#539 It doesn’t matter what I decide

The ankle and foot complex contains 26 bones, 33 joints and over 100 muscles, tendons and ligaments.

Considering both feet, that makes a total of 52 bones, making up about a quarter of all bones found in the mature adult body.

https://3d4medical.com/blog/facts-about-feet

There are more nerve endings per square centimetre in the foot than any other part of the body.

https://www.simardfootclinic.com/feet-facts

A wealth of sensory information – suppressed by the padding in our shoes, orthotics – until we don’t sense anything anymore.

It’s like wearing safety ear muffs all day.

What was walking on this earth like, before we learned not to listen?

Muffled feet.

First I feel.

Then I learn to categorize those feelings with words – until at some point, I don’t feel sensations anymore. I feel words.

I say I’m angry – but what does being angry feel like again?

I say I’m happy – but which sensations rush through my body?

I say I’m sad – but does sadness always feel the same?

With sensations comes nuance.