05/11/2026
Today, I’m reminded of my “why”. 🌻 . . . . .
“Fine!” she said, as I asked her again for what must have felt like meaningless paperwork.
*But I’m trying to help you. These are documents YOU need. Why are you snapping at me?*
I could have thought she was being ungrateful. I could have stopped there.
But something about her “fine” didn’t sit right with me. So I stayed in that space with her, listened, and tried to understand her why,
and this is a perfect example of why it’s important to see the person behind the behaviour, set pride down in the corner and choose to hold space with kindness and gentleness because I quickly realised: of course those documents felt completely irrelevant to her, and I’m fine was actually fear, uncertainty, worry not an attack on me or the paperwork ! . . .
Picture this. You’re 23 years old, living with disability, feeling like you have no one left to turn to. Because today, your reality is you’re trying to think of the safest place to set up your tent because in a few short hours, you’re going to be homeless.
And here’s this woman bugging you about stupid paperwork.
“Fine!” was the least I deserved in this moment!
I looked down at my to-do list, full of a trillion things I had to get done today.. knowing I was already pushing p**p uphill to get it even close to finished.
I then turn my attention back to her, this human in front of me facing an uncertain future filled with fear and hope fading by the minute ….
“ leave it with me” i said.
Picking the phone up! Help! I said, this young lady needs us i explained to our friends **Care at Ngurra.**
Without a second thought, they were in! And in that moment two organisations came together as one with a shared goal and a whole lot of heart,
we got to work .
With Our hearts invested, and determined to find a way forward for this young woman, we couldn’t let this be her story unless we did absolutely everything we could . 💛
And Tonight I’m ecstatic to share the power of collaboration and the magic that can happen when people come together with a shared purpose, and the right values, because tonight she has somewhere safe to rest her head 🥹
Amazingly though when I checked in on her, even after everything she had been carrying, and how heavy that must have been for her, she gave me these flowers and chocolates and a card that shows her kind, cheeky side beaming!
In the middle of her own uncertainty, she had stopped to think of me.!!!
That kindness touched me more than she’ll ever know. 💐
(Thank you “boss” 🙄🥹 truly! You’re so so welcome)
What she didn’t know is these flowers will remind me of today long after they’ve stopped blooming. Of why it matters to pause when someone says they’re fine, to listen a little longer, and mostly to surround ourselves with the people who will pick up the phone and help out when it’s needed most, even when it’s hard.. especially when its hard, not because they have to, not for any other gain simply to support our community with the same hearts that led us into this work.
Thank you, Care at Ngurra, for standing alongside us. And to this beautiful young woman, thank you for trusting us to stand beside you during your most vulnerable moments, the privilege of that is sacred to me and I’m honoured to be apart of your story the honour of that is not lost on me . 💛
THIS is the magic of collaboration.
THIS is community.
THIS, Right here… is my “WHY”
💛🌻
