A really big hug

I have recently become aware of the Free Hug campaign and I have to say each time I see the video I smile.

I am, by nature, a hugger. Sometimes that has served me well, other times, not so much, but I can't seem to help myself.   I am also, by nature, very lucky (thus the cool blog name).  I am lucky for many reasons not the least of which is that I have many people in my life who hug me, or let me hug them.

There is nothing to compare to a good hug; the kind of hug that lets you know the hugger/huggee isn't just being polite but really wants the contact with you.  A really good hug can make a lot of things better or at least seem better.  I like the kind of hug when you can feel a person's energy, smell their hair, know what they had for breakfast, and really feel like you have shared a moment.  I have been hugged by, or hugged all different kinds of people (as I said before, I am lucky in this department) and I don't get tired of it for the simple reason that I truly believe in the POWERS of the hug.

I have felt all of the following while being hugged at one time or another:
comfort, friendship, support, passion, protective/protection, relief, joy, calm, and surrounded in a little love bubble.


It is funny to hug people who aren't huggers or who aren't used to being touched.  Sometimes they are stiff and stand-offish. They blush and stammer and their arms hang down at their sides.  But sometimes, even if they start off like an ironing board, they come around, they relax a little, make a lasso with their arms and hug just a little tighter and a little longer than expected.  :)


So, tonight, I am sending out a running towards you, arms wide open, hard hitting, full of love hug.  You are smiling now, aren't you?