Even reading this article hurts my feet, lol. My feet have been in agony for many years...they're better now that I'm wearing my custom-made orthotics every day. I even had to get special (expensive) orthotic slippers to wear indoors because walking barefoot for even an hour or so is too painful now.

I strongly suspect that I damaged my feet by wearing cheap shoes for my entire life, both high heels and worse, cheap flip-flops all summer. All those years of believing that I was so smart saving money have caught up with me...now the only shoes I can wear comfortably (with my orthotics inserted) cost me over $300. Ouch to my wallet, but yummy for my feet.
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When you don't like a thing, change it.
If you can't change it, change the way you think about it.

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