I agree with seohsreven that economic privation can cause a reactionary move toward conservative values. When there is abundance, people tend to...
The risk of long-term back problems, circulation problems, plantar warts, bunions, ingrown toenails, fallen arches, plantar fascitis, athlete's...
Anna, you have my support too. A true friend would have been interested in understanding and appreciating your choices, and would have encouraged...
Same experience here. I've been shopping barefoot at my local hardware store for years and there has never been a single glance or comment.
I'm used to going barefoot everywhere, but I tried wearing shoes for a while a few months ago and after a couple of hours of walking my feet,...
I used to live in a city where people were highly judgemental and would freak out seeing me go barefoot. I was afraid to go barefoot anywhere....
You'll have lots more chances to go barefoot hiking. I've been hiking barefoot for 20 years. When I lived in a big city I went on Sierra Club...
Years ago I used to place a rubber object between my big toe and second toe and it felt pretty good to separate them like that. However, I noticed...
I go out of my way to walk on hot asphalt and stand on hot metal plates in the summer, and I walk where the street is broken up to feel the chunky...
Oh this is the movie with the beautifully haunting tune Cymbaline in it. I've never seen the film but it's definitely going on my list of movies...
Little do people know these days, that going barefoot is the new luxury, an expression of ultimate freedom and independence from the slavery of...
We have those seed pods here in Northern Cal. They don't hurt my feet and it actually feels good crushing them. Just keep up the barefoot walking...
Except for rare instances when I put on flip flops to enter fancy restaurants, I've been completely barefoot for about 18 years. I still have the...
We have rattlesnakes, king snakes, gopher snakes, garter snakes, yellow bellied racers, and coachwhips here in California. I see them now and...
the best.
Hi moon beam. I lived in a big city for a few years and also felt disgusted by all the glass and filth everywhere. I ended up only going barefoot...
National Public Radio interview with barefooter Chris Roat: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89300445
I walk digitigrade whenever I'm traversing over coarse gravel, rock scrambling, hiking on uneven terrain, stepping across tall grass with possible...
welcome to the forum, holy ancient megumi. your feet and the earth will be much happier now that they are connected. mother nature will make your...
I like them kind of rough and dusty from country roads and hiking trails, but not all grimy and greasy from city schmutz.
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