Human Touch

It is often said that the more things change, the more they stay the same... and the world is certainly changing.

As the days spent indoors have turned into weeks, I find myself thinking more frequently about the awesome and unchanging power of human touch.

We are living through a time that simultaneously increases our desire and restricts our ability to hold the people we love. Are you missing the comfort of a good, strong hug? I know I am. I'm craving the kind of embrace that draws me in so close I can feel the other person's heartbeat against my chest and, for a brief moment, a wave of absolute calm and safety washes over me. I yearn for the feeling of their heart gently coaxing mine to beat in sync, making two people one. Nothing outside of moments like those matters.

I truly feel that touch has real healing properties; when you're feeling hungry at the soul level, there's no better sustenance than a strong, warm hug. So let's all commit, right here and now, to snuggle up to the people within our immediate reach as often as possible until we are once again able to treat the world to our healing touch.

Until we hug again...

Yai.