friendship

Growing up I had two mums. It sounds a little strange, but it was all that I knew. As a teenager it was awesome, I could go between each Mum and get what I wanted a little easier. You see my Mum is an identical twin and they are inseparable. […]

My own parent trap

26 Jun, 2020 in 2020 June: The parent trap / Radio Scripts tagged community / friendship / parenting by Amanda

There are three ways to the ultimate success.The first way is to be kind.The second way is to be kind.The third way is to be kind. Mr Fred Rogers My baby girl was 6 weeks old. I was sitting in the mother’s room at church on my own, trying to […]

Choose kindness, every time

9 Dec, 2019 in December 2019: Kindness tagged #fallingapart / friendship / Lonely / parenting by Bronwen Healy

“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

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

Recently I sent an email out to my readers asking them how they were going in the realm of friendship. My latest manuscript is about connection in a disconnected world and I wanted to here from them what they thought. I was overwhelmed by the response with over 95% of […]

Keeping it real in friendship

30 Apr, 2019 in 2019 April: Keeping it Real / Radio Scripts tagged friendship / radioscript / socialmedia by Amanda

Courage. Kindness. Friendship. Character. These are the qualities that define us as human beings, and propel us, on occasion, to greatness.― R.J. Palacio, Wonder Wonder is one of those movies that will stay with you for a long time. It’s sweet, sad, and so profound. The main character, Auggie, has a facial […]

The Wonder of Humanity

10 Dec, 2017 in 2017 wonder tagged # / #character / #conversationsthatmatter / #elainefraser / #elainefraserauthor / #rjpalacio / #wonder / #wonderofhumanity / #wonderthemovie / courage / friendship / kindness / kinwomen by Elaine Fraser