the reflex

went for a footsie today, coz i was hurting in places i didn't know exsisted. i figured a good foot rub would ease the pain.

i like this place in town where the masseuses are (almost) blind. been going there for 8 years now, not as regularly as before but enuf times. they saw me thru my 3 pregnancies and after. i don't have a preferred masseuse, that's how good they are, all skilled however, their techniques differ a little. needless to say, i can take the pain of a footsie, with their digging and dragging and yanking and rubbing. piece of cake.

today, i had uncle william. he was bent on hurting me. such a gentle looking old man too. everytime he dug into a painful spot, my toes would flinch. he'd dig in harder. then he'd lecture me,"your back is pain right? ah there - there. i knew it. just bear with the pain, it will be better later." true enuf, the pain dulled, but i think from the pain numbing out.