Author: FinanceMBS
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AdventWord 2024: Home
The Meaning of Home and Belonging When we think of home, we often envisage a physical place. However, a home is much more than just four walls and a roof; it is where our loved ones are and where memories are created. It’s the feeling of belonging and love that we generate being around our
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AdventWord 2024: Gentleness
Embracing Gentleness: A Reflection on the Nativity Mary and Joseph in a stable with their new baby is an image that we often see at this time of year. The story of how Jesus Christ was born in a stable after they had travelled to Bethlehem, is told in schools and churches across the world.
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AdventWord 2023: Dream
“Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience, and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world.” Harriet Tubman Tweet Daunting words from a lady who accomplished incredible things with her lifetime? Perhaps. But dreams aren’t born fully formed, ready to take on
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AdventWord 2023: Give
People tend to laugh at me when I describe myself as “pragmatic”. I think because the term is so often conflated with “selfish ahole”. But that’s utterly incorrect. Being selfish and hurting others is usually the opposite of being pragmatic. Humans are a social species. I am evolved to be one fraction of a unit.
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AdventWord 2023: Patience
Patience… A word I tell my children quite often. As they learn about the world and society, they need to have patience. It is a strange concept for children to grasp, I can see that. They struggle when they want to do something and question why they cannot do it straight away. Something that as
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AdventWord 2023: Valley
Walking in the valley I love walking and the works of Sir Terry Pratchett, so while reading his biography I was delighted to find a walking metaphor for his writing technique. He compared his writing process to traversing a misty landscape of valleys, denying any “accusations of literature”, simply starting with an idea or question
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AdventWord 2023: Watch
The AdventWord today is watch. To look at or observe attentively over a period of time. As the weather draws in as we come to the season of rushing about, keeping out of the cold, the hustle and bustle of those around us should we be watching. Taking time to watch the world or nature
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AdventWord 2023: Presence
Today’s word Presence has so many applications, from a state of existence to a presence in a place that is not seen. Either way, presence is something for me and probably for a lot of people, that is comforting. Wellbeing and mindfulness are now so recognised in society and whilst these are things to always
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AdventWord 2022: Wilderness
Today’s #AdventWord is #wilderness. Wilderness for me conjures images of mountains, rivers and forests. I am very lucky where I live, we are close to town but live in the countryside and this time of the year feels extremely wild. The weather seems to change constantly and as I write this we have had constant
