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.
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55 Responses
Soft and soul stirring words making us believe in the power of love, touch and happiness.
Well said, Vishal!
This was a fun tale, you expressed the fellings so well.
Thanks Inderpreet! Glad you liked it 🙂
Awwww, I love this one. So sweet.
~Ninja Minion Patricia Lynne aka Patricia Josephine~
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Patricia Lynne, Indie Author
Thank you, Patricia 🙂
Haha I believed initially what u intended the reader to believe and finally it dawned 🙂 Lovely post. Loving touch is soooo important 🙂
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Gotcha 😀 Oh yes, touch has powerful psychological effects on both the giver and the recipient. It conveys a lot of unsaid things!!
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..
True that! It is that Midas touch that is real!!
Thanks Nabanita, glad you liked the twist 🙂
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! 🙂
Glad you felt that too, Shesha 🙂 Thanks!
You think it’s going one way and then *BAM*! Great work, Shilpa!
Hahaha… happy that it caught you by surprise 🙂
Thanks LuAnn 🙂
And here I was thinking something entirely different! Awesome 🙂
LOL 😀 Sorry to disappoint you 😀
Hahaha, naughty! Touch is a powerful sense, isn’t it!
@KalaRavi16 from
Relax-N-Rave
Hahaha 😀
Yes, touch is a more powerful communicator than words!!
nice one .Kept on thinking about it
Thanks 🙂
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!
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!! 😛
Kahani mein twist! Good one! The relationship with a pet is always special!
Thanks Archana. Glad you liked the twist in this 55er 🙂
LOL! I didn’t expect that!
Very well done.
@JazzFeathers
The Old Shelter – Jazz Age Jazz
Am smiling that it caught you by surprise 🙂
That was such a cute one!
Cheers
Glad you liked it, Geetika 🙂
Beautifully said….it started off on a different tone, ended even more beautifully than i anticipated..
As usual….wonderfully weaved…
Thank you, Viyoma. 🙂
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.
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 🙂
Love today’s prompt and post 🙂
Sudha from
Everyday Muse
Thank you, Sudha 🙂
A great T-post!
Thanks Claudia 🙂
Awesome. Beautiful story. Loved it.
Thank you SG 🙂
Such a cute post 🙂 Lovely ending. Can imagine the doggy’s delight at the loving touch and prospect of going out 🙂
Glad you enjoyed this post, Sulekha! 🙂
That was sweet 😉 and the twist was cute.
Glad you enjoyed this one, Parul 🙂
Reminds me of a Peanuts book I read when visiting my aunt, “Love is…”
Do you mean the Love is… series by Kim Casali ?
aww that is sweet 😀 Cute little story.
Thanks, Raj 🙂
Awwww I love such hugs too! 🙂
I Heart them too! There’s something so comforting about them!
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! 🙂
True, animals are so very perceptive and they understand the power of this unspoken gesture so well.
we can never undermine the power of touch 🙂 thanks for this touching post.. so sweet 🙂
True, touch is truly fundamental to human communication, bonding, and health too! Glad you enjoyed this post, Genevive 🙂
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!
Hahaha, glad you liked this twisted 55er, Asha!