I am living on hugs from my Dogs. Emotional Stability can be highly overrated :-/

Huh...I didn't get 8 hugs a day when I was happily married. Maybe that's my problem.

I just found this information about hugs that I thought was interesting.
I especially like the last one.

Every human being needs four hugs per day merely to survive

Eight hugs per day to maintain oneself at a strong emotional level

Twelve hugs per day to grow.

A hug can take many forms - an embrace, a kind word, a touch, a loving smile.

8 hugs a day? OMG, I should be in the loonie bin by now

I have 2 cats and I sure hope cat hugs count too!!! Very lonely-after 38 years of marriage he wants to be on his own!!! Support groups help!!! Barb in CA

8 Hugs a day? I'm lucky to SEE 8 people a day. Can I hug my psychologist 56 times at each weekly session?.... No, that wouldn't work. I only have an hour long session. She'd have me committed I'm sure.

Can the kind words be from DS friends and/or do DS 'hugs' Count? If so, I'm doing great. If not, find Lassie couse I could be at the bottom of the well before too long! LOL

I don't get 8 hugs in a week!

I"m curious, did anyone click on the link?

Yes, I watched most of it. I'm at work and got interupted. I loved the idea of free hugs. Did you notice at first it was mostly women and came forward?

Sadly, I think I would have been one of those who waved him off & walked on by. But, how fun it was to watch the hugs become more and more animated and creative. I'm monitoring the radio today so I can't play the sound at all. How does it end? I got to the petitions beginning.

At the beginning of the video I thought how sad, no one hugged him at all. We are taught to fear strangers and certainly some of that is justified. I too probably would have walked away.

Another thing that struck me was how his gestures reminded me of certain depictions of Christ...

31 thank you for asking how it turned out. I went back and watched it again and realized I'd missed something at the end. This man's name is Juan Mann. Don't know if that's his real name or not, but it really struck me what one wo/man can do. After the 'credits' were done, two more videos popped up. One was a follow up.

This has taken on a life of it's own. It is now a global campaign. Someone from another community said she saw him on Oprah. When you go back to the link you will see several others to the right that continue the saga.

The best part of hugging is that it can come in many forms. I truly miss being hugged; being enveloped in someone's arms who is genuine and feeling their caring in the hug. For now, tho, I just revel in cat kisses & hugs

I am lucky 3 out of 5 kids are huge huggers. I get my hugs in everyday and then some. I am willing to share the extras with some good friends!

Four hugs a day to survive. That means I should have been dead about 8 years ago!!!

The only hugs i get are from my boys. They give good hugs but I sure do long for the embrace of someone special *sigh*

Oh How I needed this. I I am a firm believer in affection making life better. I request and accept any hugs that are available from you all.

I guess my well-being sucks. I don't get one hug a day. Unless you count an e-hug lol