THE POWER IS IN YOUR HANDS
How the Palms and Handshakes are used to control
In ancient times, open palms were used to show that no weapons were being concealed
It was Adam's first day on the job with his new PR company and he wanted to make a good impression on everyone. As he was introduced to colleague after colleague, he shook their hands enthusiastically and gave everyone a broad smile. Adam stood 6 foot 3 inches (1.9m) tall and was good looking, well dressed and certainly looked like a successful PR man. He always gave a firm handshake, just the way his father had taught him when he was young. So firm in fact, that it drew blood on the ring fingers of two female colleagues and left several others feeling injured. Other men competed with Adam's handshake — that's what men do. The women,
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however, suffered in silence and soon were whispering, 'Stay away from that new guy Adam — he's a bruiser!' The men never brought it up - but the women simply avoided Adam. And half the firm's bosses were women.
Here's a handy thought — whether you are heavy-handed or high-handed, engage in sleight-of-hand to avoid a hand-tomouth existence, you might have to show your hand sometimes to gain the upper hand. Don't get caught redhanded, or try to wash your hands of a mistake, because if you bite the hand that feeds you, things could get out of hand. The hands have been the most important tools in human evolution and there are more connections between the brain and the hands than between any other body parts. Few people ever consider how their hands behave or the way they shake hands when they meet someone. Yet those first five to seven pumps establish whether dominance, submission or power plays will take place. Throughout history, the open palm has been associated with truth, honesty, allegiance and submission. Many oaths are still taken with the palm of the hand over the heart, and the palm is held in the air when somebody is giving evidence in a court of law; the Bible is held in the left hand and the right palm held up for the members of the court to view. One of the most valuable clues to discovering whether someone is being open and honest - or not - is to watch for palm displays. Just as a dog will expose its throat to show submission or surrender to the victor, humans use their palms to display in a similar way to show that they are unarmed and therefore not a threat.
Submissive dogs reveal their throats. Humans show their palms.
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