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Act yourself well

October 15, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

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?

Filed Under: Books, Notes Tagged With: change, HiddenCivilWar, rebuilding

Another stage of the journey

September 30, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

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?

Filed Under: Books, Cafe culture, Notes

Negotiating the new

July 18, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

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…

Filed Under: Books, Ideas, Notes Tagged With: Europe, philosophy, politics

Silence and the search for meaning

April 2, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

When I look out on the world these days, I find myself wondering ‘how is this going to work out?’

Filed Under: Books, Notes

Message in a bottle

February 16, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

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

Filed Under: Books, Notes Tagged With: Athens, Detroit, London, Madrid

Vantage points

February 10, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

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…

Filed Under: Books, Notes

The spaces between

February 9, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

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?

Filed Under: Books, Notes, Uncategorized Tagged With: cafes, Calais, migration, refugees

What we can learn from an artist’s work

January 20, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Agony and incompleteness, lack of hope in anything other than just showing up, these are all experiences we find we share with many artists…

Filed Under: Books, Notes Tagged With: cafes, creativity, London

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

Detroit – future city?

November 21, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

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?

Filed Under: Books, Notes Tagged With: Detroit, London, USA

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