Hugging is healthy. It’s invigorating, rejuvenating & has no unpleasant side effects. It’s nothing less than a miracle drug. – Author Unknown
It is amazing just how a hug can work miracles to those who administer and are administered one in the time of need or stress ! Most of us have gotten so out of the habit of hugging, we only do so in dire situation to console someone on extreme occasions. But really, it should be something that we do on a daily basis ! We could see a remarkable difference in our overall perspective on situations and on life in general !
There are still families who are in the habit of hugging and they are usually the families that continue to be pretty close and tight-knit. There are certain countries that are traditionally into physical contact when greeting one another like in southern Europe, and others who are so used to zero contact, even in a family setting such as in Japan.
We tend to be inhibited in our outward show of affection as we are afraid of mixed signals being given when we hug. We are afraid that the other will think we have ulterior motives or want more than just a simple show of affection. It is a fact, there are a lot of perverted individuals in the world who do have ulterior motives, but this should not ever be reason to stop us from giving that needed hug. When someone is coming on to you in a sexual manner, you can usually sense that pretty quickly and can put a stop to it. But this should not give us reason to stop all hugging and affection !
Have you hugged someone today ? Don’t you enjoy a warm hug from time to time :-)
