Sign of the Times
I actually stopped and did this after a grueling day on our Wild West adventure!
It was a first.
But ignoring the cautious inner voice of the secret invisible inner me, I thought, “For goodness sake! You are on vacation. Just do this.”
The challenge was to ignore the fact said chair was in the middle of a bustling shopping center.
Inner Voice:
“O.K. you have made your own stupid decision.
Now go! Go forward! Just do it!
I paid in advance and then stumbled onto the torturous device.
Hoards of passing people were surely snickering at this poor tired lady sloping face down in the center aisle of the mall.
Inner Voice:
“Don’t bother me with your regrets now.
Take your punishment without complaint.”
Trying to look nonchalant I finally realized my face was only visible from the floor up.
What was the view from the back though?
Relax. Relax.
Who’s laughing?
After a minute or so, the tension left, muscles went limp, the inner voice disappeared, and
ohhhhhh – what a delightful respite, what utter luxury, what a way to revive your shopping urges!
Have you done this before?
Forget your face, forget your backside view.
And if you have a cautious inner voice, ignore it.
Just “Do this.”
Ok, I have to admit I was laughing a little bit, but in a friendly way of course :). I would so love a massage right now!!
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I can’t relax when a stranger is touching me. I tried a massage once, and I didn’t enjoy it at all, Dor. I prefer to unwind in a bubble bath. 🙂
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Yes I did, and it was glorious https://grieflessons.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/if-a-poem-could-speak-for-itself-napowrimo-day-15-and-mentor-me-wordpress-prompt/
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Love this an do whenever an airport has one!
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I’m ready!
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Nice! 🙂
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You are one of the few people I allow to laugh…. of course you’re all the way to Canada so what choice do I have? 🙂
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Bubble baths are good Jill. Go for it! 🙂
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Now I will be checking airports! 🙂
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Ditto Kate, Ditto. 🙂
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Remember I’m just laughing with you, not at you :).
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Oh, good for you, Dor! Who cares what folks think? They were probably wishing they were in your place!
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You can laugh “at” too! After all, I’m trying to be the next Bombeck. 🙂
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You’re one of the brave ones, Dor! Right out in public and everything! 😉 I’m glad the reward was worth it! P.S. I’m one of those weird folks that don’t like massages.
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Anything that helps with aching muscles etc., Dora I would welcome, including a massage sound good to me. However I don’t know about in public though .I would prefer my other half to do this “much more fun eh !
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🙂
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Being a wise-guy literalist, I might take that sign to mean that they’re ‘massaging chairs’ not people. Dora, I’m so glad you went with your gut and that it relaxed your tense muscles. 😉
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LOL! You are the most observant observing person I know! 🙂
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