As I was leaving for the day from Hoopfest, sitting in the heat (in my jeans, terrible mistake) waiting for the daddy, I witnessed something that actually made me feel enlightened.
The story went a little like this...
Two girls, maybe 9 and 6, were happily frolicking along the sidewalk in front of the Opera House, when dun dun dun the older sister, approximately 9 years old, tripped right-on-over her little sister. Being a little sister, I know how mad that must have made her. (Okay, you caught me. Little sisters are annoying, and we use things like that to our advantage. ARE YOU HAPPY?!)
As they were both lying on the ground, Little Sis begins to cry. Big Sis is flustered, says she is sorry, and goes to lift up Little Sis. She.is.not.havin.that. "OUUUUUUUUUCH, YOU'RE HURTING ME, STOOOOOOOOOOP!!" Is what she screams through sobs. So, Big Sis walks away, and returns to the rest of the family a little farther down the road. Little Sis lays on the ground, buries her head into her arms, and takes the 'dead man' position on the corner of Spokane Falls Blvd. and Bernard. A few moments later, Mama Bear appears on the site, and attempts to comfort Little Sis. Little Sis, through helpless sobs, tells Mama Bear the story, points to her crippled arm, and cries and cries aaaaand cries. In a lot of cases, a mother would start to explain to her daughter that she would be just fine, that she was so sorry that she had been hurt, and maybe even slightly bash the sister that had hurt her "soooo baaaaahd." However, Mama Bear took a different, and much more affective approach.
She wrapped her arms around Little Sis, and silently embraced her. As I watched with a small grin on my face, Little Sis slowly stops crying, wraps her arms around Mama Bear, and forgets the troubles her arm was giving her. After a solid 5 second hug, they grab hands, proceed down the block, and reunite with the family further down the street that had watched this whole incident. Big Sis takes a stance in front of Little Sis, hugs her tight and kisses her on the head. All is forgotten, and all are happy.
The power of a hug.
When you want to pout, hug it out.
Go hug someone today...
does more than you think.
"A hug is a handshake from the heart."
this is awesome ali. i absolutely love it. i had no idea you do something like this. this is amazing. you just make my day... more than you normally do that is =)
ReplyDeleteThank you so very much! You're sweet.
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