News like that makes some want to crawl in a hole and hide from the world. Not me. I want to run outside right now at 5:24 a.m. in my nightgown to go wake my neighbors and tell them they're fantastic and can I hug you? I want to drag my kids out of bed so I can hug and kiss every inch of their precious hands and feet and tell them how much I love them and what I dream for their future. I want to teleport myself to St. Louis to interrupt the Steel Conference to inform Adam Boyette that I love him. (Flying or driving would take too long. I would like to be there now and a phone call isn't the same as a hug.)I want to get in the car and take a road trip to visit every single one of our friends to personally hug them and tell them I love them. Even Wayne in Saudi Arabia, although there's not a direct road route there, so I'd settle for hugging his wife in California.
Unfortunately my schedule doesn't permit that, so what I will do today is radical hugging of the people I can see.
I can't stop bad things from happening and I can't even predict the future so I can warn people. I can't even give blood to the blood bank today because I have a terrible cold and possibly will end up on antibiotics before the end of the day. I can't give millions of dollars to non-profits. I can't go rescue people myself; I know little about first aid anyway.
But what I can do is hug people. I can tell you that I love you and that I believe love is the most powerful force in the world. I believe God is love and when you feel love you are experiencing God. I believe love is our soul and sole purpose in life and can I share with you that I love you?
So if you are in my path today, especially if you're not a hugger, be prepared. You will get hugged.
Your such a great person and you've become such a wonderful mother.
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