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?
Another stage of the journey
It feels like I’ve been asking the same question for a long time now – but what do we have to do to get ready for moving on?
Negotiating the new
Existentialism may not be fashionable, but the challenge that we use our freedom to decide what kind of world we want and make it happen, seems relevant still…
Silence and the search for meaning
When I look out on the world these days, I find myself wondering ‘how is this going to work out?’
Message in a bottle
Often the message in a weekly email I’ve signed up to has been very timely, including a recent one that included a reminder that building a new life is possible, but requires a great deal
Vantage points
So much of what I’ve written over the past year has been about grief and mourning, now it seems like the real work of rebuilding has to begin…
The spaces between
What was it about the cafe tucked away in the reception area of Guy’s Hospital that made me think of a place where we had warmed ourselves with cups of chai in ‘the jungle’ in Calais?
What we can learn from an artist’s work
Agony and incompleteness, lack of hope in anything other than just showing up, these are all experiences we find we share with many artists…
The personal and the political
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?
Detroit – future city?
Are people in Detroit remaking a life based on old assumptions and principles, or are they going to the roots and foundations in order to fashion something new?