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my whole life i thought my best feature was my feet.    until i guess almost 2 years ago when that changed during one winter of rain and cold when they seemed to succumb to Raynaud's Syndrome   and i searched for answers but found really none.   At one point they having a purple cast,  the nails being  strange and  i thought….eeeeeeeeeeee.   but then…that spring,  when they were feeling particularly bad,   i chewed up some Plantain leaves from B Garden walkway….at the suggestion of a YouTube,  pressed those leaves on the toes and there was     relief.   Remember???     From there,  using the last of the Heals All Salve from TakingRootVT.com and when that was no longer available,  a similar salve a woman in Paradise made….and continuing the Plantain Leaves   and all the while thinking about my feet…what was Different? from my whole life?  and understanding it finally to being how i was confining  them in socks and tight boots…..changing that to less socks,  just enough socks,  and whenever possible,  just my crocs,  even in winter…….and now…..today   this pic.   My feet.    Still,  the  sensations of Reynaud's Syndrome but otherwise,  they are just my toes.   My beloved toes.  all pink and ok.    

Point of this?    trust your Self.   experiment.   take whatever Time is necessary to Learn.   You can heal your self.  

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10 responses to “wings….feet”

  1. Nancy Avatar

    Okay, so this will not be reflective or deep…and I am considering your last sentence.
    So, all I will say for now is, I chuckled when I read the first sentence. All of my life until a few years ago, I too thought my feet were my best feature…shaped nicely, symmetrical, toes lined up well. Pretty. They didn’t get fat or have frizzy hair or a big nose…they just sat there being the best. I thought nice feet were important, as in some had feet that didn’t fit the model of pretty.
    What the heck Nancy??!!
    Youth.
    Anyway, as I’ve aged, my feet have gotten lumpy, painful toes…that now curve in ways they didn’t used to. They are pale, unlike the tanned days of youth. They hurt and they look more like my mother’s feet.
    But, I still love ’em.
    **As a side note…I never thought twice about knees until someone said that they thought knees were ‘ugly’. Then I looked at knees with new eyes and thought: yeah, they do look rather lumpy and odd. But, oh the service they provide!! Imagine if we did not have knees that bend – like the original Barbies 😂 So, yeah they look weird, and mine hurt like the dickens, but they sure are handy!
    Okay, end of strange body parts thoughts. I’m glad you have happier feet now. That’s important.
    xo

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  2. Carol Gabbert Avatar
    Carol Gabbert

    I love this post! And I immediately thought of you going “button to button with your toes , as if nothing was different” .( from your prior post) I am continually amazed and entertained by the various lumps and bumps and occasional sprouts of hair that pop up on both my toes and now knuckles. I grow “things” in unexpected places on my body these days . AND I too keep going button to button as if nothing were different! Hugs 🤗

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  3. CatherinE Avatar

    I remember your experience with the healing power of plantain – I’m so happy that you discovered you could heal yourself. A powerful lesson.

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  4. maria Avatar
    maria

    love this to … ” can heal your self” ( my husband ‘s talk)
    to bad i can’t do it to put a pic. on , but this is so funny and educational, a photo of the feet of someone who comes to this blog .

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  5. grace Forrest Avatar

    i am glad, tho, that your feet are important to your
    image of self
    i like the utilitarian ism of mine.

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  6. grace Forrest Avatar

    button to button
    a tuft of hair is nice to imagine

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  7. grace Forrest Avatar

    yes…it is one of the most Important things of my last
    some years…that the Plantain spoke and that i was
    able to listen

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  8. grace Forrest Avatar

    i would love to Welcome your feet

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  9. Laura Avatar
    Laura

    My feet don’t hurt. My toenails aren’t pretty, but still I wear sandals. Feet are good to have.

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  10. grace Forrest Avatar

    pretty never factored in for me…i just loved how
    sturdy they were, how so totally functional and….honest.

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