Author: Karen Fishwick
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Quaker A-Z: V is for Volunteer
I’m not a Volunteer, I’m just helping out… Everyone doing an unpaid task for the organisation is a volunteer. That includes: Committee Members & Trustees People who come in regularly to help with the gardening, or ad hoc by participating in a spring clean Popping in to do the locking and unlocking of buildings and
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AdventWord 2022: Choose
Choose to be kind… There are many things in life we can’t change, but everything else is something we choose. Sometimes it is hard to know which elements are a choice and which are the only realistic path and so not really a choice at all. Often we look at others and assume they have
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AdventWord 2022: Hear
Photo by Vonvix Messages we hear… It is easy to be selective about what we hear and on social media, or even conventional media, filtering is needed or we risk being overwhelmed with information and messages. We often unconsciously filter the messages we hear based on them reinforcing the emotion that we habitually feel or
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AdventWord 2022: Ready
I sometimes feel like I spend my time rushing to catch up, and then I am never quite ready for the challenges ahead. #Advent is a time to prepare, to take the time to get ready. This can mean gift shopping and sending cards, but can also mean taking the time to prepare spiritually and emotionally.
