A hug holiday during a pandemic...

Right now, during the pandemic, this holiday has a bittersweet feeling to me.

First, I love that there is a holiday encouraging people to really connect on a physical and mental level.

And, of course, I’m sad, because there are SO MANY PEOPLE right now that I can’t hug.

And I love to hug.

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In 2018, I was inspired to write by a tweet I saw about being touch starved, and I wrote about it: