HUG !

sooooooo… a few weeks ago Lisa Wolff ( Executive Director of FoHVOS) called me to check i had seen her email… ( i may or may not be notorious for not checking my email 😳)

well i’m so glad she did because i would have missed out on the FoHVOS #HVHugATree campaign! & I WOULD HAVE BEEN GUTTED! i love hugs, i love giving hugs, i love trees & i love hugging trees!! ❤️🌳Lisa explained she’d thought she’d check as she was expecting me to be one of the first to have responded & oh how right she was!

what an awesome campaign! the whole execution of it was wonderful & brought so much happiness. well done FoHVOS!!

when my boys were at Hopewell Elementary ~ they both had a fantastic teacher called Mrs Scotti. she would always say that hugs make you live longer & would love it when the kids would run up & wrap their arms round her. i loved how comfortable they were doing this.

i really think it’s true… but i think giving hugs, not just recieving them is also very important! i know we can’t hug everyone at the moment… but look what a beautiful day it is ~ go walk on one of the beautiful trails, get some fresh air, social distance, be glad these amazing spaces are open & if you see a tree give it a hug & connect with nature, you’ll feel better for it!

Do humans need hugs to survive?

Actually we could live without hugs, but it would be like dying slowly, a little every day. About this, family therapist Virginia Satir said: “We need four hugs a day to survive, eight hugs to keep us as we are and 12 hugs to grow”. ... Therefore, even if not 8, you still need to guarantee you a daily dose of hugs.

not trying to brag but the participants got their own postcard!!