The Winnable Game

Categories

  • Blog
  • Books
  • Cafe culture
  • Ideas
  • Interviews
  • Notes
  • Published elsewhere
  • Uncategorized
  • Home
  • About
  • Cafe Culture
  • Books
  • Notes
  • Published elsewhere

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

Constantly moving happiness machines

December 11, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

What is the impact on us as individuals and society if our capacity to choose is engaged primarily in the matter of consumption?

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: capitalism, Detroit, hope, New York City, USA

No more heroes

December 9, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

What is required of us emotionally, morally, ethically, if we are going to be part of building something new?

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: cafes, community, Lancaster, rebuilding

A new phase of the dance

December 7, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

I don’t feel the same loneliness I felt before I met Mark – because this is a different stage in the dance…

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: cafes, rebuilding

Giving voice to sadness

December 4, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

It’s vital in a city like Detroit that the voices of suffering, poverty and disadvantage are heard

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

Remembering the Syracuse slump

December 2, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Questions about the future, what we want to build and create can render us powerless and ineffective, unsure about what to do…

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

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • …
  • 17
  • Next Page »
Loading

Recent Posts

  • The call of the old seal
  • Navigating the unimaginable
  • We walk the line…
  • The de-cluttered life
  • Into the mystic
  • Reaching for something new
  • With love…
  • Telling a new story
  • Moving on…
  • Spring dreaming
  • Remembering the unfree
  • Listening in…
  • A recipe for life
  • No going back
  • Elements of change
  • Painting bears blue
  • Struggle and hope
  • By the light of the moon
  • The art of living
  • Speaking to be heard

Copyright © 2025 · Genesis Sample Theme on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in