THE IMPORTANCE OF TOUCH
In this day of mid-pandemic crisis, with the sine qua non being social distancing, it’s easy to forget how important touch is to humans as it is to all of the many social animals. In essence, touch is everything. During these difficult times, I’m reminded that a simple character change, like a DNA mutation, has changed “touch” into “tough,” a situation that’s definitely not good when everyone seems to be suffering from chronic stress (skin-to-skin contact, or touch, being one of a few chronic stress destressors).
So, what does one do if there’s a “no touch” social distance rule in place? One can certainly “do a Trump,” ignore the rule and take the consequences. It’s hard to ignore this solution when the president of the United States of America does it, and does it flagrantly. However, touch is touch. So, while the laying on of [another person’s] hands is more to be desired, the laying on of one’s own hands is a reasonable substitute. Self-massage helps keep one “in one’s body” during a time when chronic stress tends to direct otherwise. Couple that with deep, slow, “belly” breathing, a few moments of half-closed-eye-meditation, and a positive self-comment, and the result can be quite satisfying.
While I don’t talk of this specifically in THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020; https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999693859), it’s implicit in a SCI-FU world where things are in constant change, the best touch being that of a trusted, loved person as that which Draff Rob Brie [Septican-Smite] enjoys from both Simi Andry Jan [Jan-Rho] with her dark-roasted cappuccino brown hair reaching silkily down to her waist, her thin but soft face and light brown eyes glowing in a rainbow of chocolate browns. and Billie Frann Frank {Tordon-Cass], with his attractively muscled Olympian physique, jet black Grecian curls crowning his darkly-tanned, swarthy face with its angular cheek bones and solid, almost imperceptibly dimpled chin. Who wouldn’t find solace and succor from either?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je6CC...
So, what does one do if there’s a “no touch” social distance rule in place? One can certainly “do a Trump,” ignore the rule and take the consequences. It’s hard to ignore this solution when the president of the United States of America does it, and does it flagrantly. However, touch is touch. So, while the laying on of [another person’s] hands is more to be desired, the laying on of one’s own hands is a reasonable substitute. Self-massage helps keep one “in one’s body” during a time when chronic stress tends to direct otherwise. Couple that with deep, slow, “belly” breathing, a few moments of half-closed-eye-meditation, and a positive self-comment, and the result can be quite satisfying.
While I don’t talk of this specifically in THE EDGE OF MADNESS (Aignos 2020; https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999693859), it’s implicit in a SCI-FU world where things are in constant change, the best touch being that of a trusted, loved person as that which Draff Rob Brie [Septican-Smite] enjoys from both Simi Andry Jan [Jan-Rho] with her dark-roasted cappuccino brown hair reaching silkily down to her waist, her thin but soft face and light brown eyes glowing in a rainbow of chocolate browns. and Billie Frann Frank {Tordon-Cass], with his attractively muscled Olympian physique, jet black Grecian curls crowning his darkly-tanned, swarthy face with its angular cheek bones and solid, almost imperceptibly dimpled chin. Who wouldn’t find solace and succor from either?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Je6CC...
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