Yesterday another friend of mine called. She was really upset because the managing partner of her accounting firm called her in the office. Apparently, the partner said, she didn't inform him she was going on vacation. She told him, that she did inform him but he denied it. I guess it was his word against hers. And since he's the managing partner and she's just the tax manager, guess who lost. He even called her in Hawaii while she was there. People in the accounting field make a big deal about little things. I think it's their way of feeling that what they do is important. I believe for the most part what we do is important but accountants have the reputation of “beating a dead dog to death�. Anyway my friend was so upset that she's considering on going to work for a non-profit or even a government agency where she doesn't have to bring home her work. The past few days, I've been speaking to all my friends from different accounting firms and they seem to tell me one thing – “What the f**k am I doing here?� I guess that just confirms my desire not to go back to public accounting.
Last night one of the massage therapists I work with called me. He wanted to schedule a massage with me. I think he heard from another therapist that I give a kick ass massage. When a massage therapist requests a massage from another therapist, it's not because he needs a massage. It's usually because he wants to learn from you, unless you've been working on each other on a regular basis. Getting a massage is one of the best ways of learning new techniques. You feel what's being done to you and decide if you want to use it in your own practice. That's also explains why therapist are the worst clients. As clients they can't relax because they spend most of the time figuring out what the other therapist are doing on them. They can also tell from the moment you touch then if you're a seasoned therapist or not. It's always flattering when another therapist wants to learn from you. We haven't set the date because we're both booked this week. It will probably happen next week.
This mornings practice was quite different. It reminded me of practicing in Miami. The room was unusually full and hot. I think we're having a heat wave here in LA. My sweat was dripping all over my mat and couldn't get a good grip on down-dog. It felt good though. I love the feeling of sweat when I'm practicing. My muscles are looser and I can easily move into the postures. Although I cut it short because of time constraints, I felt I had a good practice. I think the weather is going to be like this week. I'm already looking forward to tomorrow's practice.