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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

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

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

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

Learning to see afresh

November 30, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

Are our individualistic perspectives a blindness that prevents us seeing our inter-connectedness? Could experiencing and understanding our dependence on others bring fresh sight?

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: London, new politics

Is that all there is?

November 28, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

During a trip to Sidmouth, I got to think about cafes, poscapitalism, and the fact that what’s needed is more than cool coffee bars and distressed wood

Filed Under: Cafe culture, Notes Tagged With: cafes, Detroit, London, postcapitalism

Respecting the past

November 27, 2015 by Julie Tomlin Leave a Comment

I often find it necessary to argue against some imagined suggestion that any happiness I might have in the future would somehow ‘cancel out’ the pain and anguish of losing Mark

Filed Under: Notes Tagged With: hope, London, loss, rebuilding

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