Tuesday, June 16, 2020

This guy said "I have never touched anyone for 20 years ......"





I remember 
meeting a London based architect 
who said he had never touched anyone, 
or had been touched, 
for twenty years!!
He had conducted the formal hand shake 
several times a day but .......
he did not mean that sort of touch. 

I had facilitated an exercise
with a group of young adults + this guy
Lots of interaction
fun
self disclosure
experiential games
little activities which increased
into more intimacy - 
many of them including informal touching 
along the way.
He had been touched
experienced touching
and liked it ........

The finger tip can communicate feelings. 
If a big man called Misha from Russia 
came into the same room as me right now
he would do two things. 
1 he would lift his fingerprint and press it to mine. 
2 he would give me a big bear hug 
3 he would give me a massive big grin. 
He used to be a Professor at the 
Moscow Officer training college 
during the USSR years. 
Once an officer now is a key YMCA National leader 
for the Russian YMCA. 
He is a big man. 
Every-way. 

Touch can be:- 
formal 
comfort 
support 
affectionate 
friendly 
warmth 
gropey 
greedy 
sexual 
passionate 
frenzied 
and other words you may think of ....
...... or imagine. 

Touch can speak louder than words. 
"I was touched" 
can mean that an experience was 
deep and meaningful. 



✅💲T🅰Y🅱eautiful✅