{"id":118,"date":"2008-02-27T21:11:22","date_gmt":"2008-02-28T05:11:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/27\/sometimes-hard-now-means-better-later\/"},"modified":"2023-04-17T16:13:11","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T00:13:11","slug":"sometimes-hard-now-means-better-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/27\/sometimes-hard-now-means-better-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes Hard Now Means Better Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https:\/\/heathervale.com\/blog\/2008\/02\/27\/sometimes-hard-now-means-better-later\/&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=1&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;font=\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:25px\"><\/iframe><iframe src=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/like.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fheathervale.com%2Fblog%2F2008%2F02%2F27%2Fsometimes-hard-now-means-better-later%2F&amp;layout=standard&amp;show_faces=true&amp;width=450&amp;action=like&amp;colorscheme=light&amp;height=80\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" style=\"border:none; overflow:hidden; width:450px; height:80px;\" allowTransparency=\"true\"><\/iframe><p>Earlier today, I got a massage from a deep tissue massage therapist named <strong>Sherri Morris<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve had other massages &#8212; some more spiritual, some less spiritual, but all physically less intense than this one.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve actually been wanting a deeper massage for a long time&#8230; but only the ones I get from Barry really make me feel like I&#8217;ve had a massage when it&#8217;s all said and done.<\/p>\n<p>Today it almost hurt TOO much at times when she was really digging into the sore spots&#8230; but I stuck it out, thinking, &#8220;No pain, no gain&#8221;.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>That doesn&#8217;t mean life is always about &#8220;No pain, no gain&#8221; &#8212; we don&#8217;t ALWAYS have to endure pain in order to get ahead &#8212; but sometimes a &#8220;good hurt&#8221; helps us move forward.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s kind of like personal development.\u00a0 You can read the nice feel-goody books, and walk away feeling pleasant, the way I often do after nice light massages that feel good while they&#8217;re being done, but don&#8217;t have a lasting physical effect.<\/p>\n<p>Or you can read hard-hitting books that sting a little when you read them, but help you break through your personal blocks in major ways, kind of like the deep-tissue massage.<\/p>\n<p>One of my favorites is <strong>Randy Gage<\/strong>&#8216;s &#8220;<em>Why You&#8217;re Dumb, Sick &amp; Broke&#8230; And How to Get Smart, Healthy &amp; Rich<\/em>&#8220;.\u00a0 Randy is one of the secret masters at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/mastersofthesecret.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Masters of the Secret<\/a><\/strong>, and his teachings don&#8217;t pull any punches &#8212; and are very effective.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Because sometimes we have to hurt (either a little or a lot) in order to learn, accept, move forward and conquer the world.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Keep Unwrapping the Mysteries of Life!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/heathervale.com\/images\/heather_sig.jpg\" title=\"Heather Vale\" alt=\"Heather Vale\" height=\"31\" width=\"185\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier today, I got a massage from a deep tissue massage therapist named Sherri Morris. 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