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Vision and hope in Liverpool

February 18, 2016 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

It was good to be in Liverpool and feel the energy of committed people who have a vision for what they want this part of the city to become

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: hope, Liverpool

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

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

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