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what can a 10 second hug do? 

A long hug boosts your immune system. It reduces stress and stress is toxic to your whole body… and stress is what causes wrinkles… want less wrinkles? go hug someone!

 

Get in a happy mood with a hug… 

helps inspire positive thinking and an optimistic outlook on the world. Oxytocin also  generates feelings of compassion during interactions. This can contribute to an expansion of trust among individuals during social situations.

Reduce social anxiety and stress

Physical touch increases levels of dopamine and serotonin, two neurotransmitters that help regulate your mood and relieve stress and anxiety associated with social situations or social dominoes… what I mean is there is a things called the tipping effect where things build up and your body acts out in some negative fashion - anger, over eating, spending, heart attack… a hundred different ways. 

Boost immune system and lowers your blood pressure

I preach often in a facility for the elderly. I always try to hug as many people as possible when I am there and they notice it and thank me. Think about it.. many of these people are dropped off in this home and never get any physical attention ever again. I also have spoken to many times to kids ages 8 and under and I will end the class with stating that I love hugs and if anyone else loves hugs I will trade them one of my hugs for one of their hugs… I get swamped! 

 

So you don’t want to hug someone… you don’t feel like it, they don’t deserve it, it is not acceptable to how you grew up… it will look bad in public…

Matthew 8:2,3 One day a man with leprosy came and knelt before Jesus and said, “Lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean.” Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” Immediately he was cleansed of his leprosy

 

Now lets not get nit picky about the difference between a hug and a touch… in this actual real life story… the touch was a huge deal, and in fact breaking the law.

What Jesus did was extremely intimate and shifted the planet in front of the public’s eye. He did not care.

In the publics eye, he did not deserve a touch, or healing… Jesus did not care.

This man hadn’t been touched in years… he did not care.

This man needed healing physically and emotionally… Jesus DID CARE

Finally Jesus touch not only affected him mentally, physically and emotionally  but also spiritually.

Hug your partner your spouse your kids, your parents… put the excuses away and kill the stressing and increase the blessing.