Hug= Energy Exchange
A hug is a simple and universal gesture that instantly creates a positive exchange of energy between two people. When you hug someone, you bond with them – you literally become closer to their heartbeat. You share their energy space with them. You enter their auric field, as they enter yours. This creates a very powerful connection. That’s why a hug can break big barriers and build bonds that can alter not only how you feel at that moment, but also how you feel for a long time after.
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Hug = Every Emotion
Hugs are a simple gesture with which we establish human contact and communicate a gamut of emotions. They create bonds that are deep and silent, both in times of happiness and sorrow. Depending on the situation, they can be encouraging, immensely comforting and healing. Hugs can even be congratulatory and celebratory. They can also be effective in dissolving a personal argument between two people. It’s true! A genuine smile and a warm hug can dissolve a misunderstanding faster than hours of arguing and anger.
Hug = Touch = Intrinsic Human Need
Human beings are inherently social creatures that thrive on touch. This is a very intrinsic need for all of us, and hugging is the most neutral yet powerful expression of the same. Remember your time as a child and how you ran to your mother for a hug when anything went wrong? Recall the time when your best friend hugged you because you were down? Remember the deep and instant comfort the embrace brought you? Those are just some of the examples of what a hug has done for most of us in the past. Now, it’s time to make sure it’s part of your present . In fact consider every hug you give or get as a present—a gift -- Because it truly is.
Hug = Gift
Unfortunately many of us abandon this beautiful gift of hugging as we grow up. Societal and gender conditioning often hold us back from hugging. Sometimes one does not hug coz it’s “not man enough.” At other times it may be considered “inappropriate to be demonstrative.” Whatever your reason, if you are hoarding your hugs, it’s time to start sharing them right now. A hug is as much a gift for the giver as it is for the recipient. So go on --- hug your family, friends, acquaintances and even your co-workers when the occasion demands. In fact, make sure you even hug a tree. Seriously!
Hug = Tree
Hugging a tree is no longer considered some hippy or new age hogwash. In fact, scientific research has shown that touching and even better, hugging a tree does make you healthier. People with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), low concentration levels, slow reactions, headaches, fatigue, loneliness ,depression and children with cognitive and emotional difficulties can all apparently benefit from the practice. How you may ask? The answer supposedly lies in the fact that that every living and non living thing has a vibrational frequency that has a biological effect on other being that interact with it. And the vibrational frequency of trees has a very positive impact on human beings.
Hug = Understanding
To help the uber rational, left brain readers understand the precise meaning of a hug, freedicitonary.com encapsulates it as the following:
1. To clasp or hold closely, especially in the arms, as in affection; embrace.
2. To hold steadfastly to; cherish.
3. To stay close to
4. To embrace or cling together closely.
For the right brained readers, I have collected the following meanings:
1. It’s something you can wrap around a person, but can’t wrap in a box
2. It’s what people need to stay happy
3. It’s energy transfer between humans that boosts the immune system
4. It’s a free gift that connects people and waters our soul
Hug = Hug Right
When you hug, it’s important to do it right. And the only right in the world of hugging is that you hug from a genuine and true place in your heart.
Be warm as the social hugs people give each other these days (ones that are accompanied usually with the air kisses) do not really count as hugs. Nor do they have the impact of a real hug. This does not mean you need to crush all those you hug with an overwhelming bear hug, but it does mean sincere and well meaning physical contact. Weather frontal or from the side is a choice you need to make. The best social hugs generally last about three seconds because apparently human emotions operate in bursts of 3 seconds!!! But if your hugging someone who is essentially uncomfortable or shy with the concept, then even a short, fleeting hug will do.
Hug = Daily Nourishment
A hug a day will keep the doctor away. So whatever else you do, grab your daily hug as diligently as you grab your morning tea or coffee. Make it a part of your daily diet and see how it nourishes your soul and adds to your overall happiness and well being. Hug well, live well, stay happy!
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