Monthly Archives: June 2019

“As human beings our need to connect with others is deeply hardwired.” I decidedly arose from behind my work desk this week, gathered my packed lunch and went down to sit for a while with a small group of elderly men and women who gather in a Centre at my […]

Open to Connection

30 Jun, 2019 in June 2019 Openness / kinwomen / Radio Scripts tagged #wearekin / #wearekinwomen / community / connection / friendship / kinwomen / loneliness / relationships / wellbeing by Penny

I love this quote by Robert Muller, a past peace activist with the UN. What the world needs most is openness: open hearts, open doors, open eyes, open minds, open ears, open souls. It’s a quote that really says it all. The word ‘openness’ applies to so much more than […]

Life is not a done deal

28 Jun, 2019 in June 2019 Openness / Radio Scripts tagged always learning / capacity / open to change by Kelley

She walked past my gate at ten to eight each morning, wearing purple and a splash of denim. Our house sits up on a little hill, one street back from the ocean and each morning she became my alarm clock, signalling it was time to load my kids in the […]

My neighbourhood alarm clock

24 Jun, 2019 in June 2019 Openness / Radio Scripts tagged friendship / Openness / parenting by Amanda

We live in an age of change. Everything is always changing: technology, dietary recommendations, parenting tips, financial systems and so much more. And for the most part, these kinds of changes are outside of our control. We bystanders. Onlookers. Trying to stay afloat. And I think knowing this, even sub […]

Having an open stance

21 Jun, 2019 in June 2019 Openness / Radio Scripts tagged always learning / open to change / risk-taking by Kelley

Each and every one of us has a story. You have a story, the highs, the lows and in-between. There is also a story that we tell ourselves about situations in our present that might not be the whole picture. Patrick Rothfuss says it this way: “Everyone tells a story […]

change the narrative

14 Jun, 2019 in June 2019 Openness / Radio Scripts tagged #newchapters / #story / Change by Amanda

“The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.” Nicolas Chamfort Brené Brown calls joy terrifying, but explains that ‘fear stems from having our joy taken away.’ “How many of you have ever sat up and thought, ‘Wow, work’s going good, good relationship with my partner, parents seem to […]

Be Surprised by Joy

10 Jun, 2019 in June 2019 Openness tagged #CSLewis / #elainefraserauthor / #surprisedbyjoy / brenébrown / kinwomen / vulnerability by Elaine Fraser