Comments on: So, Here’s the Rub:

By: tori

tori — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 02:08:35 +0000

meb– How wonderful that you are going to become a massage therapist! I am such a firm believer in the power of touch, and believe me, NOBODY gets their money’s worth out of massage more than I do! I even had a massage therapist with me both times at the hospital with me when I gave birth.

By: meb

meb — Sun, 16 Sep 2012 21:11:45 +0000

So I read this with interest on a couple of different levels. Currently I am in school studying massage therapy – and your therapist is right, the body doesn’t lie. It’s amazing what the muscle memory holds, where we carry stress or burdens, and how the sympathetic and para-sympathetic nervous systems respond to touch.

Thank you for sharing this. I’m going to pass it along to some of my classmates as well.

By: Barbara M. Lloyd

Barbara M. Lloyd — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:18:41 +0000

Sweet dferrell, you have excellent taste….Russ is the best!

By: Barbara M. Lloyd

Barbara M. Lloyd — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 04:12:45 +0000

Okay, I’ll start by confessing that I would have to go 100 miles out of town to get a body massage. The only one giving them in this small town is a lady I used to teach in Bible class…..You don’t think I am going to take off my clothes and let her try to flatten those roles, do you?!!

Many years ago I heard a sermon and the pastor said that mothers rush in and try to solve her child’s problem….and God is looking down on the whole thing, saying to Himself, “Get out of the way, dummy….now I am going to have to bring her/him right back to this same place again so I am able to teach her/him a lesson.” I said “Amen” because I knew he was right….then I went back home and to this day I am still rushing in to try and save her or him from the pain I just know they are going to suffer if I don’t “fix it.” As for friends, I always have an opinion. The only time I get upset is when two years after I have given it to them, they are still asking me the same questions. But then, since I am always trying to find something good in every situation….it is then I have no problem deciding not to worry about them anymore. Well….er, sometimes.

By: jonny

jonny — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 17:01:29 +0000

“I love this. Just emailed it to my wife…. (how’s that for a deflection”

It impressed me, for what it’s worth = )

By: themusicdoc

themusicdoc — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 14:07:11 +0000

Let’s see…. what do I need to put down? How ’bout “just about everything”? I love this. Just emailed it to my wife…. (how’s that for a deflection :)!

By: jonny

jonny — Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:59:23 +0000

“but admittedly still relatively attractive shoulders”

Trueness, the photos don’t lie !!

No kids, but have been having to let go of many things lately because I’m not the one who’s in charge, or leading here.

By: tori

tori — Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:24:52 +0000

delightedabroad– Yeah, I was preaching to myself on this one! Good luck with the training…

bettyrwoodward– Thanks, Betty.

ChristinaCD– It is harder with them, isn’t it?

dferrell– I know, I hate to watch them struggle, all of my mom instincts say, “RESCUE!!” So glad you enjoyed Russ!

ConnieLowryKing– I am a big believer in massage. I had a massage therapist with me during labor with both of my girls!

By: ConnieLowryKing

ConnieLowryKing — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 18:02:02 +0000

Hi Tori, Thanks for the post. Guilty as charged. My massage therapy guy has never said I should take up kick boxing (he knows I’ve had 7 back surgeries)and I think he is too kind. He is the best thing I have ever done for my back pain. He really cares about helping to releave my pain. I said how is it you know where all our spots are? He said, your back is like a mine field,lol. It is amazing how much better we can feel if we let go and trust someone else. My husband convinced me that if it was helping I should keep going and increace the time to get more results. Women feel it is too much a luxury to get massage & I say you need it to work out those painful areas so other areas don’t start locking up. Besides,the oil is great for those of us post meno when everything is dry as a bone. Thanks for reminding me that it’s a good idea to lay my burdens down & really trust God to take care of the people I love. I seem to adopt people everywhere I go. If I think I can help them I try. Sometimes I carry way too much on my shoulders, which makes it a lot harder for my massage therapy guy to help me. Love you Tori, you are sunshine on a cloudy day! Tell Russ his music has helped me thru some difficult times over the years and always lifts me up. Thanks!

By: dferrell

dferrell — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 16:42:09 +0000

As I was reading this, it was as if God was saying to me “See, that’s what I have been trying to tell you!” I have been trying to “fix” all of my daughter’s trials instead of letting her work them out. It is so hard though to watch them struggle and try to figure it out. Thanks for the post–it was so wonderfully said.
Was blessed to hear Russ recently at the Indiana State Fair. It is always so GOOD to hear both the new songs and the old!

By: ChristinaCD

ChristinaCD — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 14:41:33 +0000

WOW Tori,

THANK YOU!!! I read that as if you were talking directly to me!! and YES it’s soooo much harder with our kids!!!

By: bettyrwoodward

bettyrwoodward — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 07:35:25 +0000

Well said Tori. All very true.

By: delightedabroad

delightedabroad — Tue, 04 Sep 2012 07:01:15 +0000

Once again you just hit the mark
I’m in the middle of a very intensive training to get rid of too many of those warning signs…

By: tori

tori — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:20:59 +0000

LindaB– OK, you just revealed my Achille’s heel as far as worrying is concerned… Ain’t it the truth?! Trying to get better, though.

typhoebe–I know exactly what you mean! Sometimes I catch myself mentally counting down the minutes I have left in my massage– which kinda defeats the purpose, ya know? So glad you enjoyed the concert (and the cd!)

By: typhoebe

typhoebe — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 21:10:54 +0000

This is all so true and well put. When I get my pedicures and the machine starts vibrating my back I almost feel irritated sometimes. Finally, as I give in to it and feel the warm swirl around my feet I begine to realize that I am wound up tighter than a drum….oh, I get it,…this is time for me and not all the stuff I have been carrying around all morning. Stuff that only God could be fixing anyway. Funny how He can get our attention in times least likely to be expected. After all, I had read my devotional that morning and didn’t hear from God at all. After a good pedicure I feel like I not only have happy feet but a happy heart. Love you Lord. By the way, I just heard Russ sing “Here Comes Jesus” in Franklin, NC the other night and I really had a happy heart after hearing it. Got the new CD and can’t quit playing it. Love the Tori “Rock Bound”…danced to the whole thing!

By: LindaB

LindaB — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:53:04 +0000

Yeah. I know all you said is true. But then……….there’s our children. I can turn all other people’s problems and trials over to God, after I’ve done what I can, and leave them there for God to handle. But I’ve never been able to do that for my children. I brought them into the world, and I feel responsible for their happiness and good health until they leave. It’s a pickle, isn’t it? Got any advice for that?

I wanna get a massage at the spa, my neck and shoulders hurt all the time……..as soon as I lose about 40 pounds. Don’t wanna hear the massage therapist say, “I’ll be right back……gotta get someone else to help me.”