When a task takes an unexpected turn for the better

The fabulous Four met up along the walk to the task and had a good old catch up as we walked along a still and relatively balmy prom. It was nice to see Sue back plus Paul and Johntoo. Sue talked about her training for the Brighton half marathon in 4 weeks time. We also unwrapped Steve's Saturday evening GG get together which was thoroughly by all ( especially Steve's amazing chilli's )

When we arrived at Manor Road hostel ( previously known as Stepping stones) we were surprised and pleased to see that the garden looked well looked after. We had a friendly greeting by a slightly surprised Josh, one of the duty managers, who had just learned of our visit.He told us that one of the residents, Glen had been taking a keen interest in the garden since last summer and wondered if we would be prepared to meet him so that we could co ordinate our energies into what he would like done. We happily agreed to this.

Holly, Glen's good friend came down to explain how invested Glen is into the garden and how good it has been for him. She proudly showed us round the garden and seemed genuinely concerned that he may get upset if went ahead with our task tonight. We absolutely agreed and Holly was so relieved and grateful and happily went off to tell Glen.

This was a night where we felt we had, bizarrely, achieved more by not doing a task than we would have done by doing one. You cant put a price on someone's mental health especially when they have done so much work on their road to recovery.

Keep logging those good deeds and km's and I will look forward to seeing you on the other side of January - Hallelujah!

Julia