Street Wisdom Blog

Be here now

Be here now

It was a beautiful spring afternoon when the group members of Writers Ink – Creative Writing Group – based at Coalville Library, Leicester, undertook a Street Wisdom walk to seek answers and writing inspiration. We took the walks slow and steady noticing anything and everything. One member remarked “what is insignificant becomes significant”. Who knew […]

Clare Haynes Nottingham March 2015

Street Wisdom

I was reminded of where I source much of my energy, that I’m an adventurer, how we dis-empower ourselves by comparing ourselves to others (a common conclusion in our mini group) and the types of parameters that bring out my best. Perfect timing. Clare Haynes

Piccadilly Circuitous…

Piccadilly Circuitous...

Bet you thought the statue in Piccadilly Circus was called Eros.  But you’d be wrong. That’s just one of the many, many surprises uncovered when a group from the nearby St James’ Chuch set out for some serious wandering on their first Street Wisdom.   I understand most churches celebrate Lent in a traditional, rather sombre way. […]

Street Wisdøm!

I have pretzels and box wine. Take me to your artistic leader.

Friday dawned ominously cloudy and cold in Stockholm.  We thought we were in for Sleet Wisdom.  But by the time we gathered at the ultra hip Urban Deli at 1330 the sun was pushing through the clouds and as we started the Tune Up, church bells (synchronistically) started ringing. It was a wonderful way to […]

March 2015: London reveals her secrets

Street Leader awaits

A magnificently crisp winter’s day drew a small, diverse, but perfectly formed band of adventurers to London’s Covent Garden. As the morning mist evaporated and the city woke slowly around us, we began our search for answers – but our wanderings would lead us around unexpected corners of both our minds and the city we […]