Summer is the time when we aim to get out and about, have ‘time off work’ and enjoy the warmer weather (although it doesn’t always pan out that way, does it!) so it seemed a good opportunity to focus our creative thinking on a different location each week…
w/c 19 August
*Seaside Adventures*
"She loved the sea. She liked the sharp salty smell of the air, and the vastness of the horizons bounded only by a bolt of azure sky above.
It made her feel small, but free as well."
George R R Martin “A Storm of Swords”
There's something about the sea. If you're lucky enough to live there, you'll either appreciate it daily, or will come to appreciate it only when you've left.
But for me, and I know for many people, it's magical.
So if you're heading there this summer, here's a few small prompts for you to wonder about while you're there!
Creative Thinking Prompt (w/c 19 August 2024)
Tap into all your senses:
Think about what you can smell: That sharp salty sea air? The fish?
Think about what you can taste which reminds you of the seaside - what is it for you? Ice cream? Fish and Chips?
Explore what you touch: the sand, the smooth pebbles, the wooden legs of the deckchair!
Explore what you can hear: The sound of the waves lapping on the shore? The seagulls squarking? The children playing (or crying!)?
And finally, take a moment to just LOOK. Purposely put your phone down for 30 minutes if you can (alone if possible!) and just OBSERVE.
“At the beach, time you enjoyed wasting is not wasted.”
T.S. Eliot
P.S. If you fancy a post-summer trip to central Leeds, then don't forget to get booked on to our next Inspiration Day on 27 September.
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