Jumping for Joy!
Success is wonderful feeling and it always inspires a desire to have more success. The Winter Sowing Method is easy to accomplish and can be used by children and adults with the expectation of equal success for both. The method requires no specific skills, adapts to personal needs, and can be done for pennies. Winter Sowing makes it possible for anyone--beginner or expert--to create amazing amounts of cold-hardy and thriving seedlings.
What's that "LEAP OF FAITH" I see mentioned?
Winter Sowing is more than an easy and successful germination method, it is also a means of producing a more positive personal outlook. I am not trained as a psychologist but from many conversations, emails, and personal letters I can say with affirmation that Winter Sowing helps to lesson the effects of "Winter Blues."
Gardeners who previously felt trapped inside their homes during Winter and shut down from their outdoor connection are going outside into the fresh air on a daily basis and are staying connected with the soil and the natural environment. They are getting vitamin D from sunrays which are beneficial to help prevent or lessen winter depression.
Being creative by choosing seeds and making the little mini-greenhouses from recyclables is soothing. Sowing seeds at the sink reminds of us making mudpies when we were young....it's comfort food for the soul. Bringing seeds to life through our nurturing satisfies the parent in us.
For "keeping the faith" we are rewarded by seeing green seedlings emerge--it stimulates our hearts ands minds. Faith rewarded feels incredibly good and inspires us to efforts that produce more similar feelings....it inspires (in an almost addictive manner) continued creativity and success.
Tip suggests these links for further study.
Factsheet No. 103
Mental Health America (formerly) National Mental Health Association
NMHA.Org
Wikipedia.Org
