Okay then! hahahaha

K Judy, you are the absolute best, girl!

Can't argue you with ya there Wyle! ;~) Good morning.

Good morning.......Judy, say hi to Jenn and Dave for me will ya? I hope you have a great day with your son today.

You gotta challenge them to a duel.....boogers at ten paces!

How many of you are like me I wonder? How many of you have yet to discover you are like me?

I've always loved hugs, still do tremendously. It wasn't until my husband died though that I discovered just how important the gift of touch was to me.

It was the first thing I missed. I never realized how much we had touched one another throughout the day, and in how many ways. It began before I even awakened, he'd be holding me, his arm draped over me and tucked under me for about the last hour before we rose. We hugged at least three times each day. I was "touched" by his voice several times during the day depending on how many things he'd "forget" to tell me. Then there were the moments he would grab my hand or touch my shoulder or back or arm or face. And let's not leave out the kisses.

I have to wonder how many of us have this need/desire to be touched. I can only imagine how desolate it would be to go whole days, weeks or longer without coming into some kind of physical touch with another human being. I do think it would make me physically ill. In fact, I believe that everyone in this world would be so much better off physically, spiritually, psychologically and emotionally if they had AT LEAST three GOOD hugs per day.

Children never get enough of it. My students always come up to me to give or get a hug from me all the time. This is no longer allowed thanks to political correctness and the exposure of so much sexual misconduct. But I never stop them, I just make sure there is always someone else around. My granddaughter, who gets tons of love and hugs, comes running and tackle hugs all those with whom she is close and the second she gets her arms around you she wraps her leg around you too for extra measure.

Give someone a hug today, you might just be giving them exactly what they need.


This poem could be describing me!




Touch Me
by Juliet Klieman

Touch me
In secret places
No one has reached before
In silent places
Where words only interfere
In sad places
Where only whispering makes sense.
Touch me
In the morning
When night still clings
At midday
When confusion
crowds upon me
At twilight
When I see you and hear you
Best of all
Touch me
Like a child
Who will never have enough love
For I am a girl
Who wants to be lost in your arms
A woman
Who has known enough pain to love.
Touch me
In crowds
When a single look says everything
In solitude
When it's too dark to even look
In absence
When I reach for you through time and miles.
Touch me
In winter
When darkness comes early
And the softness of fur surrounds my face
In summer
When the sun makes me languid
And water laps at my feet
In spring
When lovers come alive
In fall
When the woods call to wanderers
And dry leaves make the softest pillows.
Touch me
When I ask
When I'm afraid to ask.
Touch me
With your lips
Your hands
Your words
Your presence in the room.
Touch me
Gently
For I am fragile
Firmly
For I am strong
Often
For I am alone.
Touch me
Not like a cat
Or even a tree
Or even a flower
For I am more than all these yet akin to them;
A woman.
Touch me
I was made to be touched.
I can never be touched enough.

Oh stop acting as if you don't love that too! At least when it concerns women perving you!

Krupa, I think everyone could agree that apathy in any form is never pretty.

I'm sure you must be sensitive and aware enough as well to know that the pressures of today's society constantly raining down on women in particular who are larger, because of the skewed advertizing blitz being carried out by the Wall Street media moguls. This, of course, tends to engender a sense of false self image among women in general and a lower sense of self esteem among women who are larger, be it by a little or a lot.

You saw me suggest that everyone should love yourself, all of yourself regardless of the state your body happens to be in and I reiterate that because that is the healthiest course. The more we love ourselves, the better care we will take of ourselves.

Georgiagirl and Voluptous, I'm so sorry for your losses. I've been there too.

I was heavy before I lost my husband though. My thyroid went, I used to be a skinny minnie so now I've been on both ends of the scale. Guess I'll be staying on this end though since no matter what I've done I can never seem to lose more than 20lbs.

Thanks Goof and all you other guys that appreciate us REAL women.

You know Dove started their campaign for a very valid reason! In our media driven society where the pictures/videos we see are NOT necessarily representative of the actual reality of the models they were derivative of, it's extremely important that our children understand this fact. Everyone should love themselves for who they are....no matter what state your body is in at the moment, love all of you.

Maybe I should try it.....


okay, looking for volunteers, the line starts here ~~~~>

नमस्ते Um like that? hehehehehe

Oh yeah, that says Ne how.....I think......which means hi!

HI!

I prefer nibbling myself but if you bite me I'm biting back! ;~) MEOW

And sort of similar to the taste of cardboard, yuk!

So Phil.......then you're saying you've seen it?

Hi Koury,

yeah, with all this talk I think I'm glad I'm not there, there! Hahahaha, j/k

Geez Phil, I sure hope she doesn't have the runs!

Happy Birthday Judy!!!
I hope it was a great one.