June 2021: Turning Up

Eugene Peterson, the author of the message bible said this… “We live in a narrative. We live in a story. Existence has a story shape to it. We have a beginning and an end. We have a plot, we have characters.” One of the greatest losses I have seen in […]

Showing up for your own story

28 Jun, 2021 in June 2021: Turning Up / Radio Scripts tagged #beyourself / comparison / identity / socialmedia by Amanda

One morning recently I decided to make my husband a tasty cup of coffee to sip on while he drove to his first job for the day. As I poured the fresh, frothy milk and filtered through my own coffee drinking preference I said; “here you go, Babe. It’s straight […]

The Relationship of Showing Up

25 Jun, 2021 in June 2021: Turning Up tagged conversation / relationships / turningup by Jo-Anne Gordon

I don’t know whether you are like me, but I am a doer-girl. A girl who has always loved being busy and engaged with others. It’s not that I fear being alone or on holidays. Yet even then, I love a good fun schedule of activities organised, and if I […]

Turning up for rest

21 Jun, 2021 in June 2021: Turning Up / Radio Scripts tagged be present / rest / socialmedia / stillness by Penny

Over a pot of steaming pasta sitting in a strainer, my phone rang. Oddly enough, it was a Perth number I thought I knew. As I stirred in the butter to make mac & cheese, an offer for totally unexpected casual full-time work was laid on the table. The answer […]

Turning Up to the Mental Load We Carry

18 Jun, 2021 in June 2021: Turning Up tagged mental load / parenting / working by Mish Pope

Recently when the death of my father took my breath away, I was impacted by a very simple act. The community of friends and family who just showed up. I had flowers delivered, boxes of fruit left on our porch. Meals made, children babysat, and people walking into our lounge […]

Grief: Just show up.

14 Jun, 2021 in June 2021: Turning Up / Radio Scripts tagged community / Covid-19 / grief / loss by Amanda

Maybe life isn’t about avoiding the bruises. Maybe it’s about collecting the scars to prove we showed up for it. Hannah Brencher There are many arenas in life that we show up for consistently. Where we don’t have a choice. Parenthood makes you show up. Even when you’re running on two […]

Show up for Life

11 Jun, 2021 in June 2021: Turning Up tagged #elainefraser / legacy / showupforlife / storypromise / turningup / writer by Elaine Fraser