Yearly Archives: 2019

“A striking colour is just another way of saying I am here!” – Mehmet Murat Ildan It’s International Women’s Day and it makes me think back on my recent trip to Rwanda. A country where women have been given – and taken up – an amazing role in the rebuilding […]

WOMEN & THE RWANDAN PARLIAMENT

8 Mar, 2019 in 2019 March: Colour tagged #internationalwomensday / foxgloveproject by Kelley

“Life is a big canvas, throw all the paint you can at it” Danny Kaye She sat before me on the coffee table with an old box, the remnants of an online shopping expedition that left me regretful. “Mum can I make a house for my dolly?” and I replied […]

ColourFULL

4 Mar, 2019 in 2019 March: Colour tagged colour / creativity / parenting by Amanda

The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear. Rumi I was sitting with a colleague yesterday, and she was telling me that her email box, was sending her messages, “Warning, Warning, your email box is blocked because it has too many messages.” I smiled because it […]

Reset

1 Mar, 2019 in 2019 Think it over tagged #thinkitover / lamentations / reset by Amanda

“The only way through the emptiness is stillness: staring at that deep wound unflinchingly. You can’t outrun anything. I’ve tried. All you can do is show up in the stillness.” Shauna Niequist On the whole, I’m an eminently sensible person. I plan and strategise. Weigh up the pro and cons. […]

What are you waiting for?

25 Feb, 2019 in 2019 Think it over tagged #reflection / kinwomen / lessons learned / no regrets by Kelley

To pay attention, this is our endless and proper work. Mary Oliver At my local beach there’s a group of middle aged men who jump off the jetty every morning. The varying shades of grey, and leathery bronze skin aren’t enough to disguise their deep boyhood—they splash each other and […]

On untangling our thoughts with a pen

18 Feb, 2019 in 2019 Think it over tagged #reflection / #writing / everyday / kinwomen by Em Hazeldean

Kinwomen Blog: Sacred Quiet time — This life is more than just a read through. Red Hot Chilli Peppers Three years ago, my husband and I started something new. Instead of plunging into the New Year and moving on to the next without a backward glance, we decided to get our previous year’s diaries out […]

Sacred Quiet Time

11 Feb, 2019 in 2019 Think it over tagged #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #emotionalagility / #newyear / #redhotchillipeppers / #reflection / #sacredthinkingtime / #susandavid / #thinkitover / #wearekin / #wearekinwomen / kinwomen / no regrets / spirituality / women by Elaine Fraser