My housemates hadn't seen my feet with henna yet. I've had socks on all day in the house, so when I took them off to go to fireworks Sophie said to me "You're not going out with barefeet are you?" and shook her head in shock. Sara exclaimed "They're gorgeous"
Standing on the grassy hill waiting for the fireworks they got very cold and I trod into the mud making an indent in the ground.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8kdz0KnrHg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fse_v6k3UgY
I got the henna done as a symbol for me to be treading beauty into the ground, on a spiritual level. And that I could perhaps ritually wash away the dirt I had picked up as a sign of washing Loughborough clean and stepping beauty into the ground where ever I walk. However, today I felt like the henna was something for me to enjoy. That I feel so burdened by walking barefoot now, the henna is like a recuperation, to top me up again with energy and life. Only the top of my feet were done because it took the henna artist too long. I have her booked to finish the soles on thursday. After that, I think I will stop. However my mood with this is so unpredictable I may feel differently about it again tomorrow! But certainly today I kind of kept myself in the house because I didn't want to take my socks off in order to go outside.
(p.s. the wearing of socks came from an acknowledgment that it is harder to have cold feet in your own home where you should feel comfortable than outside, so I have been allowing myself to wear socks when I get home)
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