Deeper Meaning of a Cut on the Heel

Jenna Atkinson
Jul 28, 2017 · 2 min read
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Recently I knicked my heel while shaving. It was right after having a stupid fight with my husband.

You know one of those “It wasn’t what you said, it was HOW you said it” fights.

Before my cut, I was in the shower thinking, Why Am I Upset? How could he have said that thing he said in a nicer tone?

Then I realized he couldn’t. It really was WHAT he said this time.

Here’s the terrible, no good, awful thing he said after I shared with him an artistic idea:

Jenna, You’ve been talking about this thing for years.

That’s it.

Now here’s the kicker. I knew that he was off base. We both had an agreement that I would not pressure myself to take action on any artistic ideas while we were on a sabbatical of sorts.

I wasn’t acting because that’s what we agreed.

So why couldn’t I just let it go? Why did it irritate me so much?

Because he triggered an insecurity for me: Time. Decision-making. When to take action. When to hold.

And he brought up fear-based concerns that were his at that moment — not mine.

As soon as I knicked my heel I thought: nip on the heel. And I remembered a little dog that used to nip at my ankles when I was a child.

There will always be ankle-biters.

And by that I mean triggers that bite.


Hey! I’m Jenna Atkinson and I’m an intuitive. I do readings and teach how to notice and understand the signs of guidance you’re receiving. Signs are individual and dynamic. No two are exactly the same.

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