Surprising People

I had a couple nice surprises today. The tennis pro that I take lessons with is a nice guy. He kinda talks like John Wayne, but once you get used to it you don't feel like giggling every time he says something. Anyway, I've taken lessons with three different pros over the past few months. I've gotten a couple good pointers on things I'm doing wrong, but nothing to create a huge improvement in my game. Today, though, John saw two or three things on virtually every shot I made and things seemed to click really well. I'm always happy after I play tennis, but today I was thrilled with how well I hit the ball. John really surprised me, and I gained a lot of respect for him today. After my tennis lesson, Chris and I got massages. We don't get massages very often because they're expensive, so this was a nice treat. When we got there, I mentioned my elbow problems, and my masseur asked me a few questions, stretched my arm a little, and experimentally poked and prodded my elbow and arm. During the massage, he went full force into pressure points and deep-tissue massage that really seemed to hit the problems in my elbow. It's still sore, but it feels much better. I hadn't known my masseur was so knowledgable about such things, so I was happily surprised by the wonderful treatment I got. So two different people suprised me today with their skill and knowledge. I thought I knew better than to prejudge or underestimate people. I guess I needed a little reminder. Oh, and I didn't notice that I passed 100 blog posts. This is post 102. I never imagined when I started this what a wonderful world awaited me, full of friends and support and good cheer. I've said before, but it bears repeating. Thanks. You all mean a lot to me.