I am continuing my series on things that help me to find small pockets of space to breathe, and perhaps find a bit of hope and joy. In a world that seems to be particularly challenging at the moment, continuing to find small pieces of joy and hope may be crucial if we are to maintain a sense hope that we can create a better world, rather than get dragged down into despair.
Planting Seeds
Maybe I should create detailed plans of exactly what I want to grow this year and track precisely when to plant each packet of seeds. Unfortunately, for me those sorts of plans tend to fall apart pretty quickly…and then I end up doing nothing. Instead this year, I went to the garden centre with my daughter, we picked a few packets of seeds that she thought looked pretty from the pictures on the packets, I checked that this was round about the right time of year to plant them, and we found some pots/trays and compost. They have already germinated and will hopefully continue growing, at which point I will find some space in the garden for them. Detailed plans have a place, but maybe sometimes it’s better to just get on and plant something without overthinking it!
Book Recommendation
I am enjoying ‘Wonderland’ by Brett Westwood and Stephen Moss. Each day of the year has a short passage about one element of British wildlife. As I write this, today’s entry is about the stoat.
A small space above my desk
This month it’s primulas, daffodils and a pile of threads, ribbons and wool in the green and yellow shades that seem to be everywhere at the moment, in daffodils, primroses, cowslips, dandelions.
(Visit Space to Breathe in February if you would like more of an explanation of this section.)