In the UK I have to work harder to hold onto the things that seemed so clear in Greece, but what I’ve seen there, and in the Netherlands this past week, also fuels my dreams
What lies behind
How do we hold on to what is precious from the past while embracing the present, the future, even, no matter thorny and pain-filled it may seem?
Recovering lost ground
We need to think not only about protecting what we hold dear, but also what to do about what has been lost
Breathing space
Sitting outside The Black Lab in Clapham, enjoying a cup of coffee on a sunny day, it seems that loss has left me entirely out of sync with the rest of the world
The language of hope
The phone call asking me to get involved in the ‘newspaper’ called 28 Days helped lift my gloomy mood, and working on the project has meant a lot to me in the last few months…
Awakening the spirit of attention and love
I hope that, ultimately, my experience of grief will enable me to be more attentive to what Simone Weil describes as the “silent cry, which sounds only in the secret heart” of the afflicted
Tea of the absurd
The “W/ Fashion Power Tea” was a perfect reminder that I shouldn’t take myself too seriously, even when life itself seems extremely serious
The art of belonging
Walking around Athens, feeling that I don’t belong anywhere, I found myself drawn to the familiar Starbucks logo