Category Archives: Touch

King Midas in Northampton

Posted on October 6, 2014 by Touch2Touch

One day the big twin-trunked tree in the back yard was covered with bright green leaves. Then the very next day when I awoke, or so it it seemed, King Midas had come by in the night and touched it, … Continue reading →

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Laying On of Hands? 2: The Rest of Us

Posted on September 22, 2011 by Touch2Touch

A Suggestion — A Question — and A Request: Part 1 of Laying On of Hands focused on doctor and patient, the emblematic relationship of the healer and the one needing healing. It seems to me, though, that all medical professionals who … Continue reading →

Posted in Doubt, Health, Medicine, Touch, Wonderings | Tagged , , , , | 16 Comments

A Touch is as Good as Chocolate

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Touch2Touch

From NPR’s Morning Edition, September 20, 2010: THE POWER OF TOUCH Social scientists have shown in many studies over the years that supportive touch can have good outcomes in a number of different realms. Consider the following examples: If a teacher touches … Continue reading →

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Lonely Angel

Posted on September 15, 2011 by Touch2Touch

… we are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can fly only by embracing each other. Lucian de Crescenzo But getting to “embrace” in our times isn’t easy. Watch Free Hugs again: what does it take to begin … Continue reading →

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Seven Link Challenge

Posted on August 22, 2011 by Touch2Touch

One of my favorite bloggers, unquenchable Stef of the extraordinary Smile, Kiddo has invited me to participate in a “Seven Links Challenge” (more very soon.) I’m an easily discouraged perfectionist, so my first reaction was, Are you kidding? No way. But … Continue reading →

Posted in Buddha, Challenge, Etcetera, Personal Essay, Touch, Wisdom, Writers | Tagged , , , | 26 Comments

A Post About — Comments!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by Touch2Touch

There’s ham and eggs, brownies and milk, winter and summer, and POSTS AND COMMENTS.  The one makes the other go, the other pulls the one along. I’m sure I have the most thoughtful, interesting readers anywhere. Your lively comments can enlarge my small … Continue reading →

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Lonely Angel

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Touch2Touch

… we are each of us angels with only one wing, and we can fly only by embracing each other. Lucian de Crescenzo But getting to “embrace” in our times isn’t easy. Watch Free Hugs: what does it take to … Continue reading →

Posted in Angels, Etcetera, Loneliness, Mindfulness, Touch | Tagged , , , , | 22 Comments

Serendipity – Repeat Performance

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Touch2Touch

Remember the Beatles’ song lyric: “I Get By With a Little Help From My Friends”? Well, yesterday again I was blanked for a post. (I must be in some kind of slough, because this is the second consecutive time, after … Continue reading →

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Our First Language —

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Touch2Touch

The Tao of Touch What magic does touch create that we crave it so. That babies do not thrive without it. That the nurse who cuts tough nails and sands calluses on the elderly tells me sometimes men weep as … Continue reading →

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Ring the Bells –

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Touch2Touch

Perfection, if it COULD be achieved, might not be such a blessing. Take it from songwriter/poet Leonard Cohen: Ring the bells that still can ring, Forget your perfect offering, There is a crack in everything, That’s how the light gets … Continue reading →

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