FREE HUGS

I love this video. I can watch it over and over. I happened upon it last night. I haven't seen this in eons. I rarely, if ever, visit utube. I know, it's almost sacrilegious in our culture not to watch the videos of hamsters whirling around their wheels until they whip off. Okay, I saw that one. Oh well.

 This morning I got a call from my boyfriend who was at "Starfest"(A science fiction convention...for those of you not in "the know.") He said there was someone running around with a "Free Hugs" sign. It wasn't a Klingon. Bummer. That could have been tons of fun. He has not seen the video, nor was he aware that I watched it 4 times last night. Interesting. Then, I dropped my son off downtown earlier this afternoon and what did I see? That's right...a young lady carrying a "Free Hugs" sign on the mall. This video was originally posted in September of 2006. Why now? It appears that I am being called to dole out the HUGS. I can embrace that.

 Human contact/touch is important for our well being. Hugs have been shown to reduce heart rates, improve overall moods, lower blood pressure and increase nerve activity. How about that?  I heard that we need something like 8 hugs a day for our health. Okay, I could be making that up. Non-the-less, get out and spread some love. Wrap your arms around someone and hug the hell out of them!!

Please visit http://www.freehugscampaign.org/ to read the story of Juan Mann, the person who began this movement. His mission was/is to hug strangers to brighten their lives.