The Importance of a Hug

"We need four hugs a day for survival. We need eight hugs a day for maintenance. We need twelve hugs a day for growth." —Virginia Satir, family therapist
If the above statement is true, then I'm not surviving. I'm lucky if I get in two hugs a week... make that a month. I can be a very touchy, feely, huggy sort of person. And I can not be. It is all dictated by who I am with and the level of