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Will you stay in our lovers’ story

January 18, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

If David Bowie represents a relationship to art that we feel is in danger of being lost, should we be be finding ways to carry on, making an effort to continue on that road of exploration and discovery?

Filed Under: Notes

Pessimism interrupted

January 15, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Amid all the things I’ve heard and seen this week that pushed me towards despair, there came a timely reminder from a friend not to give up hope

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: London, new politics

The personal and the political

January 13, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Can we imagine a world where we don’t just make decisions based on narrow self interest or economic expediency but also take love into account?

Filed Under: Books, Notes Tagged With: new politics, politics

Searching for answers

January 11, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Acknowledging the endless cycle of agitation about what can be done about world problems might help us find a way forward…

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: cafes, Europe, Lancaster, refugees

Light and darkness on Twelfth Night …

January 6, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

There is so much more we need to do, but when times are dark, maybe light, joy and celebration can be acts of defiance?

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: 2016, Athens, Greece, London

Resolute, but no resolutions

January 4, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

I know I want a better, meaningful life, but how can I get there when the hurt of the present is so strong?

Filed Under: Cafe culture, Notes Tagged With: hope, London, rebuilding

Dreams bigger than ballot boxes

December 21, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

The creative, collaborative, peace-seeking approach that has been in evidence during this elections suggests something that will have long term significance…

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: Madrid, new politics, Podemos, Spain

Courage and resistance

December 18, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Perhaps the context in which we can best make sense of our lives is not an atomised, individualistic one, but rather outward looking, ‘other’ focused, collective…

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: George Orwell, Madrid, Spain, Susan Sontag, Thomas Merton, writers, writing

When we think about love

December 16, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

If our individualistic, atomised worlds have so little to offer when we, or our lives disintegrate, then what are the foundations of a better, more sustainable life?

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: community, London, love

Playing a waiting game

December 14, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Suffering and endurance demands a lot of us, but the move towards a more creative stance of reimagining the future is tough to navigate

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: London, rebuilding, USA

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