October 7th 2026 Framing and freedom Framing and freedom A frame is a structure that holds the parts together. It is an enclosing border. To frame a story is to set a context that allows the story to exist within the frame or context. When we seek to frame our lives, we might consider what structure is needed to allow the parts of us to hold together, to be in integrity. The frame might include the daily habits that support us. The values we hold non-negotiable. The relationships that are...

October 6th 2026 The morality that says every life is sacred The morality that says every life is sacred The system is working as designed. Extract from the downtrodden, the lower ‘castes’, those with limited access to education, those who do not look like those in power, or pray to a similar god. Build the data centres in places already hollowed out by poverty. Places that have lived the neglect of society for decades. Out of sight, out of mind. Plunder from the earth, the enslaved, artists,...

October 5th 2026 Cry Terrorism Cry terrorism One of Aesop’s Fables, Cry Wolf, tells the story of a bored shepherd boy who, seeking some excitement, cries out that a wolf is attacking his sheep. The first time, the villagers rush to help him. And the second time. Maybe even the third time. But it was all a ploy. There was no wolf. One day, a wolf appears, and the boys’ cries fall on deaf ears. The wolf of 2026 is terrorism. And people – particularly politicians and those who seek to gain – are...