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Day 2: Listen / Look Up

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Gwrandewch / Edrych ar i fyny

Day 2: Listen / Look Up
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“I’ve lived in Brixton for 14 years and I love my community. Community power and social justice are in my DNA. This creative prompt is rooted in strong nostalgia for me. As a child, we would often make long car journeys to visit family and friends. My dad would be playing old Hindi movie songs in the background. I loved sky-gazing and cloud-spotting from the back of the car. In the clouds I could see giant animals, mountains, the sea and more! My everyday ordinary world turned into something quite vast and epic when I gazed up into the sky. I now love doing this activity with my daughter."

 

To find out more about Anita Kambo visit: https://64millionartists.com/anita-kambo/

Instagram: @anitakainthkambo

LinkedIn: Anita Kambo

 

Do

Day 2 with Anita Kambo
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Find a comfortable space to lay or sit where you can look up to the sky, or use your senses to take in your environment around you. You could head out to a garden or park, or simply next to a window. Get yourself as comfortable as you can. If the sky’s bright, wear sunglasses and don’t look at the sun.

 

Look up for 2-3 minutes and let your eyes take you where they want. Perhaps you see clouds shaped like animals or objects, tree-tops, construction cranes, high-rises. You might notice new shapes or textures from this perspective. Connect with other senses – what can you hear, smell or touch/feel? On a piece of paper, write or draw something to describe how you feel right now.

 

Don’t think too hard, just whatever comes to mind straight away. You might want to use a colour you feel drawn to.

You could anonymously leave your words or symbol for someone else to discover. You may also wish to note down the prompt of ‘Look Up’ on the paper so that someone might feel inspired to take part too!

 

This is a great opportunity to take a mindful break on a busy day.

Think

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How did in this prompt make you feel? More relaxed, grounded, present or connected with yourself and your environment? Perhaps getting snug gave you a sense of coziness and comfort?

Share

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