Touch #AtoZChallenge @AprilA2Z
My theme for this year’s Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is Cultivating Happiness. Today, T is for Touch.
I saw her standing there.
Our eyes held each other’s gaze.
In two strides, I closed the gap between us.
Her eyes sparkled as I caressed the soft strands of her hair.
Anticipation flowed through her body.
As I picked up the keys, she wagged her tail happily. It was time for the evening walk.
A Word to the Wise
Human touch is as vital to our health and happiness as food or water.The skin is the largest organ of the body. Nourish and feed it with loving touch. Every one is soothed and comforted by touch. When you touch a body, you touch the whole person, the intellect, the spirit, and the emotions.
You can check out my A-Z posts thus far by clicking on a highlighted letter!
April 23, 2016 12:27 am|
Soft and soul stirring words making us believe in the power of love, touch and happiness.
May 2, 2016 10:38 pm|
Well said, Vishal!
April 23, 2016 12:52 am|
This was a fun tale, you expressed the fellings so well.
May 2, 2016 10:38 pm|
Thanks Inderpreet! Glad you liked it 🙂
April 23, 2016 5:19 am|
Awwww, I love this one. So sweet.
~Ninja Minion Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
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Patricia Lynne, Indie Author
May 2, 2016 10:38 pm|
Thank you, Patricia 🙂
April 23, 2016 7:30 am|
Haha I believed initially what u intended the reader to believe and finally it dawned 🙂 Lovely post. Loving touch is soooo important 🙂
http://www.sunilavigauthor.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/trishanku-swarga-letter-t-of-a-to-z.html
May 2, 2016 10:45 pm|
Gotcha 😀 Oh yes, touch has powerful psychological effects on both the giver and the recipient. It conveys a lot of unsaid things!!
April 23, 2016 7:49 am|
Ahh you had me there,Shilpa.. Human touch is really very healing.. It has magical powers and can make you feel better in no time..
May 2, 2016 10:47 pm|
True that! It is that Midas touch that is real!!
Thanks Nabanita, glad you liked the twist 🙂
April 23, 2016 8:14 am|
Wagging of tail on that one touch 😛 they are so so adorable… And then their touch brings a warmth in our hearts too…
“Every one is soothed and comforted by touch. When you touch a body, you touch the whole person, the intellect, the spirit, and the emotions.”
That is so well said! 🙂
May 2, 2016 10:44 pm|
Glad you felt that too, Shesha 🙂 Thanks!
April 23, 2016 9:16 am|
You think it’s going one way and then *BAM*! Great work, Shilpa!
May 2, 2016 10:48 pm|
Hahaha… happy that it caught you by surprise 🙂
Thanks LuAnn 🙂
April 23, 2016 9:25 am|
And here I was thinking something entirely different! Awesome 🙂
May 2, 2016 10:49 pm|
LOL 😀 Sorry to disappoint you 😀
April 23, 2016 12:04 pm|
Hahaha, naughty! Touch is a powerful sense, isn’t it!
@KalaRavi16 from
Relax-N-Rave
May 2, 2016 10:54 pm|
Hahaha 😀
Yes, touch is a more powerful communicator than words!!
April 23, 2016 1:25 pm|
nice one .Kept on thinking about it
May 2, 2016 10:55 pm|
Thanks 🙂
April 23, 2016 3:18 pm|
This post is too cute! <3
I would have loved to take my non-existent dog for a walk, if only I weren't too scared of dogs!
May 2, 2016 10:56 pm|
Glad you liked this post, Mithila.
Aah! I would love to take a dog for a walk as long as it is not staying at my place!! 😛
April 23, 2016 3:22 pm|
Kahani mein twist! Good one! The relationship with a pet is always special!
May 2, 2016 10:56 pm|
Thanks Archana. Glad you liked the twist in this 55er 🙂
April 23, 2016 5:14 pm|
LOL! I didn’t expect that!
Very well done.
@JazzFeathers
The Old Shelter – Jazz Age Jazz
May 2, 2016 10:57 pm|
Am smiling that it caught you by surprise 🙂
April 23, 2016 8:03 pm|
That was such a cute one!
Cheers
May 2, 2016 10:58 pm|
Glad you liked it, Geetika 🙂
April 23, 2016 9:30 pm|
Beautifully said….it started off on a different tone, ended even more beautifully than i anticipated..
As usual….wonderfully weaved…
May 2, 2016 10:59 pm|
Thank you, Viyoma. 🙂
April 23, 2016 11:15 pm|
Blog hopping from North Carolina during the #Challenge. I decided to start with bloggers WAY dow the list figuring they wouldn’t get as many visits. I’m glad I didn’t miss your T post that was a happy surprise. Inviting you to TEA today-part of my theme of hotels and inns this year. Hope you have time and interest.
May 2, 2016 11:00 pm|
Hi Stepheny! Good to see you here. Thanks for dropping by and enjoyed the tea party with you. Got to learn a few new things about tea. Thanks 🙂
April 23, 2016 11:28 pm|
Love today’s prompt and post 🙂
Sudha from
Everyday Muse
May 2, 2016 11:00 pm|
Thank you, Sudha 🙂
April 23, 2016 11:47 pm|
A great T-post!
May 2, 2016 11:00 pm|
Thanks Claudia 🙂
April 24, 2016 6:48 am|
Awesome. Beautiful story. Loved it.
May 2, 2016 11:00 pm|
Thank you SG 🙂
April 24, 2016 11:54 am|
Such a cute post 🙂 Lovely ending. Can imagine the doggy’s delight at the loving touch and prospect of going out 🙂
May 2, 2016 11:01 pm|
Glad you enjoyed this post, Sulekha! 🙂
April 24, 2016 9:08 pm|
That was sweet 😉 and the twist was cute.
May 2, 2016 11:02 pm|
Glad you enjoyed this one, Parul 🙂
April 25, 2016 1:54 pm|
Reminds me of a Peanuts book I read when visiting my aunt, “Love is…”
May 2, 2016 11:04 pm|
Do you mean the Love is… series by Kim Casali ?
April 25, 2016 6:23 pm|
aww that is sweet 😀 Cute little story.
May 2, 2016 11:04 pm|
Thanks, Raj 🙂
April 26, 2016 11:53 am|
Awwww I love such hugs too! 🙂
May 2, 2016 11:05 pm|
I Heart them too! There’s something so comforting about them!
April 26, 2016 8:54 pm|
That sounds just like my husband! It is true when they say that nothing works like the power of a healing touch and animals are the best providers there, hands down! 🙂
May 2, 2016 11:10 pm|
True, animals are so very perceptive and they understand the power of this unspoken gesture so well.
April 27, 2016 1:57 pm|
we can never undermine the power of touch 🙂 thanks for this touching post.. so sweet 🙂
May 2, 2016 11:17 pm|
True, touch is truly fundamental to human communication, bonding, and health too! Glad you enjoyed this post, Genevive 🙂
April 28, 2016 6:23 pm|
hahaha…..a twist again…as a regular reader of your posts, i think i must expect twists from now on:) and so true, touch is therapeutic and communicates where words fail…good one shilpa!
May 2, 2016 11:17 pm|
Hahaha, glad you liked this twisted 55er, Asha!