When A Ligament Tear Made Me Realise I Was Bathing The Wrong Way!
A vow to always love my feet!
I twisted one of my ankles, about a month back. It turned out to be a ligament tear, and I had to wear a cast for three weeks. My life changed overnight. I started reminiscing of good times — when my feet did my bidding. When I could walk, run, and dance. I also realised that my feet were beautiful. I had lost one foot, I wanted to ensure that the other one was taken care of and got all the attention it deserved.
Life with a cast on your leg is different. When taking a bath for instance.
Bath Before Cast
Bath After Cast
You see different things when you are sitting vs standing. Your worldview changes. Therefore, you do things differently. Since I had vowed to never take my feet for granted, I showered extra love on the foot that wasn’t hurt. Surprisingly, it seemed dirty. I didn’t stop to introspect why it was dirty. I scrubbed it with oil, soap, shampoo, conditioner and whatever else I could reach from my sitting bath position. The result? My foot shined and sparkled. I was proud of my girl and how she looked.
Finally, the day to get rid of my cast had arrived after three long and arduous weeks. I wrote in my gratitude journal and slept early the previous day. I patted both my feet and whispered to them “ I love you girls! Tomorrow is a big day for you! I promise to never let you down”.
Fast forward to one week later,
I was finally back to taking a bath in the standing position. I decided to have a heart-to-heart chat with my feet. I wanted to check if they were doing okay. I switched on the light. To my shock, neither of them was close to looking shiny or sparkly, like how the unhurt foot looked when I had a cast on the other one. They kind of looked dirty !! Why? When? How?
And then it struck me why! When bathing in the standing position, I don't bend enough to reach my feet and scrub them!
This is a revelation! My feet were left to fend for themselves. I have been taking baths the wrong way, all my life.
All these years? Always! ( #SnapeWasToxic and so am I)
