How to Walk without an orthodic crutch

Pain does not show-up uninvited. The unwelcome house guest arrives with one simple request: Stop whatever it is you are doing for a moment and let’s find a quiet place to chat. Most of us are afraid of that conversation. We waive off the invitation to slow down, take a look inside of ourselves, and ask pain why it has paid us a visit today. Instead we fearfully toss some pills in its direction and hope that it will go away. If that does not work, then we run to the nearest medical facility, trusting that someone more persuasive will be able to exorcise the pain for us. These tactics might work for a few hours, days, or even years; but, until you give pain the audience it requests, it will come back, each time a little meaner, louder, and pushier. Pain is the guest, the messenger, we forgot we invited to guide us any time we began to list and lose our balance.
Discovering both the physical causes and the subconscious lessons of pain are important in maintaining long term spiritual health. In my practice as a Medical Intuitive and Message Therapist I create bridges for my patients, helping them discover the relationship between their bodily aches and pains and their conscious and subconscious thoughts. Recently I became my own patient. The minor knee and foot pains of my twenties began to speak louder in my thirties in the form of shin splints and constant pain in the middle of my foot and inside my knee. The chiropractor suggested orthotics, a foot support systems to help me walk correctly. “Crutches!”, I thought, “No way!” I searched not only for a solution that would complement my independent lifestyle, but also for the message pain was trying to deliver. What I discovered was the Four Steps to Walking in Peace and the relationship between subconscious thought and body posture.
The physical pain I was experiencing in my feet and knees was caused by not walking correctly. I began studying the way I walked: how I placed each foot on the ground, and which muscles were flexing and which were tightening. I began to draw parallels between foot placement and points of pain. Through walking consciously for a few months I discovered how to walk correctly and efficiently.
Four Steps to Walking in Peace in the Physical:
Your feet should be shoulder length apart and toes pointed forward.
1. Step with the heel first.
2. Move to the outside ball of the foot.
3. Then roll to the inside ball of the foot.
4. Push off with the big toe.
A little more detail:
Steps 1-2 are done when the foot is in front of you.
When the foot is underneath you is when you switch from the outside of the foot to the inside.
Steps 3-4 occur when the foot is behind you. Follow through with the big toe is important.
I have observed in my patients that their subconscious thoughts are mimicked in the presentation of their posture. There are two common categories people fall into when they walk: Those who walk with their toes pointed out and those who walk with their toes pointed in. Those who walk with their toes pointed out want to slow themselves down because they fear arriving to their goal or destination. People who walk with their toes pointed in tend to rush through life with exhausting schedules because they fear taking a slow motion look at the life they have created. In my case, I was walking on the outside of my feet, toes pointed out. The subconscious thought I was ignoring was fear of actually achieving my dreams. I thought that if I achieved my goals then there would be nothing left to do. My posture reflected my thoughts. Walking with my toes pointed out slowed me down. The physical pain I experienced was my body’s way of telling me I was putting crutches on my dreams.
Through my lessons of straightening out my head led to straightening out my body I have also come up with the Four Steps to Walking in Peace in the Spiritual Mind.
Four Steps to Walking in Peace in the Spiritual Mind:
1. Have a clear intention of dreams and desires.
2. Committing to Action.
3. Following Through.
4. Accepting the Outcome.
A little more detail:
Steps 1 – 2 both deal with developing a clear plan and then deciding to fulfill as it relates to current wants and needs.
Steps 3-4 deal with the actually “doing” of said action and being responsible to see the plan out and accepting the good with the bad. Once this action is complete, reflection upon the actions will reflect what needs to be done for next time.
Both techniques of the spiritual mind connecting with the body, are important factors that must be looked at. Using one or the other is not enough. The sum total will be added up in our overall physical and spiritual health.
So instead of slamming the door on the unwanted house guest called pain. Invite it in as a secret counsel for the next steps you need to take. Empowering ourselves and being responsible for our own lives brings clarity and purpose to living. We are shown everyday hints on how to lead our lives and pain is one those gifts. Embrace the messenger, and walk in peace.