Foot Raising

This is basically the third part of my “I Love Heels” saga. Oh yes, I still am very much enamoured with footwear some of my friends compare to Medieval torture devices. Much to the dismay of the people I tower over even in flats, I could practically say that I live in heels (After all, even my slippers at home have a wedge heel.).

But, I never realised it would actually reach this point. I never thought my penchant for foot raising devices would actually affect me when it came to orthopaedics. I suppose it’s inevitable. After all, I hadn’t worn flats for more than two months, so when I did, I felt a strange sensation in my feet. Could it be? Have my feet gotten so used to heels that wearing flats now makes it hurt (unlike the usual in reverse)?

I couldn’t deny the sharp, shooting pain on my feet’s arches. I’m not quite sure what caused it, but my guess is the constant use of the pointed foot position required for heels. To have to suddenly release my feet from that raised pose must have shocked the arch, ergo, the throb. Neither could I deny the abrasive feeling of the floor being so close to my feet. Yes, I sort of felt that my foot was being grated by wood parquet or concrete or whatever I stepped on. Blame the fact that I always kept my heel at least two-and-a-half inches (my lowest heel length) away.

And yes, I do admit it. It’s not natural to feel this way about flats. As my dear friend put it so aptly, “You know what? You are quite the opposite of most girls. I know of a lot who complain about having to wear heels, but you?” To have my feet complain for their being in the natural position they were made to form is quite hilarious, ludicrous even. My goodness! I’ve made the pointed, unnatural foot the normal.

And that’s exactly how you start a habit. I know that in today’s society, it’s not really normal anymore to not cheat, or follow traffic rules, or smile at people, but if you actually start to put these things you want to develop into practice, the abnormal becomes normal even if just for you. All these habits become intrinsic to you if you actually make it a, well, habit --- something you do every day. So if you want to start making a change for the better, you better start.

And yes, that means I’m still going to wear three inch heels to school!