Category: AdventWord
Responses to the annual Advent Word prompts supplied by https://adventword.org/en/home/
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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: Truth
“Stick with the truth, it’s easier to remember.” Has anyone ever told you that? I find the claim fascinating. I think it’s the psychopathy; we Cluster B folks seem to lack a certain mental “friction” that other neurotypes have when it comes to fabrication. Which does make me a fluid storyteller, a talent I’ve been
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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: Herald
Herald: What’s the meaning? A herald or a herald of arms was originally a messenger sent by noblemen or kings to deliver a message. Essentially a full-time position appointed by the sovereign. A modern diplomat today. The term herald can also be symbolic, a sign that something good is going to happen. In its official
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AdventWord 2023: Glory
Photo by Cristian Palmer on Unsplash Living out our Testimonies As a Religious Society of Friends we see the … environmental crisis is at root a spiritual and religious crisis; we are called to look again at the real purpose of being on this earth, which is to till it and keep it so as
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AdventWord 2023: Awake
Awake Have you ever described yourself as “being on autopilot”? Well, you probably were! Specific regions of the brain, together called the “default mode network”, kick in when we do a practised activity. One study watched the brain activity of volunteers while they learned a card game. When they first started playing and were trying
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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: Grace
What is Grace? Grace is such an unassuming word – comes from the Latin grātia and has interesting definitions… Grace – unearned favour from someone, often more powerful (human or divine!) Grace – can be unearned favour from and to yourself – accepting that you are human and imperfect. Grace – a title given to
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AdventWord 2023: Peace
Finding Peace… I have always had trouble finding peace. For me, being on the autism spectrum, seems to mean having a mind that is constantly probing, analysing and questioning. If there isn’t anything to focus on, it will create something. Either out of whole cloth or it will capture some trivial thought that doesn’t warrant
