This saying about hugs is at Michelle's desk and at the nurses desk. It started a great discussion with a patient especially when I shared Lynn's experience with Amma, the wise woman and spiritual leader who sat as long as 22 hours to give everyone waiting a hug.
Michelle always seems to know when friends, patients, etc need a wonderful healing hug.
Anyway, here's the hug quote, actually two, since I found two different versions online.
Hugging is good medicine. It transfers energy, and gives the person hugged an emotional boost. You need four hugs a day for survival, eight for maintenance, and twelve for growth. A hug makes you feel good. The skin is the largest organ we have and it needs a great deal of care. A hug can cover a lot of skin and gives the message that you care. It is also a form of communication. It can say things you don't have words for. The nicest thing about a hug is that you usually can't give one without getting one.
~ Author Unknown
“Hugging is good medicine. It transfers energy and gives the person hugged an emotional lift. You need four hugs a day for survival, eight for maintanance and twelve for growth. Scientist say that hugging is a form of communication because it can say the things you don’t have the words for. And the nicest thing about a hug is that you usually can’t give one without getting one.”
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