Being Able to Thrive

Have you ever had one of those days where things are just so frustrating you feel overwhelmed and the only thing that you need at the end of the day is for someone to give you a great big hug? It feels as though that one big squeeze can release most of the tension you’ve been holding on to all day. You can finally let out that heavy breath of relief as you say, “I needed that” to your gracious hugger. This is actually “a thing”. The power of positive human touch can do wonders including helping us to thrive as individuals.

This past weekend, my husband and I went to our neighbor’s house to check on two kittens that had been born a little less than a month ago. They are living in the crawl space and too small to venture outside. We were able to find one of the kittens who seemed to be doing just fine in the growing process; however, it took us a minute to find the other one. Once we did, we noticed that the kitten was very small, about half the size of the other one; and it wasn’t moving. Our first thought was that this little guy didn’t make it…