Like I said a couple of days ago, I got a Deep Tissue massage.
It turns out I go to a massage to be pampered. I don't want to hear things out of my therapist's mouth like,
"You're going to need to focus on breathing through this part."
Or, "Drink lots of water. That will help you be less sore the next two days. But, on the third day, you should feel really good and relaxed." [I'm sorry. Say what?!]
I want to leave a massage feeling like angels just played with my hair, not like a surprisingly strong woman just used me for her strength training.
And, this made me think of "Shawn's massage." It is one of my favorite stories.
Shawn's Massage
We traveled with another couple to Cabo San Lucas. The other couple and I made arrangements for massages at the spa. Shawn had never had a massage. We convinced him he would love it and he should get one.
Well, first, we were all sitting in the "Relaxation Room" together. And, Shawn's robe? Barely covered his upper thigh.
And, then? His therapist came for him first. She was the tiniest little Mexican woman I have ever seen. As they walked away, the remaining three of us may or may not have laughed and made a few comments that if Shawn rolled off the table he would crush and kill her.
We all got our massages and we regrouped for lunch. While we sat and ate, we asked Shawn what he thought of his massage.
He answered, "Y'all? That little Mexican woman kicked my ass."
We laughed.
He said, "She even got a little stool out..."
We all paused with our food mid-air between our plates and our mouths and slowly turned toward him with horror in our eyes.
And he continued, "...and she climbed up on it so she could dig in with her elbows."
Once our hearts started beating again... And we could catch our breaths through the laughter... And, one or two of us had picked ourselves up off the ground... We explained to Shawn that the term "stool" has a completely different connotation in the medical community - one he was, up to that point, wholly unaware of.
But, now I see his story in a whole new light. Maybe he got a Deep Tissue Massage. And, maybe she did "get a little stool out."
