Hugs Are Sweet

Day 11:  4 Mindful Hugs

I really didn't think I would give any hugs today.  Two hugs went to my partner of 15 years, and the other two to my furry felines.  Yes, I actually hug my cats.  And yes, I held them for 3 breaths.

I spent most of the day restoring order at home.  As I was cleaning out the kitchen cabinets, I came across a bag of Hershey's Hugs.  I laughed out loud at the absurd idea of having a whole bag full of hugs at my fingertips.  Since we don't really eat sugar much these days, I decided to give these hugs away.

I filled several snack-size bags with the hugs and set out on a walk around my neighborhood.  Whenever I passed a house with people out in the yard, I stopped and gave them a bag.  It was kind of fun to get out and meet some of my neighbors.  I've lived in this community for the past 4 years, yet only know the neighbors directly to either side of our house.

Today, I met some new people, gave out some sweet hugs, and enjoyed a nice walk on this beautiful day.  I would say that this Hugging Meditation experiment is working.