We stepped into Glorious Bodies Glorious Minds (GBGM)… and that’s when it happened.

I met an angel 😇

…okay, not a literal angel — but it was definitely a heavenly moment.

We were greeted by a warm, welcoming smile, and my friend was gently escorted to the room where she’d receive her massage.

Then came the unexpected question.

I remember walking through university feeling the weight of the world on my shoulders, wondering how I became such a failure.

It was a Thursday evening, I remember because that was the day IVCF(Intervarsity Christian Fellowship) would meet. I sat in the undercroft contemplating if I should make the effort to go to the meeting.

‘I remember struggling in this course and I had to do a re-sit. I studied hard, and prayed & fasted, and I’m here to testify that I got an A! God really came through for me.’

It seemed every week I heard these triumphant stories.
But that was not my story.

“Do you know that humans have the ability to adapt to their environments? Sometimes when you first enter a new space it can be shocking, uncomfortable and even a bit painful to adjust to a change.”

“Muummmyyy I caaaann’t,” she responded in a sing-song tone.

I persisted. “The thing is, if you fully immerse yourself in the experience, with a mindset that you can handle it, you’d find that it may not be as bad as it was the first time when you retreated.” I gently immersed her feet in the foot spa and held it there for 3 seconds.

“Now be honest, is it burning you? Is it really that hot?”