Rebecca Kennel - What He Said: The Words of Jesus Christ https://whathesaid.com Making the words of Jesus Christ easy to read and explore Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:17:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 AOK Thursday: Free Hugs! https://whathesaid.com/2010/07/08/aok-thursday-free-hugs/ https://whathesaid.com/2010/07/08/aok-thursday-free-hugs/#respond Thu, 08 Jul 2010 20:17:52 +0000 https://whathesaid.com/?p=515 A couple of weeks ago, I talked about admiring acts of kindness that actually require some effort (vs. reaching in your wallet and pulling out a twenty). I still feel that way, even after reading this story. On the surface, Rebecca Kennel is just giving out hugs. Simple, right? But think. Hugging complete strangers, in […]

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]]> A couple of weeks ago, I talked about admiring acts of kindness that actually require some effort (vs. reaching in your wallet and pulling out a twenty). I still feel that way, even after reading this story.

Rebecca Kennel giving out free hugsOn the surface, Rebecca Kennel is just giving out hugs. Simple, right? But think. Hugging complete strangers, in my opinion, is HARD. It requires effort, throwing out your space bubbles and social boundaries, and just letting it rip.

Her hugs look like good ones, too; no double-shoulder pat-pats for Rebecca.

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