Nov.23, 2019 – Tony, yours truly and I were out offering helping hugs in Chicago as Edie was sharing them in Doylstown, PA. Frank joined us on the tail end of hugs in Chicago and while it was a cold day, it was beautiful. Together we added 99 hugs to bring a little more LOVE, …
Last night I stepped out of my comfort zone and attended a concert by myself. To some people that is a no-brainer. To others, they wouldn’t go alone. I have LOVED Andy’s music for many years, but it wasn’t until losing my mom this year that his music has touched my soul in a deeper …
Paul has brought our hug count up to 50,850 as he has been offering hugs at the Oregon City Farmer’s Market. On the 21st – he gave and received: 42 hugs, 7 high fives, 10 fist bumps. On the 28th – he gave and received: 57 hugs, 8 high fives, 12 fist bumps. (Pic: 2008 …
Cindy gave and received 74 hugs in Guelph, Ontario, Canada bringing our total to 50,924 acts of hug kindness. She said that although there were fewer hugs than her normal experience, someone brought them hot chocolate, many thanked them for being there and a police officer gave them a thumbs up. Thanks, Cindy for being …
September 15, 2019 – It was an interesting hug day today. As I’ve said many times, we just never know from one time to the other if the crowd is going to be small or large, agreeable to hugs or walk on by, and today proved that point. I would say it was an average …
Paul has joined our global hugs since 2012 and offers hugs in Portland, Oregon outside of that weekend too. When he heard our efforts to reach 1 million hugs around the world, he was ready to join in. Here is his hugs experience from Sept. 15, 2019. From Paul: I did a few hours of …
One hug at a time…we’re creating more LOVE in the world. Here is Edie’s hug story from this weekend. ** And she signed up for World Hugs Weekend 2020 This weekend, my community of Doylestown, PA had their annual Arts Festival which brings people from all over the world, to enjoy art, music, food and …
If I allowed 1 million hugs to overwhelm me, then I wouldn’t continue on. So what do I do when the ‘how is this going to happen’ fear rises up within me? I go back to my why. I know that when people feel seen and know that they matter, they are less likely to …
How do you begin a movement that is beyond words? I’ve been on this quest to help people feel seen and know they matter since my very first free hug in January 2008. When I started hugs then, I thought it would be nice to spread some kindness, but in no way did I know …
“A hug is like a boomerang – you get it back right away.” ~ Bil Keane Do you ever just send love out to the Universe to help raise our collective vibration? I do. I energetically send it out to people I know are hurting, to animals that have lost their homes, to trees that …
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