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Put Your Best Foot Forward (Literally): Embracing The Power of Movement

Put Your Best Foot Forward (Literally) by Doug Tumen. Photograph of two sandy feet at the beach by Matthew Wheeler
Photograph by Matthew Wheeler

A podiatrist muses about more than feet, he celebrates life and a surprising secret ingredient for happiness…movement

Put your best foot forward…
Baby Steps…
Put one foot in front of the other…
Jump in feet first…
Put your toe in the water
One step at a time…

So many choices. What direction are your feet taking you?

Where is it you want to go? What is your biggest dream that’s still sitting inside of you? Is there a project, a great idea? Challenges getting started? Could your feet have the answer? If not, why so many foot metaphors? Hmmmm.

As a foot doctor for over 35 years, these sayings come in handy,

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