There were different opinions on the President. The main question was “What would you say to President Obama if you had two minutes with him.
I was rethinking my two minutes with President Obama. I would use my two minutes to tell him I appreciate him trying to get the country back on track. Then I would give him a hug. How many people actually hug the president? I mean a good tight hug with feeling hug.
Fellow Toastmasters and guests. We all need the human touch, a hug for the president, a hug for you and a hug for me.
History of the word: hug: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse hugga to soothe. Date: 1567
So, hugging has been around for a long time.
A hug is a form of physical intimacy, that usually involves closing or holding the arms around another person or group of persons. The hug is one of the most common human signs of love and affection.
2 hugs
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If you didn’t get one or give one. Don’t sweat it. I didn’t get one either.
When there are days, I don’t get a hug. I rely on “virual hugs.” The hugs I remember.
My cousin, Tiffany is the best hugger. In fact, her hugs are famous throughout our family and her friends.
What makes Tiff’s hugs legendary? First, it is her huge smile and second, her enthusiastic greeting which draws you in. Then third, she engulfs you with her arms.
Now her hug technique is not a tight hug. The pressure is just right.
Plus, Tiff hugs a little longer than the average hugger which could be a few seconds; she goes beyond that. Her hug can last about 10-30 seconds. She hugs from the heart and you can feel her heart as she feels yours.
Medical benefits to hugging.
Hugging has been proven to have health benefits. A team from the University of North Carolina studied the effects of hugging.
The study showed hugs increased levels of oxytocin (Ox C Toe Sin), a "bonding" hormone, and reduced blood pressure - which cuts the risk of heart disease.
Hugs certainly feel good, both on the giving and receiving end, and it turns out their effects are more than skin deep.
Psychologist Dr. Karen Grewen suggests that warm contact such as hugs and hand-holding before the start of a rough day "could carry over and protect you throughout the day."
UCLA's Pain Control Clinic, instructed a female patient who had reoccurring pains. to have her husband give her 4 hugs a day. Within weeks, she reported her pain had subsided substantially.
It not only works for adults but for babies too.
Babies benefit from skin-to-skin contact with their mother with better physical development and positive bonding.
A telling example was a study of Korean infants in an orphanage. Those who received an extra 15 minutes of a female voice, massage and eye-to-eye connection and close body contact, five days a week for four weeks, gained more weight and had greater increases in body length after the four weeks and at 6 months of age than children without the extra stimulation. Therapeutic touch such as a hug has also been shown to reduce stress and pain among adults, and reduces symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, such as restlessness, pacing, vocalization, searching and tapping.
One study said "The older you are, the more fragile you are physically, so contact becomes increasingly important for good health."
There are different types of hugs.
Prolonged hugging in a cozy, comfortable position is called cuddling.
Spooning is a cuddling position, a kind of hugging when both the hugger and the hugged persons face the same direction, the front of one person is in contact with the back of the second one.
The hug that starts with a high-five, then moves into a fist bump, followed by a slap on the back and an embrace.
The tight as possible bear hug.
If you can’t get a hug then ask for one.
under the pseudonym Juan Mann, was able to start the Free Hug Campaign on June 30, 2004 in central Sydney. He began wearing a “Free Hugs” sign giving out hugs in the Pitt St Mall in central Sydney. In the months prior to this, Mann had been feeling depressed and lonely as a result of numerous personal difficulties. However, a random hug from a stranger made an enormous difference, with Mann stating that "...I went out to a party one night and a completely random person came up to me and gave me a hug. I felt like a king! It was greatest thing that ever happened." He wanted to return the favor by hugging as many people as possible. His hugging video can be seen on YouTube with 50 million views.
He hoped to become the worlds hugging champion to raise money for the American Heart Association because his brother and father died because of heart problems.
One added note, Ondash holds the one-hour hugs record with 1,205.
Who knows you make get a hug from Teddy McHuggin. Ondash is from Canfield, Ohio
Are we all huggable?
Some people were raised in times where there was not a lot of hugging and we may be uncomfortable asking for and giving hugs.
One year research project found out that 83 percent of the people received less than one hug a day. The average of about four hugs a week.
97 percent of the same people polled wanted more hugs than they were getting.
Hugs are meant to be random acts of kindness - selfless acts performed just to make others feel better. Hugs help our immune system fighting off germs, Hugs have a healing effect our bodies. They can make us feel special. Hugs are a way to feel close to our families and friends.
Who knows your next two minutes with President Obama could be different?
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