The sole connection.

Many people say that our bare feet touching the earth deliver an incredible source of energy to us.  Many people do not get to experience this, as most of us are not walking around barefoot.  Flip flops are the next best thing after being barefoot for receiving the earth energy.  I   am currently reading Laird Hamilton’s book Force of Nature.  It is a fascinating and wonderful book.  In this book Laird talks about the connection to earth through our feet.  He tells us that at any given second, somewhere on earth, a lightning strike the ground about 100 times. That is 6,000 bolts of massive energy hitting the earth every minute.  Laird states, “ The ground is charged, and I want to feel it.” Many scientists and healers believe this connection to the earth through bare feet is critical to overall health and well -being.  Wearing heavy shoes all the time prevents this connection.  While going barefoot is ideal to achieve this connection, wearing flip flops is the very best next thing.  Think of the feeling you get while walking on warm sand at the beach, that wonderful feeling you get as the warm sand slides through your toes.  That is you, feeling the connection to the earth.  Walking on the sand with flip flops is not that pure connection but is still a connection, you feel the warm sand and you still feel that earth connection.  Now imagine wearing boots or even a pair of sneakers, you completely loose that earth connection.  I know that many people of this philosophy, when they cannot go barefoot, wear flip flops all the time to maintain that connection to the earth energy.  Not only are our flip flops comfortable and fashionable but they may also keep you connected to that earth energy each and every time you wear them.