You'll soon come to find that I love skimming random news articles. I can get lost in news websites just clicking on articles. Well, I came across this one about the power of touch this morning. The author speaks about how much touch affects our everyday life and how much we need to incorporate it more.
While I heartily agree with everything she says, part of me shys away. As a single chick, my touches tend to come from a 7 year old munchkin. Other than that, I don't get touched much. So overtime, I find, that I actually don't WANT to be. It's a sensory issue, and I start feeling edgy if I'm around touchy people. This is something I fight all the time. Now don't get me wrong, I would never not encourage my child to touch me. And I am constantly touching him, a hand on his shoulder, on his head, etc. I don't want him growing up not being touched, which I rarely was, and is likely a big part of my issue now. But just because I have a hard time with it, doesn't mean I don't crave it. It's, in my opinion, one of our biggest needs, aside from food and water, ya know, necessities!
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