Blisters

I am sure you have had a blister at some time in your life.  We are told that we should not pop the blisters, but let them go their course.

I currently have a blister on the small toe of my right foot.  A few weeks ago, I sprained my right ankle, and had to keep it wrapped as part of the care.   I have been wearing my hiking boots as they provide so much more support. But with the ace bandage, putting a sock on the foot made it too bulky to fit the boot. So, I did not wear a sock, and there was a place in the boot that rubbed the small toe of my right foot, and resulted in a blister. It is not too painful, but I can feel it and it is uncomfortable.

I am determined not to pop the blister intentionally, but to let it be. I have actually done that with other blisters I have incurred throughout my life.  As the fluid subsides, and the skin shrinks, I am amazed at how much tougher the intact skin of the blister is than the skin around it.  The human body is an amazing thing.

I think blisters are a lesson in life: Sure, they are an irritation to us. But when that irritation subsides, the skin is tougher than it was before.  Hmm, can we learn from this?  I think so.