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✅
