Hug Someone...

Yesterday Britt and I took Joshua over to the Carillon Preserve Area for the nature walk. Brittney as a child had spent many hours there and was delighted that her son could experience this as well....
She and I were busy talking and Joshua would run around looking for alligators, fish, ducks, and ‘tuttle’s’. Frequently he would come back to us with a quick hug, kiss, or demand to ‘play with me, chase me, show me fishey’....Being very active and animated, our Joshua has lots and lots of energy....But he would not wander off far from his ‘security, his safe haven’.
Realizing that we all need affection and tenderness....like a child shows spontaneously.....makes me thankful that a little Joshua is around to lead us by the heart.
I read a quote once that said....”There’s something in a simple hug that always warms the heart; it welcomes us back home and makes it easier to part.”
Joshua would ‘part’ temporarily....but would come back ‘home’ to security again all within 60 seconds....A hug or a touch was the signal that...”all is well” in my little world.”
See Joshua in the Joy of The Good Life of a 2 3/4 yr. old. on
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