connection

When I hear the word, ‘Help’, the first thing that comes to mind is the Beatles song… Help, I think I need somebody. Help, not just anybody. Help, you know I need someone. Help! But it’s the first stanza that resonates with me today. When I was younger, so much […]

Help, I need somebody

3 Apr, 2020 in 2020 April Help / Radio Scripts tagged community / connection / one another by Kelley

Equality begins with the way we acknowledge one another in the very simple in-between moments. Amanda Viviers, Seek: a devotional guide to surrender Recently I went to a conference and I noticed a really bizarre phenomenon. As I walked into the bathroom at the break time, every single lady lining […]

The queue at the bathroom

13 Mar, 2020 in 2020 March Equality / Radio Scripts tagged connection / devotional / seek by Amanda

Kindness is always fashionable, and always welcome. Amelia Barr Kindness What comes to your mind when you hear that word, kindness? I grew up in a small country town, where everybody knew everybody. It was a cultural thing to make eye contact, acknowledge people, and say hello. The term ‘it […]

Kindness takes a village

23 Dec, 2019 in December 2019: Kindness tagged connection / neighbour / village by Shiko Kariuki

As I think about the year that has just passed, if I could change only one thing, it would be how connected I feel to those who are important to me. How about you? Do you feel connected in a world of so much isolation? One of the most significant […]

Choosing connection over fame and fortune

15 Nov, 2019 in November 2019: Fame and Fortune / Radio Scripts tagged compassion / connection / isolation by Amanda

“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

“More than one-quarter of us feel lonely for at least three days a week.” Australian Loneliness Report Throughout our life, we will hold hands with many different people. We begin by grasping our mother’s finger, a friend in the playground and eventually the hand of the one we love, and maybe finally, as […]

Loneliness – You Are Not Alone

10 May, 2019 in May 2019: Holding Hands / Radio Scripts tagged #fear / anxiety / community / connection / holdinghands / isolation / loneliness / radioscript / wellbeing by Penny