October 29th 2026

There Is a Way Through

There Is a Way Through

After weeks of rain, the sky is blue.

Moods lift. Life seems shinier.

It is a lot, this world, to take in.

Too much violence, too much division, too much hate.

I watched two young women spend at least twenty minutes capturing the perfect shot last week, and felt exhausted for them.

I listened to the BBC interview four young Israelis about the election, and I felt despair.

There is a rise in the global number of people with anorexia and bulimia.

A woman dies of domestic violence almost every week in Australia.

And the Military-Industrial-Oil Complex is making more money than ever.

All of these issues are connected.

Yet…

I heard a story of a restaurant banning phones. Let’s talk to each other over a meal.

Another of a podcaster refusing fancy lighting and editing. Let’s make it gritty and real. Yes please.

I listened to author and activist Naomi Klein – her new book, End Time Fascism, is important – she says she has never used AI. How wonderful.

An organised youth in Serbia toppled an authoritarian government. It can be done.

And a few young politicians are speaking truth to power with clarity, unflinching in their ability to stay true to their integrity, even against buckets of racism and hate.

Brazil decided that the rainforest’s future matters.

There is a way forward and through this.

The threads are the same. Grassroots, organised. Undeterred. Community-led. Uniting around what most of us want. A safe home, food on the table, health care, the right to practice our respective religions without persecution and hope for a better future.

Published October 29th 2026. Photo taken October 29th 2026