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In Tragedy…

November 14, 2015 Jen Eden2 Comments

...hold on to humanity.

Posted in LifeTagged compassion, hope, humanity, life, light, Paris, poetry, tragedy

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“I’m trying to speak - to write - the truth. I’m trying to be clear. I’m not interested in being fancy, or even original. Clarity and truth will be plenty, if I can only achieve them.” - The Parable of the Sower, Octavia E Butler

“We are coming apart. We are a rope, breaking, a single strand at a time.”

In 2020, I treated myself to the Whitworth backpack by @kulabags. I’d been looking for a sustainably made backpack that didn’t cost the earth and still looked stylish. When I first came across Kula I was a little sceptical. Backpacks made of paper?! I wasn’t convinced they would be that durable. But they we’re super affordable and I loved the look of them so I figured I’d give them a go.

Over the last few years, my professional life has changed dramatically. Since the age of 18, I have trained and worked in various roles to support young people. That was the career path I chose. I worked incredibly hard at it. And I loved it. Until I didn’t. Until it took more from me than I could give and the stress and exhaustion overtook the reward and passion. So I made a change. It was a leap into the unknown. The only things that made me feel secure in that choice were a)knowing I was going to be working with brilliant people and b) knowing it would give me the opportunity to write. I had nothing else.

The silver lining of constantly waking up super early for no reason? Lots of time to read and snuggle our pup.❤️

I’m down to the last few pages of my @pageanchor notebook and I have LOVED using it - it is absolutely my perfect notebook. So of course I had to order a new one ready for when I completely run out of pages and my new one arrived today with just the loveliest surprise! Not only the beautiful notebook I ordered but some gorgeous, unexpected gifts too - a lovely canvas tote and a slim goals journal, along with a note thanking me for supporting page anchor over the years.

Very much enjoying warm and friendly stories at the moment. It’s definitely a time where I need books that feel like a hug. Any recommendations? Drop them I. The comments!

*We interrupts your usual bookish content for a public service announcement*

Book haul from our mini break!

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