems barefooters would be going for tetanus shots once a month. I guess if you live on a well-patrolled beach (Hey! No glass bottles!) it’s not a problem.
bordelond I mostly end up going barefoot on campus, where it’s not too bad if you keep an eye out. I always have shoes with me, so if I see a bunch of broken bottles and rusty nails lying in my path I can just slip them on.
yep, now that i’m home for the summer, i walk around barefoot all the time. my feet are getting nice and tough. for some reason i put socks on this morning though, but i have no plans to go anywhere.