Grow Me. Grow You.

Weekly Challenge #14

Touch. Focus this week on showing affection to family members.

I read a book about toddlers written by a guy that had done therapy for 20 years. Mentioned in the book is a study of people that had committed suicide. It showed that their mothers, in general, were "distant and aloof." He talks about the importance of touch. One mother he worked with, had a son that had a lot of issues (I think he was suicidal-I returned the library book so I can't check) and the therapist told the mother to show affection. It was hard for her but she started just putting her hand on his back when she gave him his meals. The next week she gave him a quick hug before he left etc...eventually he ended up ok. I tried to focus on this the day I read parts of the book and I really noticed a greater feeling of love and joy in our home.

How did last week go connecting with three old friends? I contacted three companions from my mission-one still lives in Argentina-thank you Facebook. Heidi contacted friends through Facebook too. I need to do this more often. Not as part of the challenge, but just because I was thinking about her, I talked to my aunt Susan this week-I've always loved and admired her.