FootNotes

Never have you responded to a newsletter like last month’s "What’s in your heart to do?" Over 50% of you opened Footnotes: that’s 325 people and more than 30 of you wrote me about it.

Travel seems to be our biggest heart’s desire. Whether it was the idea of swimming the English Channel and all the prep that would take, or visiting Istanbul on a cruise ship, or flying to Indiana to see the Solar Eclipse on April 8th.

Here is One Heart's Story:

In 2017 when the Solar Eclipse passed over Oregon, many drove to Salem. My client had just learned he has Multiple Sclerosis and he was reluctant to drive anywhere. “It was going to be right over my head and even though I had wanted to see an eclipse for decades, I talked myself out of it. I was afraid I’d panic and collapse.”

In 2024 the idea of the Solar Eclipse pulled him so strongly he had to go. He had lived in Indiana once and he felt he knew the lay of the land. Once he made the commitment something in him took hold, and he booked his flight to St. Louis, rented a car to drive to Evansville, and made a hotel reservation at the only place left. “I spent $575 for one night in a 2-star hotel room and you know me,” he said, “I’m a cheap skate.”

My client is 72, and he was still concerned he might be so tired he would miss the whole 3-minute show, but he was going. Neither his wife nor his son were able to make the journey, so this became the event of his lifetime. He watched the eclipse from the Willard Library Park in the center of Evansville where they even played Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. He described in detail what he saw. He felt like he accomplished something really important for his soul. He corrected a mistake made in 2017 when he was too afraid to travel 50 miles to see Oregon’s Solar Eclipse.

In my reflexology room, my client came to life and gave me every detail of his journey. He wasn’t tired. He wasn’t dragging. He was on top of the world. His MS had no place in my session room that day. When telling that story was all over, there was silence. It filled the room beautifully. Then I asked him, what’s next?

He wants to travel for three weeks through the major Civil War battlegrounds this Fall. The visit to Evansville opened him up and gave him confidence he didn’t have before. He now knows he has the strength and power in his legs to do this at his speed. To see my client come to life and listen to what his heart wants to do, was one of my best days as a reflexologist.

Please come again. Let’s talk about what you want to do next and help you find the energy and shoes to do it. A trip. A hobby. A walk with your dog. When you feel good, rested, and relaxed, you have the energy to get up and do. I see it happen with clients. And I’d like it to happen for you.

This newsletter is for informational purposes only and is not in any way medical advice, nor is it a substitute for professional medical expertise or treatment. Always call 911 for medical emergencies.