Free Hugs Reflection

The free hugs event yesterday was widely successful. Many people were apprehensious & questioned why I was giving out hugs. When I responded that I was doing so just to make people smile & spread happiness, many proceeded to hug. The people that chose to participate were young & old & both men & women. I did not have any presumptions on who would participate & was happy to see so many different people chose to participate.

I was also very happy to see that even people that did not hug still smiled. When I would see this, I could not help smiling on the inside & outside, because I knew that my goal was accomplished through their simple act of smiling. Beyond the hundreds of people & lives touched over the 3 1/2 hours that I did this, there were probably thousands of others that got to see this because a wonderful lady called the news & they came to tape for a little while & ran the story on the news. It was truly a wonderful experience that warmed my heart & one that I will do many more times.

I believe that I was given this life to help reflect the LOVE that we have all been shown through being given the opportunity to have life. In a world where we are constantly challenged & have to experience negative events, I chose to be different & not let those events define me. I chose to live a life of LOVE & to spread the LOVE I have in my heart. I will do this however I can even if it is through a simple smile, a hug, or giving an ear to listen to a friend. Today, I challenge you to perform a random act of kindness. Happy Easter & peace, LOVE, & happiness to all of you!!!

Bless You!
Thomas