The Grapevine Issue 171 2014| 15 |
Before
I die,
I want to...
The “Before I die I want to” project
starts in Jávea on 30 July. The event
involves the installation of a slate 4
meters long and 2 meters high with
the above sentence written on one
side in English and the other in Spanish.
The goal is for people to write what
they would like to do before they die,
that is, to stop and reflect on what
they do with their lives and what they
would actually do.
The initiative comes from a group of
seven friends coaching in a group
called “the dream factory” in 2011.
This global campaign from the USA
inspired a young woman who wants
to foster communication with her
community beyond mere hello.
She suffered the loss of a loved one,
and for her this joined the two elements, communication and death
- “we have to be aware that it is a
fact that is there and we should live
this life doing what inspires you from
within”.
Photo: Jordi Vilanova, Juan Luis Cardona and Empar Bolufer
Marián and Vilanova Jordi Martínez
were the representatives of the project held for the first time in Valencia.
Both coaches have said that this type
of activity helps people to rethink
what they are doing with their lives
and to regain their challenges and
dreams and goals.
The Department of Culture, led by
Empar Bolufer and the Department
of Economic Development, led by
Juan Luis Cardona, are the departments that will support this project in
Jávea.
The slate will be on Avenida Jaume
I from 30 July until 8 September to
end the celebrations of the fiestas del
Loreto de Aduanas.
Everyone is invited to join in on the
project and share their dreams and
aspirations - some may help others
to reach theirs.
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