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The most important day is the day you decide you’re good enough for you. It’s the day you set yourself free. words via @mindsetofgreatness #confettiyoself

When you hug, it takes 20 seconds for oxytocin - the feel good hormone - to release. In twenty seconds (which feels more like an eternity in the context of hugging) your blood pressure and cortisol levels can decrease, simultaneously increasing your happiness while lowering your stress. In twenty seconds, you are participating in non-verbal communication while your body and mind are being comforted. I remember first learning this when a friend introduced me to someone on one of the darkest nights of winter in New York a few years ago. Upon exchanging our names, we went in for a brief hug and I found myself relaxing into it. I remember it being a very challenging, exhausting time in my life and it felt like my body was deciding it needed to be held in that moment. Even in a platonic way. When I realized how seemingly inappropriate that was, I began to pull away apologetically. He gently held on and told me how it takes at least twenty seconds to receive the full benefit of a hug. After we finished our hug, I remember standing there as a wave of relaxation overcame my body, starting from the top of my head and cascading down to the bottom of my feet. Honestly, it felt like a drug that left me instantly more relaxed than the twenty seconds before. Culturally, we've been conditioned to associate physical touch with something sexual. Yet I've found over my three years of twenty-second hugging that interpersonal touch is so vital to our day-to-day lives and well-being as it is our fundamental mode of human interaction. Yesterday, @mosaiceye reminded me of this, passing down the knowledge on the power of hugging it out that she herself learned: we need four hugs a day for survival, We need 8 hugs a day for maintenance. We need 12 hugs a day for growth. I’ve found that the end of the day, our mind, brain and bodies are not separate from one another so as a species - now more than ever - showing others how much we love them, are inspired by them or want to elicit compassion to them - is fundamentally one of the most powerful acts of kindness we can give ourselves and those around us. #confettiyoself

For a long time it had seemed to me that life was about to begin - real life. But there was always some obstacle in the way, something to be gotten through first, some unfinished business, time still to be served, or a debt to be paid. Then life would begin. At last it dawned on me that these obstacles were my life. words via Alfred D Souza #confettiyoself

There are few things more exhilarating than making something out of nothing. I'm on a constant journey to capture new images that bring joy to the world, and this desire ultimately stems from an insatiable need to create. Growing up in the backwoods of New Hampshire in the 90's, I often found myself spending hours inside my imagination. I'd like to think that hasn't changed now that I'm in my 30s. Creativity encompasses so many things to me - a reason to explore new places, to collaborate with other artists, and to perpetually push myself outside of my comfort zone. I feel truly grateful to have been given this passion, but I think every single person has it in them to be creative and make things. This quest for innovation always gives me something to look forward to, and it encourages me to search for the beauty around us. #confettiyoself

It’s a relief to hear the rain. The sound of billions of drops, all equal, all equally committed to falling, like a sudden outbreak of democracy. Water, when it hits the ground, instantly becomes a puddle, rivulet or flood. | Alice Oswald. #confettiyoself

What inspires me is knowing the transformation that I see within myself and others when using these mind-body-spirit modalities and just how powerful they can be. I’m very thankful that I get to be in a space where I am able to see that happen for others; it’s the most beautiful thing to witness and to somehow be a small part of. I feel very honored to be able to see someone connect back to their heart. It's an unbelievable moment. #confettiyoself

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