Deeper or lighter?

I am very grateful for those (#194) small moments when you realize that you are really good at you job. Yesterday at work I received a nice little ego boost. My last massage was deep tissue for a very muscular guy. Honestly, I was feeling very doubtful in my ability to produce a good massage for this dude. It was the last appointment of the day so I was tired, my table was way too high, looking at him on the table you could see that he had a large amount of muscle, and he told me to go as deep as I wanted because he could handle anything. I was not feeling confident at all and really wanted to go home.

Lucky for me this was one of those days when I was reminded that I picked a good career for myself. He told me that my first stroke almost popped his back it was so deep. At the end he was  impressed and said I really kicked his butt, in a good way. It was such a simple thing to say, but to me it meant a lot. I really appreciate having people compliment my work. It's nice to know that you are good at something that you are passionate about. And that you can kick a big guys butt if you need to.