For a long time now I’ve been feeling the urge to hug folks more and more. Whether in the office or people I know… But, I have to admit, I’ve never really been a hugger.
It wasn’t until a year or two ago that I even hugged my kids or parents. It just felt weird. Maybe it was a machismo thing or I hadn’t found it in myself to love myself… we could psycho-analyze it forever and not come to any definitive conclusions. Fact is, I love it now.
I began to realize that if I love my kids, I should hug and kiss them. Love is to be expressed and shared with those you love. I knew I loved my kids and I knew I wasn’t showing them well enough that I did. So one day I decided to step outside of myself and gave my oldest a hug. He loved it! He felt such warmth and love and a sense of connectedness that he said he hadn’t felt before. The more I came to them and hugged them, the more they came to me. Now, every time I head home, I look forward to getting there because I know I have three kids waiting at the door, or running to it as I open it ready to give and receive a hug.
Towards the beginning of the year, I started realizing that I love you all also. But there is a social stigma regarding “doctors” who hug their patients… that it isn’t “professional.” The “professional” ones are always the ones who say don’t hug your people, keep a wall up or you’ll get sued. But the ones who do hug their people have the healthiest, most loving folks in their offices.
So I say horse manure to the “professionals”… There is so much hate and fear (of law suits especially in this country) in the world that it needs more love now-a-days. So I’m becoming hugger. If you love someone, I mean, truly love someone, you find ways of showing it and expressing it.
From now on, after every adjustment, I’ll be hugging you. Yes, I know some you are going to be weirded out by it… good! You are the one who needs it the most. I know I did, and still do. Know that I love you and your families. I love that you care enough about them to bring them all in, get them checked, and keep them healthy. You love the things that I love.
Lets all be a part of the solutions in the world. Let’s share our love and wisdom with others from now on rather than our hate and fears. Hug another person everyday; hug multiple people everyday, heat to heart. Receive their hug as well as you give it. Watch the world change because we are sharing our love for others.
