Taking A Walk

by Dwayne Phillips

Note: We are back home this weekend. I went to the dentist on Monday and will go back again on Tuesday. Now we hope to be walking again on Wednesday the 24th. While not walking, I will fill my days with a few essays on topics that come to me while walking.

I walk on the left side of the road facing traffic. The road slopes from the center off tot he side. As I walk, the ground beneath my left leg is an inch or two lower than the ground beneath my right leg.

At first I thought this little difference wouldn’t matter. I was wrong. I found myself limping during the afternoon miles trying to compensate for this difference. The outside of my left ankle hurt as the constant leaning puts pressure there.

If my left leg were an inch longer, I would be fine. I could keep my body level while walking on the sloping ground. I suppose I could find some special shoes with really tall soles on the left shoe. Maybe not.