Resilience is one of those terms that is often used and something we’re urged to have. But what is it actually? We may associate it with mental toughness or grit, bouncing back or the ability to just keep going. Resilience Engine describes resilience as our capacity to change. It’s a positive state that is resourceful, adaptable and …
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Leaway From the Olympic Park on a week day morning in March. Impressions: Mud, puddles, route along the wide river. 12 dogs, overloaded dog walkers, cyclists, runners, walkers. Beginning to feel the season turning. Trail through the trees, logs, log creations – shelter, seats, playground, stacks. Question: What would you make with a pile of …
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River Mole in Leatherhead on a week day afternoon in December Impressions: Sun, silhouettes, tree branch shapes, cold, breezeless, blue sky, mud, quiet, freedom, winding paths, flowing, sparkling river, aqueduct. Long haired grass, brambles, nettles, tall, regal trees. Question: Do you take the worn path or go through the mud and brambles? Images: Find out more …
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Three Mills on a week day afternoon in June. Impressions: Long grass, riverside, cranes and tall buildings. Steps up a fallen log, golden gates, paths the shape of a round circle with waving arms, teenagers huddled and chatting. Strong sunshine, hot breeze, wooden playground, floor trampoline, statues, butterflies, cobbled path. Question: Sometimes we can only see the steps, …
East London section of Lee Valley on a week day afternoon in July. Impressions: Cloudy and warm, sunless yet harshly bright. Canal boats, early blackberries, bridges, pathways, railways, lots of lines, criss crossing and rising. Colourful graffiti, lurid green sludge, algae, waterfowl, cranes, building clanking. Question: As I walk I wonder how the ducks survive …
Pinios River in Larisa, Greece early on an April weekday morning Impressions: Magical light, blue sky, lush green, peaceful river, tall trees. Wild horses, runners plugged into their headphones, a gang of kids playing with sticks, a fast moving lizard. Blossom, flowers, bees, dragonflies, graffiti and street art. Restorative and uplifting. Question: Where do you …
Thames Discovery Bankside Walk on an April Saturday morning. This family walk was run by the Thames Discovery Programme and facilitated by a friendly expert full of knowledge. Impressions: History of the city written in the waste washed up over centuries on the river’s shore. The Great Fire of London, the plague, the great stink, …
Edge of Bishops Park on a week day morning in February. Impressions: As if lost in a story, another world under the bridge, next to the river, near the church. Statues dressed in bird droppings declaring ‘Grief’, ‘Affection’, ‘Adoration’, ‘Leda’, ‘Protection’. Church bells ring. Pedestrians pass through fast, no time to stop and …