Touch and Tea
It is interesting to me how many different perspectives humans have on the idea of touch. I really saw this contrast through our massage therapist guest speaker, and the play "What Happens When". While it seemed that Elizabeth Robinson was very comfortable, and even wanted to break down barriers that exist in people touching other people, "What Happens When" showed how in a sexualized situation this touching can be very much wanted or unwanted. I had a friend in high school who hated to be touched. While it's second nature for some to tap a shoulder to get someone's attention, my friend would always flinch before you even realized what you had done. For some touch is comforting, helpful, and always welcome (we all know a "hugger") and for others it is uncomfortable, awkward, and to be avoided at all costs. And of course many of us are in the middle, or our feelings depend on the situation. This made me think about how helpful it would be to have