You know what I mean.

Behind every story in the media that makes me want to cry I can trace the instigating issue to greed and lust for power/control by entities (corps and gov) and individuals who seem classically sociopathic. The way we have decided to perceive success seems to lead inevitably to the ones most lacking in morals, ethics or care for others to be hailed as leaders. I am tired of the cruelty. I would like to see what we could achieve if kindness and social wellbeing were the goal instead of greed.

Is there an objective sense of what is moral? Or, does morality only exist in action between people. If you steal a movie online is this OK because no one saw you do it? If people are abused in detention centres is this OK because no one was watching?

Is the question ever answered well? Is the question ever answered honestly? Is it anyone’s damn business? My boss doesn’t ask me when he gives me my paycheck.

I was watching a flock of birds and I wondered at their perfect movement.

I’m curious.

Elizabeth St in Melbourne is prone to flooding, and beneath the streets runs a creek (Williams creek) which seems to be desperate to reassert itself. Other cities have successfully (re)integrated waterways into their cities, notably Seoul, South Korea. Should Melbourne do the same?

There is so much to consider – finding appropriate continental/ethnic/gender balance, avoiding anyone who may upset a particular group…… Can anyone come up with even two people to agree upon?

And don’t say “humankind”, that’s no fun.

I was once asked and gave a quick and definite answer. I have, however, wondered about my answer ever since.

My politics, formed in late high school, which views the world through a feminist, social justice and environmentalist lens has barely changed since I was 17 years old. Having children has made my feminism a bit more nuanced, thoughtful and even gentle in some ways, but otherwise I am unchanged. What does it take to change your opinion? And is change only possible with generational change, like we have seen with the huge support for marriage equality?

The huge increase in standard of living for two centuries has been driven, and is measured by, economic growth. To continue to progress without destroying the planet we need a replacement or significant morphing of growth.