October 17, 2012

• Hugs, Comfort, Serenity.. needed

  

  I'm fascinated and enthralled by the way a hug can take your breath away.
  Often more intimate than a kiss, more comforting than words, a hug is my favorite form of closeness.
  A hug protects and supports.
  A hug allows two to become one in joyous, overwhelming love.
  A hug is a full expression of happiness.

  

  “When we honestly ask ourselves which person in our lives mean the most to us,
  we often find that it is those who, instead of giving advice, solutions, or cures,
  have chosen rather to share our pain and touch our wounds with a warm and tender hand.
  The friend who can be silent with us in a moment of despair or confusion,
  who can stay with us in an hour of grief and bereavement, who can tolerate not knowing,
  not curing, not healing and face with us the reality of our powerlessness,
  that is a friend who cares.”

  ~ Henri J.M. Nouwen, The Road to Daybreak: A Spiritual Journey

   

  On many nights, that's just what I ache for, to be held, no words, no agenda, just being held.
  To feel that closeness, comfort, and safety... The warmth of body heat, the gentle soothing sound
  of his breathing.. the rythm of his heartbeat in my ear, as my head rests on his chest, and he
  runs his fingers through my hair softly.. Healing, comforting, needed. That sense of touch, of belonging, being needed..

   

  and so ends my little thought bubble for tonight..

   

   

  • 7:49 pm
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