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Hugging Is

Hugging is healthy. It helps the immune system, cures depression, reduces
stress and induces sleep. It's invigorating, rejuvenating and has no
unpleasant side effects. Hugging is nothing less than a miracle drug.

Hugging is all natural. It is organic, naturally sweet, no artificial
ingredients, nonpolluting, environmentally

friendly and 100 percent wholesome.

Hugging is the ideal gift. Great for any occasion, fun to give and receive,
shows you care, comes with its awn wrapping and, of course, fully
returnable.

Hugging is practically perfect. No batteries to wear out, inflation-proof,
nonfattening, no monthly payments, theft-proof and nontaxable.

Hugging is an underutilized resource with magical powers. When we open our
hearts and arms, we encourage others to do the same.

Think of the people in your life. Are there any words you'd like to say? Are
there any hugs you want to share? Are you waiting and hoping someone else
will ask first? Please don't wait! Initiate!

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The Hugging Judge

Lee Shapiro is a retired judge. He is also one of the most genuinely loving
people we know. At one point in his career, Lee realized that love is the
greatest power there is. As a result, Lee became a hugger. He began offering
everybody a hug. His colleagues dubbed him "the hugging judge" (as opposed
to the hanging judge, we suppose). The bumper sticker on his car reads,
"Don't bug me! Hug me!"

About six years ago Lee created what he calls his Hugger Kit. On the outside
it reads "A heart for a hug." The inside contains thirty little red
embroidered hearts with stickums on the back. Lee will take out his Hugger
Kit, go around to people and offer them a little red heart in exchange for a
hug.

Lee has become so well known for this that he is often invited to keynote
conferences and conventions, where he shares his message of unconditional
love. At a conference in San Francisco, the local news media challenged

him by saying, "It is easy to give out hugs here in the conference to people
who self-selected to be here. But this would never work in the real world."

They challenged Lee to give away some hugs on the streets of San Francisco.
Followed by a television crew from the local news station, Lee went out onto
the street. First he approached a woman walking by. "Hi, I'm Lee Shapiro,
the hugging judge. I'm giving out these hearts in exchange for a hug."
"Sure," she replied. "Too easy," challenged the local commentator. Lee
looked around. He saw a meter maid who was being given a hard time by the
owner of a BMW to whom she was giving a ticket. He marched up to her, camera
crew in tow, and said, "You look like you could use a hug. I'm the hugging
judge and I'm offering you one." She accepted.

The television commentator threw down one final challenge. "Look, here comes
a bus. San Francisco bus drivers are the toughest, crabbiest, meanest people
in the whole town. Let's see you get him to hug you." Lee took the
challenge.

As the bus pulled up to the curb, Lee said, "Hi, I'm Lee Shapiro, the
hugging judge. This has got to be one of the most stressful jobs in the
whole world. I'm offering hugs to people today to lighten the load a little.
Would you like one?" The six-foot-two, 230-pound bus driver got out of his
seat, stepped down and said, "Why not?"

Lee hugged him, gave him a heart and waved good-bye as the bus pulled out.
The TV crew was speechless. Finally, the commentator said, "I have to admit,
I'm very impressed."

One day Lee's friend Nancy Johnston showed up on his doorstep. Nancy is a
professional clown and she was wearing her clown costume, makeup and all.
"Lee, grab a bunch of your Hugger Kits and let's go out to the home for the
disabled."

When they arrived at the home, they started giving out balloon hats, hearts
and hugs to the patients. Lee was uncomfortable. He had never before hugged
people who were terminally ill, severely retarded or quadriplegic. It was
definitely a stretch. But after a while it became easier, with Nancy and Lee
acquiring an entourage of doctors, nurses and orderlies who followed them
from ward to ward.

After several hours they entered the last ward. These were 34 of the worst
cases Lee had seen in his life. The feeling was so grim it took his heart
away. But out of their commitment to share their love and to make a
difference, Nancy and Lee started working their way around the room followed
by the entourage of medical staff, all of whom by now had hearts on their
collars and balloon hats on their heads.

Finally, Lee came to the last person, Leonard. Leonard was wearing a big
white bib which he was drooling on. Lee looked at Leonard dribbling onto his
bib and said, "Let's go, Nancy. There's no way we can get through to this
person." Nancy replied, "C'mon, Lee. He's a fellow human being, too, isn't
he?" Then she placed a funny balloon hat on his head. Lee took one of his
little red hearts and placed it on Leonard's bib. He took a deep breath,
leaned down and gave Leonard a hug.

All of a sudden Leonard began to squeal, "Eeeeehh! Eeeeeehh!" Some of the
other patients in the room began to clang things together. Lee turned to the
staff for some sort of explanation only to find that every doctor, nurse and
orderly was crying. Lee asked the head nurse, "What's going on?"

Lee will never forget what she said: "This is the first time in 23 years
we've ever seen Leonard smile."

How simple it is to make a difference in the lives of others.

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