Never Settle. Don't even think about it.
I saved the last cookie for my daughter. She broke it in half, and brought half over to me. This is how we live our life.
We are sitting at the table together. She is doing school while I write. There is a difference between living together, and being present. When I stepped away from Social Media, I realized we didn’t hug each other as much as we once did. It was time for that to change. There is healing in hugs.
Some of my favorite daily activities now include, sitting at the counter of my favorite coffee shop, and being present for the person working behind the counter. To walk into one of the shops downtown, and hug the owner for no reason than they’re there another day. People in town wave when they see my truck. How many of those waves were missed?
I freely give my laugh, a listening ear, a smile, and hugs.
My daughter is finding her way through life, and the only thing I have done different is to be present, and give hugs.
It was awkward at first for me to just walk up and hug her, so to lighten it up, I counted. I’d hug her and say, “There’s one.” In my mind there was a minimum of three a day.
She is almost as tall as me now, but it’s still a hug, and it heals.
Have you ever heard of Paul J. Zak? He speaks about getting 8 hugs a day in a TED talk “Trust, morality — and oxytocin?” In the 16 min. talk he opened up my eyes.
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I am not familiar with him, but I can tell you, it works. Thank you for stopping by! xx
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There IS healing in hugs. I can be having the worst day possible, but a hug from my daughter or my husband will make all the difference.
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