{"id":347,"date":"2007-07-09T06:56:43","date_gmt":"2007-07-09T10:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/?p=347"},"modified":"2007-07-09T06:56:43","modified_gmt":"2007-07-09T10:56:43","slug":"backrubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/?p=347","title":{"rendered":"Backrubs"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How long has it been since you had a backrub?<\/p>\n

When I was a young child my mother asked me to rub her back. <\/span>She had asthma pretty bad and, she said, it helped ease the pain and breathe better. <\/span>I learned how to do it just the right way for her. <\/span><\/p>\n

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So, I would offer a backrub, especially when she was not feeling well, but also when she was. <\/span>I knew it felt good and she was very appreciative when I was able to do it.<\/p>\n

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I never knew how good a backrub could feel until my fianc\u00c3\u00a9 gave me a backrub in 1977.<\/p>\n

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I had given him backrubs when he was tired or tense\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6or sometimes, even as a relaxer after a busy day. <\/span>He returned the favor and we found ourselves in a pattern of sharing them fairly often. <\/span><\/p>\n

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In 1979 I worked as a contractor for HUD one summer and traveled all over the Midwest<\/st1:place> investigating Section 8 housing programs. <\/span>Our team was made up of 11 people. <\/span>We were working 14 hour days mostly in 100 degree temperatures. <\/span>One of us was a massage therapist as well and he taught us all how to give back massages. <\/span>We took turns \u00e2\u20ac\u0153practicing\u00e2\u20ac\u009d on each other after those long days of work. <\/span><\/p>\n

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I even taught my son how to give a simple back massage when he was young. <\/span><\/p>\n

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A few years ago my sister in law gave me a total massage package for my birthday one year. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Wow!<\/p>\n

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Occasionally, and most often on the spur of the moment, I will go to one of those massage chairs set up in the mall and treat myself to a nice back massage. <\/span><\/p>\n

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I think this back massage thing is a must for us today. <\/span>Most of us can be under stress from time to time. <\/span>Taking the time to give and receive a back massage can be a refreshing experience and produce a more positive outlook on life. <\/span><\/p>\n

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It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s my belief that, if everyone took the time to have a back massage daily and return the favor, there would be less conflict in this world. <\/span><\/p>\n

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My wish for you today<\/strong> is that you find the time to give and receive a back massage and enjoy the experience. <\/span>If you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t have anyone readily available to do that, consider nurturing that give and take with a friend. <\/span>If that isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t comfortable for you, then go to one of those chair massage folks at a mall and try it out. <\/span>You will find your disposition will most likely improve no matter where it is before you start.<\/p>\n

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~ Joellen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How long has it been since you had a backrub? When I was a young child my mother asked me to rub her back. She had asthma pretty bad and, she said, it helped ease the pain and breathe better. I learned how to do it just the right way for her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-347","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-living-life-to-the-fullest","category-serving-others"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=347"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/347\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=347"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=347"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/reflectionsfromacountrygirl.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=347"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}