12 Days::Pass It On

It's day nine of 12 Days of Holiday Peace!, and today's message is brought to you by H.

Pass It On...

I asked H what advice he'd give if someone were to ask him how to find peace. My profound husband thought about it for a minute or two and then he said, "Hug someone."

Now, what you must know is that H is not a hugger, but has hitched his star to mine and I am a compulsive hugger. He endures hugs from me each morning, afternoon and evening, in public, in private, long hugs, and short squeezes. Sometimes he'll see me headed in his direction and say out loud, "Get ready. Here she comes."

So when H offered hugs as a way to find peace, I couldn't resist and had to answer, "Are you serious?" His simple answer? "Yes. Hugs. Because sometimes getting peace is more about giving it away to someone else, than it is about getting it for yourself."

Today, pass it on. It doesn't have to be a hug, if that's not your thing. But find a way to grace someone else with a little bit of peace today. You could let that person ahead of you in line at the grocery store, let someone merge onto the highway, give someone else the closer parking spot, pay for a meal for the person in line behind you. Or how about something like this? The possibilities are endless!