Feet Investments

There is a lot of talk today about investing your money here or there and how it will "pay off" in the long run. I have to be honest.....we do not have any investments.....of the financial kind I mean. But we do invest on a daily basis. We invest in our spiritual lives, we invest in our children's lives, we invest in our health, we invest in the community, and we invest in our feet.

It sounds a bit silly and actually feels odd to even be writing about this (investing in our feet), but my personal experience has shown me that changing my footwear helped my feet, my ankles, and my back. And to give you some simple background (without sounding like I am a walking train wreck). I just turned thirty this year (so I am still very young), but I have struggled with chronic back pain since I was sixteen. I have seen a chiropractor, an osteopath, and most recently a neurologist for some new health conditions. I had numbness in my toes and many "falling over" episodes which we found was due to poor circulation. Through many months of doctors appointments and lots of prayer and my recent transition of footwear, I no longer deal with numb toes, falling over, and my feet do not feel nearly as tired. I am not one to get excited about financial investments; it's just not my thing. But I do get excited about health investments, and I am sure you can see why.
I am confident that my transition from standard footwear to minimalist footwear is an investment of great magnitude. We depend so much on our feet for daily use that we should take care of them. Now, I don't know about you, but I do not have time for a daily soak, massage, and pedicure so I choose to give my feet that sort of therapy while I am walking, chasing my kids, grocery shopping, running errands, etc. Minimalist footwear provides that opportunity. It really is something else to actually feel the ground beneath your feet.
I am not a financial consultant, I am not a doctor, I am not an expert.....I am a mom of 4 wonderful children who has seen a tremendous improvement in the way my feet feel after a long day, and I just want to share my experiences. I also do not believe that footwear is a fix all just as I do not believe that doctors or medicine are a fix all; all I know is that I have seen an improvement.