for Massage...ahh massage

"How Often do you have a massage?"
A-About once a month."
"How often would you like to have a massage?"
A-Once a week...
"What is stopping you from this.?"
LOL!
"money, time, convenience, all of the above!"

Ahh, but last night was my once a month, and this was the survey at the masage club in town, or whatever you want to call the membership, once a month requirement of a massage, they call it a wellness program. More on that later.

As I lay there with a new massage therapist, my apprehension disolved as he spent a good fifteen minutes on my neck. My neck seemed to stretch as he worked. The tension started to go, the lightness started to replace the heaviness of rocks in my shoulders. Ahh, and for the first time, I think ever, I was so relaxed, I actually started to fall asleep, even though it was a strong pressure, even though the new building spelled of paint fumes, even though he was a new therapist (or perhaps because he was!), even though my stress and pain level was higher than usual and I was overdue.

Massage, is this thing that i think brings me closest to what "normal" pain free people feel. It lifts the heaviness from my body, unties the knots, makes me longer, stronger, more at ease, improves my posture, helps me sleep, makes me smile, gives me peace and energy, even takes away the desire for the extra glass of wine sometimes.

Today, I am Thankful for massage!