"You have to really hug the one you are holding.

[Eva Libre]

"You have to really hug the [one] you are holding. You have to make him or her very real in your arms.. breathing consciously and hugging with all your body, spirit, and heart. Hugging meditation is a practice of mindfulness. “Breathing in, I know my dear one is in my arms, alive. Breathing out, he or she is so precious to me.” If you breathe deeply like that, holding the person you love, the energy of your care and appreciation will penetrate into [them] and they will be nourished and bloom like a flower."

~Thich Nhat Hanh

Painting by Irina Vitalievna Karkabi

[Carmen Elsa Irarragorri-Wyland]

So beautiful and so true!