What can help you both build up your immune system and decrease your risk of heart disease and stress?
Hint: it’s not a pill, an exercise routine or the now ubiquitous green smoothie.
It’s the hug — that simple (and simply wonderful) one-on-one human contact between friends and loved ones.
Fantastic, huh?
Lucky for all of us, today is National Hug Day! The holiday was established in 1986 to encourage PDA-phobic Americans to ‘reach out, reach out and touch someone.’ So now’s your chance to get out there and improve your health, your happiness and your overall state of being.
You’ll probably freak out a few people along the way, but hey — that’s just a bonus for feeling so gosh darn happy!
(See you out there.)
He’s a nightlight for sale at my friend Stephanie’s shop, Stoopher & Boots.
Popping the question
My nephew got engaged last week.
He proposed to his girlfriend while they were making dinner at his apartment. They texted me the news, including photos of the ring. A few days later they made the announcement on Facebook.
A modern love story.
I couldn’t help but compare that to Mr. Darcy’s proposal to Elizabeth Bennet in Pride & Prejudice. (I watched it again last night when my cable box was on the fritz.)
He proposed the first time in the rain. They argued, and she rejected him.
Then Mr. Darcy asked Elizabeth’s father for her hand in marriage before the family had even eaten breakfast.
For such a proper time in history, that whole thing seems a bit scandalous in comparison….don’t you think? Imagine your own son or daughter wandering into your front lawn at dawn in their PJs talking weddings. You’d think they were drunk.
Of course, it would make a good story.
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