Under the earth, new life is stirring. Though it looks like not much is changing above the surface, spring is on its way. Shoots are starting to emerge as winter turns gradually to spring, and the days lengthen and brighten.
In fact, this time of year was traditionally held to mark the beginning of spring. Today (1st February) marks the ancient Gaelic festival of Imbolc – a celebration of new life beginning to emerge, the stillness and chill of winter beginning to pass, and a reawakening to the fresh, hopeful energy of spring.
Announcing… the Hope Springs video project
To celebrate this important time of year, we are excited to invite you to join us in contributing to a creative, collaborative community project called “Hope Springs”! The aim is for us to come together in welcoming spring by making an inspiring video based on weaving together all of our creative inputs.
We invite you to keep your senses and creative spirit alive as you spend time in nature. What beautiful and hopeful signs of the arrival of spring capture your attention and your imagination? It doesn’t need to be anything special – perhaps just the buds emerging on a branch, a landscape lit up in the sunshine, or plants beginning to grow in your garden. Whatever speaks to you is wonderful.
What can I send in for the video?
Here are some suggestions of what you can send us to contribute to the Hope Springs video:
Photos – of nature, artwork, craft projects, and more…
Videos – of walks, magical moments, animals…
Writings – poems, journal entries, reflections…
Sounds – recordings of nature, self-composed music…
These are some ideas and perhaps you have others too…?
Where do I send my contributions?
We are very excitedly looking forward to receiving your contributions – the deadline for sending us your photos, videos, writings or sounds will be Sun 14th February.
Please upload your contributions here: http://bit.ly/grow_hopesprings — and send a message with the name(s) of your file(s) to info@growingwellbeing.org.uk to let us know what you’ve sent us!
Share the spring love!
In the meantime, get out there and get creative, and please spread the word to your friends and family. If you want to support us to promote this community project on your social media, please link this blog article and use the hashtag #hopesprings :-).
Lots of love and we wish you a hopeful and inspiring beginning of spring.
