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what can a 10 second hug do? 

1 dopamine

2 creates a safe environment for vulnerability

3 relieve stress and boost immune system

4 and 5 Reignites physical affection and physical attraction

6 opens up avenues of communication 

In fact you are probably like most people thinking we used to talk all the time. I bet you used to hug all the time as well… for more than a quick goodbye squeeze. 

 

Haptic communication is a branch of nonverbal communication that refers to the ways in which people and animals communicate and interact via the sense of touch. Touch is the most sophisticated and intimate of the five senses.

 

If I was mad at you… how would I touch you to let you know?

If I cared for you… how would I touch you?

If I wanted to introduce myself to you…

If I wanted to make you laugh

If I wanted to ask a question….

If I needed something from you….

If I wanted you to touch me…

If I was upset how would I touch you…

 

Words are powerful… absolutely. But touch is not only powerful but tangible - you feel what I am saying and not just hear what I am saying. 

 

Why do you think Jesus washed the disciples feet? yes it was a sign of servitude and selflessness. But it was also tactile. It was touch. 

Luke 7:36-50 When the prostitute came to Jesus during the meal with the Pharisee what did she do? Did she talk to Jesus? NO

She cried tears on his feet… this was a form of touch… it can be very powerful if you have ever had someone in pain and their tears fall on you…

She wiped his feet off with her hair - that was physical touch

She poured perfume on his feet and again wiped his feet off… again physical touch…

Her words were none, and yet her touch screamed at the top of her lungs… I need you, I am sorry, I am repentant, forgive me. 

But the Pharisee did not understand nor care to see the truth.

Jesus said “this woman was in great need of forgiveness and it was from touch that it came”

Everything that she needed without a word spoken because of touch. Just think what a 10 second hug can do for you and your spouse… now just think what it could do if you hug every day.