The idea of leaving ‘the waiting room’ is exhilarating, but terrifying at the same time
Making the leap
A new direction
It feels like it’s time to do what a book I read described as “re-enter” life, but I’m not sure yet how that’s done…
What became of the future?
Does the current rehashing of history to serve destructive aims suggest we need to address past losses if we’re going to find a way forward that benefits us all?
The art of the semicolon
Endings, beginnings, and the spaces in between
Act yourself well
Was my interest in art and activism a move towards a deeper understanding of the importance of connection with things beyond and bigger than us?
Finding the words
There is a deficit of language in relation to the apparent contradiction of the ongoing pain of loss and the emergence of hope
Constructing paradise
The most heartening things I’ve seen over the past year or so have been to do with the way people manage to pull together in difficult times
Into the dark woods
I accept that not all of the conversations we have can touch the depths, but so often I’m left with the feeling that what’s really going on inside me simply remains there, silent, unexplored, like a dark forest
Vision for change
It’s remarkable that people have the ability to look at a derelict workshop and see the potential for something different taking shape in it
Starting from scratch
What can we learn from the passionate, enthusiastic community In Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle who are so committed to creating something new in the wreckage of the city’s industrial past?