BB wrote: Ich schicke Dir hiermit ein besonders dickes und festes Drückerli!
Hugging for Happiness
There are many reasons why we want to be touched. The simplest and most profound is that touch heals us. The way a drop of water spreads when touched, the pains of living that we carry spread when we are held and comforted.
Mark Nepo: The Book of Awakening
There are studies showing the profound effect of a gentle touch from another living being, but who needs scientific proof..? We all know how good it feels to be touched or held by somebody who cares for us: immediately we relax, and deep down inside we feel that we are not alone.
I am one of those people who just loves hugging; sometimes I even get the chance to do a hugging meditation, which is pure bliss. Basically, I never get enough of hugs and the visceral feeling they give me of sharing life’s burdens.
Living in a country where hugging is not on the daily order (as it is in Sweden, where you hug when you meet a friend), I cannot always fill my Hugging Quota, but today I will find somebody to hug. Have you hugged somebody tightly today...?
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