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!