As a little kid I did many things barefoot - gymnastics, climbing trees, running through thick, cool grass, wading in creeks. I lost that sense of wonder for a while, until one night in South Dakota I ran outside barefoot in the snow. I stopped, closed my eyes, and lived in the moment of shock and cold. When I started running, I complained about how slow my feet were, until I noticed people with neuropathy, in wheelchairs, on crutches.
So I went on a spree and put together a whole kit just for them.Twice a week I now devote time to caring for the part of me that takes me away when I'm sad, or anxious and makes me happy again. It's easy to forget the lowest part of my body that covers not even a square foot of space, but does so much and takes me so many places.
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