by Stacey Pepper Schwartz

Summer is a time when you see people walk around in bare feet.  Usually I only see this in a creative movement or modern dance classes.  People can be very shy about their feet.  We tend to see feet as a mode of transportation instead of a body part.  We hide our feet in shoes, boots or sneakers.  But in summertime out come the feet.  Sandals, flip flops, and yes, sometimes bare naked.  Around Memorial day I heard a lot of my friends proclaiming they needed pedicures because summer was coming.  I found this comment so strange because I don’t feel feet need to be dressed up to be shown in public.

Most kids love to pull off their shoes and socks the moment they get a chance.  Whenever I ask my daughter to take off her shoes, her shoes come off  and then her socks fly off in two different directions.  I can’t keep track of her socks because I can’t keep them on her feet.  At some point, maybe in the teenage years when feet start to sweat or smell, people become shy or even disgusted by feet.  Now is the time to explore our glorious feet because they are not hidden away in some formidable boots. [Read more…]