Category: AdventWord
Responses to the annual Advent Word prompts supplied by https://adventword.org/en/home/
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AdventWord 2023: Light
Warning – nerdy ramble alert! Let’s talk about light… Light, scientifically speaking, is both weird and fundamental. Let’s take weird first. From the time of the ancients, light was believed to be composed of particles, and indeed it is. In the modern era these particles are called “photons”, and once it was realised that they
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AdventWord 2023: Covenant
Photo by Igor Rodrigues on Unsplash Definition Covenant noun [c] a formal agreement or promise between two or more people, organisations, or countries: a formal agreement to pay a fixed amount of money regularly, especially to a charity a part of a formal written agreement in which it is stated what must or must not
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AdventWord 2023: Ponder
Ponder for me… Variants of this conversation have happened so many times in my life: Person: “I am having [problem] and it’s so annoying!” Me: “I avoid that problem using [system].” Person (who was JUST complaining about how annoying this problem is): “WTF why do you have a system for that??” Me: “…???” Photo by
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AdventWord 2023: Laughter
I think we need more love in the world. We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that. Ellen DeGeneres Tweet Photo by Priscilla Du Preez 🇨🇦 on Unsplash Right sort of Laughter Laughter, for me, should be full of love, compassion and acceptance for both the
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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: Repair
Community events… This year, I had the great pleasure of working on a national PR campaign that shone a light on community initiatives in post-lockdown communities. During the pandemic, the world got creative in hosting many different gatherings, classes, and clubs – all hosted online. I felt a great sense of community at this time.
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AdventWord 2023: Begin
By definition… Begin: perform or undergo the first part of (an action or activity).”Peter had just begun a life sentence for murder” Planning to begin… In my line of work, I spend many hours meticulously planning. Planning workload, planning life and daily schedules to ensure that everything gets done. Whilst this is a critically important
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AdventWord 2023: Hasten
Haste Makes Waste I’m sure you’ve heard that phrase before. To hasten is to do something or go somewhere quickly. Or to cause something to happen before it was planned. Usually that last has a negative connotation. All too often people presume my organisational skills and love of a good to-do list means I’m always
