Last Christmas I heard about an outdoor nativity event held on a farm. A crowd of all ages gathered and moved around different parts of the farm, hearing how Jesus’s birth in Bethlehem all those years ago unfolded, and singing carols, while farm animals (goats, sheep and donkeys) bleated or munched hay in their pens.Continue reading “Out In The Open”
Tag Archives: winter
Shining Out
At such a dark time of year in the northern hemisphere, when darkness falls ever earlier each day and we creep closer to the winter solstice, light becomes very precious and very special. So it’s no wonder that so many of us enjoy lighting the darkness, whether that’s with a handful of sparkly Christmas lightsContinue reading “Shining Out”
Hello Winter
Winter’s almost here, and researchers at the University of Glasgow have suggested that writing a letter to winter might help us feel less depressed by this time of year. When the idea hit the news recently, some laughed, but others gave it a try. I wonder what you would say if you were to writeContinue reading “Hello Winter”
Warm On The Inside
Do you remember ”warm hubs”? It feels like no time at all since last winter’s issues with fuel poverty and heating, getting through the colder months with the cost of living spiraling. Now we’ve changed the clocks once more, summer has gone and we are into late autumn, and the cost of living is stillContinue reading “Warm On The Inside”
In The Bleak Midwinter
Midwinter has descended. Darkness falls so early and cold and ice refuse to clear. Next week sees the winter solstice, then Christmas. How do you see winter and darkness? Do they feel to you dismal, hopeless, a struggle? Or do you see them as a chance to recharge? Many of us see winter and darknessContinue reading “In The Bleak Midwinter”
Light And Shade
The more I share and learn and experiment with art for wellbeing, the more different impacts I see and experience. Art can be therapy for all different issues, some long-running or severe, others more everyday. Many of us struggle with the long hours of darkness in early and mid winter, the days when it barelyContinue reading “Light And Shade”
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