There are as many reasons for running as there are days in the year, years in my life. But mostly I run because I am an animal and a child, an artist and a saint. So, too, are you. Find your own play, your own self-renewing compulsion, and you will become the person you are meant to be. - George Sheehan
Yes, I'm still alive. Yes, I'm still running completely barefoot. No, I don't intend on ever going back to shoes if I don't have to. No, I have not stepped on anything harmful or yucky. YES, barefoot running is still amazing.