4-8-12: Not A Date, But A Commitment - To Hugging
Has anyone given you a hug lately?
More importantly, have you hugged anybody lately?
I’m a firm believer in you have to give to receive - and hugs fall into this category.
I went through Pathways training earlier this year, and this was one of the most profound things I learned. When I asked our facilitator if she was accustomed to teaching this practice, she said no, that she’d only learned it herself.
We need 4 hugs a day for survival. We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth.
—Virginia Satir, family therapist
Hugging has totally changed how ThatManILove and I relate to each other. The mere act of hugging has increased our verbal communication. Our intimacy. Our friendship.
I’m reminded today I need to step it up a notch - or eleven.
So, go. Be brave. Give someone a hug today. Or ask for a hug from someone!
They’ll feel better...and so will you.
Start a hugging commitment - let me know how it works for you!
My husband and I hug a lot throughout the day because we are usually with each other most days. He's a cuddly guy so he probably hugs me more than I hug him!
ReplyDelete1. Definitely hug-malnourished.
ReplyDelete2. Definitely need to do something about that.
Blessings and Bear hugs, from the hugging Bear.
Ever since my brush with death and a month in the hospital, hubby has become a great hugger... at last! Apparently, when I was still coming out of my coma, I told him I wanted real hugs and long kisses instead of pecks. Who knew he was listening? Life is good.
ReplyDeleteStay warm...
I am hug-deprived. But, people I don't know try press themselves upon me with unwelcome hugs. What is with that?
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