When I was in Florida last week my older sister gave me a box of memorabilia that had been collecting dust in the attic of my childhood home. Most of it I have little use for now as I am not a sentimental collector, but there were about 10 books in there.
Two of those books are the ones pictured here, Just One More Hug - a collection from the For Better or For Worse comic, and Max, The Dog that Refused to Die. When I saw both of them in the box I felt like I received a wink from the Universe. Proof that I am exactly where I am supposed to be and maybe even that I knew I would end up here writing about hugs and helping to heal animals from the time I was a child. While I don't remember specifically reading Just One More Hug over and over again like I did the Max story, the fact that I kept the book reminds me of just how important hugs have always been to me. As far as the Max book, it has been read more times than I could count. The resilience of his nature to keep moving in an attempt to find his family again despite two broken legs and a shattered hip astounded me in ways I couldn't explain. I felt drawn in to believe that anything is possible as evidenced by this true story. I was inspired to believe that animals and humans alike are capable of healing from unimaginable things. To have found these books again at this exact moment in time does not feel like a coincidence. It feels like encouragement, like a gift from my inner child saying "I knew we would end up here. I just knew it. Thank you. Please keep going."
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AuthorMelinda Lee is a mom of two adolescent boys, a devout student of all things spiritual, a recovering perfectionist, and immensely fascinated with achieving the unachievable. Currently writing a memoir about hugging strangers. Archives
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