Hugs emanate that warm 'n fuzzy feeling that lingers with you awhile.  I've evolved from a "tree hugger" to sharing the wisdom, energy, and physicality of "heart-to-heart hugs".  Heart-to-heart hugs strengthen the heart.  You will find that if you don't hug me "heart-to-heart", I will turn your body, and hug you on the other side!  Some people share only "half their heart" in giving a hug - they just don't know what they're missing!!

LET ME
Let me wrap you in my arms
No matter where or when
No matter even how long
Let me share heart to heart
A hug with love tucked inside
Our two hearts now beating
Feeling like a heart-felt song
A hug, from me to you
                                ~nr lenz

HUG: (verb) hugged, hugging to clasp a person in ones arms; embrace, to soothe, to console.
From of the Old English word LOGIAN ... to care for.  (I find that an interesting fact.)
HUGGER: (noun) one who hugs
HUGGABLE: (adjective) One who has an affectionate nature or qualities desirable to hug

http://whitneymcmillan.com/2011/04/heart-to-heart-hugs/

"A hug is like a boomerang ... you get it back right away."  ~Bill Keane, "Family Circus"

"You can't wrap love in a box, but you can wrap a person in a hug."  ~Author Unknown

"I love hugging.  I wish I was an octopus, so I could hug ten people at a time."  ~Drew Barrymore

"A hug is two hearts wrapped in arms."  ~Author Unknown

Change can be difficult, especially inner change.  Fear can be the very catalyst that stunts progress in creating a full life.  I feel we should dream big, face our fears, look onward and upward; let our inner strength help us move on.  You may find those jagged "nuggets" in your life will turn to "pearls" right before your very eyes.  ~n r lenz (me) 

"A pearl is a beautiful thing that is produced by an injured life. It is the tear [that results] from the injury of the oyster. The treasure of our being in this world is also produced by an injured life. If we had not been wounded, if we had not been injured, then we will not produce the pearl." ~Stephan Hoeller

“Courage is the power to let go of the familiar.”  ~Raymond Lindquist

“I recognize that the person I was in my past is not the person I am today.”
~Jonathan Lockwood Huie

“Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass…It’s about learning how to dance in the rain.”
~Vivian Greene

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”  ~Lao Tzu

"Forgive yourself for your faults and your mistakes and move on."  ~Les Brown

"Every wall is a door."  ~Ralph Waldo Emerson

I gather strength from life's storms.  ~ Jonathan Lockwood Huie

"We can't all be stars, but we can all twinkle!"  ~anonymous   

"Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is not to stop questioning."
~Albert Einstein

"I might be in the basement. I'll go upstairs and check."
"We adore chaos because we love to produce order."
"I don't use drugs; my dreams are frightening enough." 
~M. C. Escher

"If you choke a Smurf, what colour does it turn?" 
~Jeff Dunham
 
"It takes a big man to cry, but it takes a bigger man to laugh at that man."
~Deep Thoughts by Jack Handey
 
"There are some situations from which one can only escape by acting like a devil or a lunatic." 
~George Orwell

Wanted : Person willing to seal gas leaks with candle. Must be willing to travel.

What am I? Flypaper for freaks!?

"May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house." 
~George Carlin

"Right now I'm having amnesia and deja vu at the same time - I think I've forgotten this before."
~Stephen Wright

"After twelve years of therapy my psychiatrist said something that brought tears to my eyes. He said, 'No hablo ingles.'"   ~Ronnie Shakes

"I don't intend to offend; I just offend with my intent."  ~Anthrax, Sound of White Noise

"Just because I have a short attention span doesn't mean I ..." 

My older grandson, "Phoenix", has a birday in the next few days and I have posted a bit about the roots of his name.  You can find that under the "Articles" tab.  Here, I wanted to post a few quotes about "Justice", my younger grandson.  I find it interesting that the majority of quotes about "justice" seem to be more about "injusitice" (more negative, than positive) ... hmmm ...

"Justice is sweet and musical; but injustice is harsh and discordant."  ~Henry David Thoreau 

"All the great things are simple, and many can be expressed in a single word: freedom, justice, honor, duty, mercy, hope."  ~Winston Churchill

"Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both."  ~Eleanor Roosevelt

"Better to light one small candle than to curse the darkness."  ~Chinese proverb

"There are only two ways of spreading light - to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it."
~Edith Wharton
American Novelist 

Dentures ... this is a new experience for me.  Unfortunately, my genes gave me teeth just like my father (God love him, I love ya' Papa) - poor, and crooked.  If you have nice teeth, you can't even imagine this whole process.  I've never felt as if I had "pretty teeth" or a "pretty smile," all my life.  Well, hopefully, my adventure with an upper denture is complete.  It's been quite an ordeal for me; it's taken about a year (maybe more).  I'm very satisfied with the final product, so far.  Having said that, I did have to go in today for some sensitive spots, and an x-ray and cleaning of what few bottom teeth I have left.  No problems with them, yay - with proper care, and regular visits they seem to think I'll be able to keep the remaining ones.  Looks like a "partial" for the bottom is in order ... tsk, tsk ...

I got a new denture today ... another "phase" of this fun process.  It has taken me longer than most, but we're getting there.  The new one is much better, just have a couple rough spots to take care of ... and now, again, I need to re-learn my speaking voice, learn where to put my tongue, enunciation of my words, etc.  Like I ususally tell people when they ask me about my experience, "It's all a process, it's all just a process ... kind of like life!"

"Adversity precedes growth."  ~Mosemarie Rossetti

"I can be changed by what happens to me, but i refuse to be reduced by it."  ~Maya Angelou
 
"Change may come to you in trinkets and I hope it adorns your life gracefully."  ~Dodinsky

"Grow where you are planted."  ~Proverb quote

I tried putting quips & quotes in the forum area, hoping for more feedback ... I don't think it matters. My posts stem from what's on my mind on a particular day.  The other day it was lonliness on my mind - being lost or alone.  I see, meet, and talk to so many people who are lonely, afraid, and lost.  Many people feel alone, even in a crowd.  I sometimes withdraw into myself, wallow in the muck and mire awhile, returning with more strength and fortitude to face the world!

"There's nothing terribly wrong with feeling lost, so long as that feeling precedes some plan on your part to actually do something about it. Too often a person grows complacent with their disillusionment, perpetually wearing their 'discomfort' like a favorite shirt." ~ Jhonen Vasquez

Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.

We're born alone, we live alone, we die alone. Only through our love and friendship can we create the illusion for the moment that we're not alone.
~Orson Welles

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can. ~Danny Kaye

All the art of living lies in a fine mingling of letting go and holding on. ~Havelock Ellis

Life is a ticket to the greatest show on earth. ~Martin H. Fischer

Chance is always powerful, let your hook always be cast; in the pool where you least expect it,
there will be a fish. ~Ovid

I was disappointed.  So many things over the weekend did not work out how "I" had planned.  Things I thought were "planned", had been changed.  So, had "my" plans worked out, it would have been a "bust" of a weekend, with money and time used, that could have been better spent!  I was unaware about the change of plans, until later on Saturday evening, so the roadblocks I thought I had suffered actually kept things "right on course"!  I'm a firm believer that things happen for a reason, even if I am disiappointed, and don't understand - at the time.

When I awoke this morning it felt as though I had an obstruction, or maybe a sty, in my eye.  I could feel some unusual sensitivity in my left eye.  In the bathroom for my normal morning ritual, I looked in the mirror, discovering the white of my eye (outer edge) was RED, bright red.  I carefully washed my face, avoiding the eye area.  I put moisturizer on my face (again, avoiding the eye area), but no makeup ... ala naturelle' today!  Having no regular doctor, and one one who does not have health benefits, I will watch it, use some drops, and see how it looks at the end of my day.  I am hoping it is just stress, from too many hours at computer screens.  It's beginning to feel better already.  I did some "tapping", and said a little prayer.  Even my UPS man asked if he could pray with me, for healing, from the healing of all healers.  I said, "Yes, "Of course.  We can't have too many of those, can we?  We held hands, and he prayed for God's healing of my eye.

Watching so much coverage about 9/11 yesterday left me heart heavy, thinking about my own personal losses and of those I love, who have also endured the pain of loss.  There are so many awesome quotes I could post; here is some food for thought that pulled my heartstrings today.  Be well in letting go ...

While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil.
~John Taylor

When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure.  ~Author Unknown

Although it's difficult today to see beyond the sorrow,
May looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow.
~Author Unknown

You can clutch the past so tightly to your chest that it leaves your arms too full to embrace the present.  ~Jan Glidewell

Let your tears come.  Let them water your soul.  ~Eileen Mayhew

Tearless grief bleeds inwardly.  ~Christian Nevell Bovee