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Hugathon


--by rusovskaya, posted Feb 12, 2015
I set up the stand "Free Loving Hugs" on the side walk on one of busiest days in town - Fair on the Square. Over a period of two hours standing there I gave out about 300 hugs including 3 puppies, one kitten, and 1 kick in the butt.

What? Kick in a butt? Yea! One man came to me and he said that he really needs a hug. I gave him a hug, and then after he told me that he was going through some tough times in his life, I gave him a second hug. He said that he also needs a nice kick in the butt and so I happily, but gently, obliged, to help “kick”-start him into action. =)

Another memorable request was from a lady who came to me with tear filled eyes, and told me that she really, really needed a hug today. I gave her a nice loving squeezy hug, and then she told me that she was just diagnosed with cancer. Then I felt like I needed to give her a really, really long healing hug. We stood there hugging and the emotion of the moment overcame me and we both stood their crying for a while... =)
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Readers Comments

Mish wrote: Aww....hugs for YOU!!! You kindness love-bug!! :))
kperrine wrote: what a beautiful saying!
kperrine wrote: *\O/* *\O/* *\O/*....three cheers for you!
debbe530 wrote: What a blessing you were and are.
MakeSomeoneSmile wrote: Awww, that is great, nice going!
brindlegirl wrote: You are a gift from god sent here to this world to love and to help heal it. Thank you.
jomartin87112 wrote: What a wonderful thing to do! And how loving of you to be so open to those two! I am so proud of you!
nepalcancerfound wrote: you did good.
oldrose wrote: Isn't it something how god puts one in just the right place at the right time? Blessings to you for your warm hugs.
wavingatyou wrote: So beautiful :)

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