Alisa and I were performing our morning walk today and I had a thought. How many of us realize that when we walk we are actually taking part in an evolutionary ritual that dates back over 6 million years? Think for a second. One of our evolutionary gifts is our ability to stand on two legs and ambulate! It was something that we as a species did not do easily at first and we paid a heavy price for our wanting to. But an intelligence in our species realized that it would make us different in a good way. We were slower and less stable than our ancestors who used all 4 limbs to move around on. But we stuck with it and as a result developed an arch in our feet and the geometry of our pelvis changed. Our spine elongated and our rib-cage shortened. The hip muscles rearranged and our gluteus minimums muscles took on a predominant role to hold us erect. Over the course of millions of years we became efficient bi-peds and used this to our advantage.

Today we walk and think nothing of it! But each time you put your right foot in front of you left and do this repetitiously you are paying homage to an ancestral gift! A ritual of sorts if you think about it.

Be proud. Be human. Walk!